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Malindi Tropical Nurseries Plant List Malindi Tropical Nurseries Plant List Bamboo Description Difficulty Rating Feature Plants 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 Thunbergia 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 Areca 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 Africa 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 India 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 Madagascar 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.
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