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Sphagneticola trilobata (Wedelia)

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TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0113 Botanical Name:   Sphagneticola trilobata Common Name: Wedelia, Trailing Daisy, Singapore Daisy, Creeping Ox-eye Cultivar: N/A Family: Asteraceae Sphagneticola trilobata  Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To:   Central America, Mexico, Caribbean    Landscaping Information Plant Type : Groundcover Texture: Medium, Coarse Form: Mat Height (on average, in landscape use):   <1' - 1' Height to Spread Ratio: A spreading, groundcover, usually not becoming more than 1.5' tall. Growth Rate: Fast Landscape Values:    Border, Edging, Filler, Framing, Groundcover, Mass, Erosion Control Outstanding Quality:  Robust groundcover: great for urban landscapes Sphagneticola trilobata  Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers:   Yellow, 1" wide, aster-type with ray and disc flowers.  Many more disc flowers than ray flowers. Sphagneticola trilobata  flower Photo by Matthew

Murrarya paniculata (Orange Jessamine)

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TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0152 Botanical Name:   Murrarya paniculata Common Name: Mock Orange, Jasmine Orange, Chinese Box, Orange Jessamine, Lakeview Jasmine Cultivar: N/A Family: Rutaceae Murrarya paniculata Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To:   South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Pacific Islands Landscaping Information Plant Type :   Shrub, Treelet Texture: Fine Form: Upright-broad Height (on average, in landscape use): 2' - 4' (Hedged), 8'-10' (Treelet) Growth Rate:  Medium to Fast Landscape Values:   Background, Border, Edging, Facer, Filler, Foundation, Framing, Hedge, Mass, Screen, Space Division, Windbreak Outstanding Quality: Fragrance, Hedgability, Wood Murrarya paniculata as a hedge Photo by Matthew Gaston Murrarya paniculata hedge with bright green new foliage Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers:   egg shell to cream, 5-petals, bisexual flowers with 10 stamens. Highly fragra