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Decor Plants

Four O'clocks

Mirabilis jalapa L.
308.Nyctaginaceae

Four O'clocks: a splashy, fragrant-flowered, prostrate bush.

Mophead Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser.
320.Hydrangeaceae

Mophead Hydrangea: colour-changing, showy heads of flowers.

Paper Flower

Bougainvillea glabra Choisy
308.Nyctaginaceae

Paper Flower: an evergreen climbing shrub of very showy bracts.

New Guinea Balsam

Impatiens hawkeri W.Bull
325.Balsaminaceae

New Guinea Balsam: a yearlong spectacle of blooms in the house.

Thanksgiving Cactus

Schlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran
317.Cactaceae

Christmas Cactus: an edible epiphyte for hanging pots.

Bangkok Rose

Mussaenda philippica A.Rich. var. philippica
352.Rubiaceae

Bangkok Rose: a riot of colour by enlarged, petaloid calyx lobes.

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