Malindi Tropical Nurseries List Bamboo Description Difficulty Rating Feature Flowering Fragrant indigenous House Plant Drought resistant Location Bambusa Multiplex "G" medium green hardy yes no no Exotic no no sun Bambusa Multiplex "Y" medium yellow hardy yes no no Exotic no no sun Bambusa Textilis Medium bluish green hardy yes no no Exotic no no sun Bambusa Textilis medium hardy yes no no Exotic no no sun Bambusa Tulda medium hardy yes no no Exotic no no sun Dendrocalamus Asper large edible hardy yes no no Exotic no no sun Dendrocalamus Giganteus large construction hardy yes no no Exotic no no sun Dendrocalamus Latiflorious medium hardy yes no no Exotic no no sun Dendrocalamus Membranacea medium hardy yes no no Exotic no no sun Guadua Amplexifolia running giant hardy yes no no Exotic no no sun Phyllostachys Aurea Small medium golden hardy yes no no Exotic yes no sun Phyllostachys Aureosulcata "G" small medium green hardy yes no no Exotic yes no sun Phyllostachys Aureosulcata "Y" small medium golden hardy yes no no Exotic yes no sun Phyllostachys Nigra black stem hardy yes no no Exotic yes no sun Pseudosasa Japonica small screening hardy yes no no Exotic no no sun Quadrangularis small hardy yes no no Exotic yes no sun

Bromeliad Description Difficulty Rating Feature Plants Flowering Fragrant indigenous House Plant Drought resistant Location Ananas bracteatus Variegated Pineapple hardy no yes no Exotic no no sun Bilbergia sp epiphytic hardy no yes no Exotic yes no sun Bromelia balansae Heart of fire hardy no yes no Exotic no no sun Cryptanthus epiphytic hardy no yes no Exotic no no sun

Climbing/Creepers Description Difficulty Rating Feature Plants Flowering Fragrant indigenous House Plant Drought resistant Location Allamanda cathartica"Golden trumpet vine" Full Sun hardy no yellow no Exotic no yes sun Distictis x riversii creeper hardy no purple no Exotic no no sun Hedera Full Sun hardy no no no Exotic yes no sun Heliotropeum arborescens groundcover Purple hardy no purple yes indigenous no no sun Hoya carnosa Full Sun hardy no yes no Exotic yes no sun Mandevilla " Dipladenia" hardy no yes no Exotic no no sun Ipomea sp creeper hardy no yes no Exotic no no sun Quisqualis indica ‘Red’ creeper hardy no red yes Exotic no no sun Quisqualis indica ‘White’ creeper hardy no white yes Exotic no no sun Tecomanthe venusta creeper hardy no pink no Exotic no no sun grandiflora alba"Clock Vine" hanging full sun hardy no White no Exotic no no sun Thunbergia laurifolia hanging full sun hardy no Light mauve no Exotic no no sun Thunbergia mysorensis hanging full sun hardy no Orange no Exotic no no sun

Cycads Description Difficulty Rating Feature Plants Flowering Fragrant indigenous House Plant Drought resistant Location Cycas circinalis cycad hardy yes no no Exotic yes yes sun Cycas revoluta cycad hardy yes no no Exotic yes yes sun Encephalartos hildebrantii cycad hardy yes no no Exotic yes yes sun Zamia furfuracea cycad hardy yes no no Exotic yes yes sun

Filler Plants Description Difficulty Rating Feature Plants Flowering Fragrant indigenous House Plant Drought resistant Location Acanthus mollis “Oyster Plant” Shade hardy no Purple/white no Exotic no no shade/sun Agapanthus sp hardy no no no Exotic no yes sun Aglaonema commutatum Shade POISONOUS hardy no no no Exotic yes no shade Aglaonema marantifolium Shade POISONOUS hardy no no no Exotic yes no shade Aspidistra eliatior Shade hardy no no no Exotic yes yes shade Diffenbachia sp hardy no no no Exotic yes no shade Hydrangea sp hardy no yes no Exotic yes no shade Impatiens walleriana hardy no yes no Exotic no no sun Iresine herbstii “Beefsteak plant” Red Foliage hardy no no no Exotic no no shade/sun Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo China Susceptible no no Exotic no no shade/sun Nephrolepis biserrata "Fishtail fern" hardy no no no Exotic yes no shade/sun Nephrolepis exaltata "Sword fern" hardy no no no Exotic yes no shade/sun Nephrolepis serrata "Masaai fern" hardy no no no Exotic yes no shade/sun Spathiphyllum shade Giant hardy no yes no Exotic yes no shade

Ground Cover Description Difficulty Rating Feature Plants Flowering Fragrant indigenous House Plant Drought resistant Location Alternanthera bettzickiana"Red calico plant” Red Foliage Sun hardy no no no Exotic no no sun Alternanthera dentate ‘Ruby Groundcover hardy no no no Exotic no no sun Alternanthera ficoidea "Aurea" Yellow foliage hardy no no no Exotic no no sun Chlorophytum comos Shade Part Sun hardy no no no Exotic yes no sun Chlorophytum comos"variegatum" Shade Part Sun hardy no no no Exotic yes no sun Chlorophytum comos"vittatum" Shade Part Sun hardy no no no Exotic yes no sun Gazania sp Groundcover hardy no yes no Exotic no no sun Helichrysum petiolatum Groundcover hardy no no no Exotic no no sun Rhoeo spathacea Groundcover hardy no no no Exotic yes no sun Centaurea gymnocarpa Groundcover hardy no no no Exotic no no sun Scenecio leucstachys xxx hardy no no no Exotic no no sun Senecio crassulaefoliu xxx Groundcover hardy no no no Exotic no no sun Syngonium xxx Groundcover hardy no no no Exotic yes no shade

Indoor Plants Description Difficulty Rating Feature Plants Flowering Fragrant indigenous House Plant Drought resistant Location Draceana deremensis Shade Part Sun hardy yes no no Exotic yes no shade Draceana fragrans Shade Part Sun hardy yes no no Exotic yes no shade Pleomele reflexa "Song of Jamaica" Shade Part Sun Susceptible no no no Exotic yes no shade Pleomele reflexa "Varigata" Shade Part Sun hardy yes no no Exotic yes no shade

Lilly Description Difficulty Rating Feature Plants Flowering Fragrant indigenous House Plant Drought resistant Location Clivea miniata ‘Deep Orange Hybrid’ Shade Susceptible no yes no Exotic yes no shade Crinum asiaticum Variegated Sun Susceptible no yes no Exotic no no sun Doryanthes excelsa "Gymea Lilly" Full Sun Susceptible yes yes no Exotic no no sun Eucharis grandiflora Shade Susceptible no yes no Exotic yes no shade Hippeastrum reticulatum striatifollium Shade Susceptible no yes no Exotic yes no sun/shade Palms Description Difficulty Rating Feature Plants Flowering Fragrant indigenous House Plant Drought resistant Location Aiphanes aculeata syn A. caryotifolia S. America hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Archontophoenix alexandrae syn. Ptychosperma alekandrae - AlexanderRed palm seed king N. palmAustralia hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Archortophoenix cunninghamlana sgn. Seaforthia elegans BangalowpalmAustralia hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Catecha C.N Betel nut palm S.E. Asia coastal yes yes no Exotic no no sun Arenga Pinnata syn. Arenga saccharifera C.N. Sugar Palm S.E. Asia hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Borrasus Aethiopum C.N. African palmyra palm hardy yes yes no indigenous no no sun Carpenteria acuminata C.N. Carpentaria N. Australia hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Caryota Mitis C.N. Clustering Fishtail hardy yes yes no Exotic yes no sun Caryota No Syn. C nimphiana C.N. Giant fishtail palm Borneo hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Caryota urens C.N. Jaggery Palm hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Chamaerops humilis C.N. European Fan Palm Mediterranean hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Chameodorea Costaricana C.N. Pacaya Mexico hardy yes yes no Exotic yes no shade Chameodorea elegam C.N. Parlour Palm hardy yes yes no Exotic no no shade Coccothrinax alta C.N. Puerto Rican thatch palm Puerto Rican hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Coccothrinax argentata C.N. Silver Thatch Palm Florida hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Coccothrinax miraguama C.N. Rose-fruited miraguama palm Cuba hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Copernicia alba C.N. Caranday palm South America hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Crysophila warsceewiczii C.N. Rootspine palm S. America hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Dictyosperma album C.N. Hurricane palm, Princes palm Mascarene Islands coastal yes yes no Exotic no no sun Drymophloeus subdistichus Solomon Islands hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Dypsis cabadae C.N. Cabada Palm hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Dypsis decaryi C.N. Triangle Palm Madagascar hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Dypsis lutescens C.N. Golden cane palm Madagascar hardy yes yes no Exotic yes no sun Dypsis madagascariensis C.N. Lucubensis palm Madagascar hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Dypsis pembana C.N. Mpapindi Pemba hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Elaeis guineensis C.N. African oil palm Africa hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Gulubia costata Australia hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Heterospathe elata C.N. Sagisi palm Philippines hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Howea forsteriana C.N. Kentia palm Lord Howe Island hardy yes yes no Exotic yes no sun Hyophorbe lagenicaulis C.N. Bottle palm Mascarene Islands hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Hyphaene compressa C.N. African doum palm East Africa coastal yes yes no Exotic no no sun Hyphaene coriacea C.N. Ilala palm South east Africa hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Latania loddigesii C.N. Blue latan palm Mascarene Islands coastal yes yes no Exotic no no sun Latania lontaroides C.N. red latan palm Reunion Island coastal yes yes no Exotic no no sun Licuala grandis C.N. Vanuatu fan palm Vanuatu coastal yes yes no Exotic yes no sun Licuala spinosa C.N. Mangrove fan palm Southern Asia coastal yes yes no Exotic no no sun Livistona australis C.N. Australian palm Eastern Australia hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Livistona chinensis C.N. Chinese fan palm Japan hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Livistona decipiens C.N. Ribbon fan palm Eastern Australia hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Livistona mariae C.N. Central Australian cabbage palm Central Australia hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Livistona rotundifolia C.N. Footstool palm Philippines hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Phoenix Canariensis C.N. Canary Island date palm Canary Islands hardy yes yes no Exotic no yes sun Phoenix dactylifera C.N. Date palm Northern Africa hardy yes yes no Exotic no yes sun Phoenix reclinata C.N. date palm East Africa hardy yes yes no Exotic no yes sun Phoenix roebelenii C.N. Dwarf date palm Laos hardy yes yes no Exotic no yes sun Phoenix sylvestris C.N. Silver date palm India hardy yes yes no Exotic no yes sun Pinanga coronata C.N. Ivory cane palm Indonesia hardy yes yes no Exotic yes no sun Pinanga pacifica C.N. Fijian fan palm Fiji hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Ptychosperma elegans C.N. Solitaire palm Northern Australia hardy yes yes no Exotic yes no sun Ptychosperma hosinoi South Pacific hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Ptychosperma lauterbachii New hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Ptychosperma lineare New Guinea hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Ptychosperma macarthurii C.N. Macarthur palm Northern Australia coastal yes yes no Exotic no no sun/shade Raphia farinifera C,N. East Africa hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Raphia hookeri C.N. African wine palm Central/west Africa hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Raphia vinifera C.N. African bamboo palm Central/west Africa hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Rhapis excelsa C.N. Lady palm China hardy yes yes no Exotic yes no shade Rhapis humilis C.N. Slender lady palm China hardy yes yes no Exotic yes no shade Rhapis subtilis C.N. Dwarf lady palm Thailand hardy yes yes no Exotic yes no shade oleracea C.N. Caribbean royal palm hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun C.N. Cuban royal palm Cuba hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Sabal palmetto C.N. Palmetto Palm USA hardy yes yes no Exotic no yes sun Syagrus coronata C.N. Licuri hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Syagrus romanzoffiana C.N. Queen Palm South America hardy yes yes no Exotic no yes sun Syagrus schizophylla C.N. Licurioba Brazil hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Trachycarpus fortunei C.N. Chusan palm China hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Veitchia Joannis Fiji hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Veitchia merrillii C.N. Christmas palm Philippines coastal yes yes no Exotic no no sun Verschaffeltia Splendida C.N. Stilt palm coastal yes yes no Exotic no no sun Washingtonia filifera C.N. Calafornia fan palm California hardy yes yes no Exotic no yes sun Washingtonia robusta C.N. Mexican fan palm Mexico hardy yes yes no Exotic no yes sun Wodyetia bifurcata C.N. Foxtail palm Northern Australia hardy yes yes no Exotic no sun

Shrubs Description Difficulty Rating Feature Plants Flowering Fragrant indigenous House Plant Drought resistant Location Acalypha sp shrub Susceptible no no no Exotic no no sun Beloperone guttata lutea “Shrimp Plant” Part Shade full sun moderate no Yellow no Exotic no no sun Beloperone guttata" Shrimp Plant" Part Shade full sun hardy no Orange no Exotic no no sun Buxus microphylla japonica Susceptible no no no Exotic no no sun Buxus sempervirens Susceptible no no no Exotic no no sun Carissa graniflora "Natal Plum" Red Berries Full Sun hardy no yes yes Exotic no no sun Catharanthus roseus"Periwinkle" Full Sun hardy no Various no Exotic no yes sun Codieaum sp shrub Susceptible no no no Exotic no no sun Hypoestes aristata "Ribbon Bush" full sun hardy no Purple no Exotic no no sun Jacobinia carnea" Flamingo Plant" Shade hardy no Pink no Exotic no no sun Nerium oleander"Oleander" Full Sun hardy no Various no Exotic no yes sun Pachystachys lutea “lollypops” Yellow moderate no Yellow no Exotic no no sun Plumeria acutifolia "Frangipanni" Full Sun hardy no Various yes Exotic no yes sun Polyscias balfouriana Full SunDinner plate aralia Susceptible no no no Exotic no no sun Polyscias filicifolia Full Sun Susceptible no no no Exotic no no sun Polyscias fruiticosa full sunMing Aralia Susceptible no no no Exotic no no sun Polyscias guilfoylei Full SunCelery leaf Aralia Susceptible no no no Exotic no no sun Polyscias paniculata Full Sun Susceptible no no no Exotic no no sun Pseuderanthemum reticulatum Part Shade full sun hardy no yes no Exotic no no sun Sanchezia nobilis glaucophylla Part Shade full sun hardy no Yellow/Orange no Exotic no no sun Schefflera Full Sun Susceptible yes yes no Exotic no no sun Tabernaemontana corymbosa "Pinwheel " Full Sun Coastal no yes no Exotic no no sun Tabernaemontana divarcata"Flower of love" Full Sun Coastal no yes no Exotic no no sun Tecoma stans Shrub yellow Susceptible no yes no Exotic no no sun Tecomaria capensis Cape Honesuckle Shrub Susceptible no yes no Exotic no no sun Thevetia peruviana"Thevetia" Full Sun hardy no yes no Exotic no yes sun Thunbergia erecta “Kings Mantle” full sun hardy no yes no indigenous no no sun Viburnum odoratissimum Susceptible no no no Exotic no no sun Viburnum tinus Susceptible no yes no Exotic no no sun Succulents Description Difficulty Rating Feature Plants Flowering Fragrant indigenous House Plant Drought resistant Location Adenium obesum multiflorum"Desert rose" Full Sun POISONOUS hardy yes yes no Exotic no yes sun Agave attenuatta “Dragon agave” Bluish Foliage hardy yes no no Exotic no yes sun Agave augustifolia “Marginata” Full Sun hardy no no no Exotic no yes sun Agave filifera "Thread Agave" Full Sun hardy no no no Exotic no yes sun Aloe sp hardy no yes no indigenous no yes sun Cereus peruvianus hardy no yes no Exotic no yes sun Cotyledon Sp succ hardy no yes no Exotic no yes sun Crassula sp succ hardy no yes no Exotic no yes sun Echeveria sp succ hardy no yes no Exotic no yes sun Euphorbia ‘Christthorn’ succ hardy no yes no Exotic no yes sun Euphorbia candelabrum hardy yes no no Exotic no yes sun Euphorbia grandicornis succ hardy yes no no Exotic no yes sun Euphorbia lactea succ hardy yes no no Exotic no yes sun Euphorbia tirucallii succ hardy yes no no Exotic no yes sun Euphorbia vigueri succ hardy yes no no Exotic no yes sun Furcraea foetidia "Striata" Full sun Variegated hardy yes Yes no Exotic no yes sun Furcrea selloa "Marginata" Full sun Variegated hardy yes yes no Exotic no yes sun Kalanchoe succ hardy no yes no Exotic no yes sun Opuntia Polkadots Prickly pear family hardy no yes no Exotic no yes sun Opuntia sp hardy no yes no Exotic no yes sun Pereskia corrugate hardy no yes no Exotic no yes sun Pereskia grandifolia Rose Cactus hardy no yes no Exotic no yes sun Sansevieria trifasciata Shade Part Sun hardy no no no Exotic no yes sun Stapelia succ hardy yes yes yes Exotic no yes sun Zamioculcas zamiifolia hardy no no no Exotic no no sun

Trees Description Difficulty Rating Feature Plants Flowering Fragrant indigenous House Plant Drought resistant Location Adansonia digitata hardy yes yes no indigenous no yes sun Agathis robusta Kauri Pine hardy no no no Exotic no no sun Cananga odorata “Ylang Ylang” Fragant Full Sun hardy no yes yes Exotic no no sun Chorisia speciosa Bombax hardy no yes no Exotic no no sun Cupressocyparis “leylandii” hardy no yes no Exotic no no sun Cupressus sempervirens ‘Stricta’ hardy no no no Exotic no no sun Cussonia tree ind hardy no no no indigenous no no sun Ficus benjamina hardy no no no Exotic no no sun Flamboyant / Delonix regia Flowering - Direct Sunlight hardy no yes no Exotic no yes sun Geoganthus undatus tree ind hardy no no no indigenous no no sun Jacaranda mimosfolia tree purple hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Kigelia pinnata Sausage tree hardy no yes no indigenous no yes sun Podocarpus gracillor African fern pine. hardy no no no indigenous no no sun Polyalthia longifolia pendula Ashoka tree Coastal no no no Exotic no no sun Spathodea campanulata "African Tulip Tree" Tree orange hardy no yes no indigenous no no sun Spondias dulcis tree hardy no no no Exotic no no sun Brachyloma huilensis Tree ind hardy no no no indigenous no no sun Terminalia catappa hardy no no no Exotic no no sun Terminalia spinosa Indigenous hardy no yes no indigenous no no sun

Tropical Plants Description Difficulty Rating Feature Plants Flowering Fragrant indigenous House Plant Drought resistant Location Alocasia macrorhiza"Giant Alocasia" Susceptible no no no Exotic no no sun Alocasia odora Giant Green Susceptible no no no Exotic no no shade/ sun Alpinia purpurata "Rosea" Susceptible no yes no Exotic no no shade/ sun Anthurium andreanum Susceptible no yes no Exotic yes no shade/ sun Caladium Susceptible no no no Exotic yes no shade/ sun Cordyline terminalis tropical Sun Red foliage Susceptible yes no no Exotic yes no sun Dichorisandra thyrisflora Blue ginger Susceptible no no no Exotic no no sun Dieffenbachia Poisonous Susceptible no no no Exotic yes no sun Ensete maurelii Hardy yes no no Exotic no no sun Ensete ventricosum Hardy yes no no indigenous no no sun Heliconia longiflora Hardy no yes no Exotic no no sun Heliconia rostrata Hardy no yes nn Exotic no no sun Ixora sp Hardy yes yes no Exotic no no sun Monstera deliciosa Mexican Breadfruit Susceptible no no no Exotic no no sun Philodendron imperialis Susceptible yes no no Exotic yes no sun Philodendron bipinnatifiddum Susceptible yes no no Exotic yes no sun Philodendron eichleri King Susceptible yes no no Exotic yes no sun Philodendron giganteum Giant Susceptible yes no no Exotic yes no sun Philodendron lacerum Susceptible yes no no Exotic yes no sun Philodendron scandens Susceptible yes no no Exotic yes no sun Philodendron selloum Susceptible yes no no Exotic yes no sun Philodendron tweedianum Giant Susceptible yes no no Exotic yes no sun Zantedeschia aethiopica Susceptible no yes no Exotic no no sun