TropPlants

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0125 Botanical Name:   Wikstroemia uva-ursa Common Name: Molokai Osmanthus, 'Akia (Hawaiian) Variety: uva-ursi Family:   Thymelaeaceae Wikstoemia uva-ursa Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To:   Hawaiian Islands of Moloka'i, O'ahu, and Maui Landscaping Information Plant Type : Shrub, Groundcover Texture: Fine, Dense Form: Mound to Dome  Height (on average, in landscape use): 1.5' - 2.5'. Maximum height is about 3' Height to Spread:   More horizontal spreading growth than vertical growth.  Growth Rate: Medium Landscape Values:   Border, Edging, Filler, Foundation, Framing, Groundcover, Low Hedge, Lanai, Mass, Patio, Erosion Control Outstanding Quality:   Form/Silhouette, Foliage Characters, Fruit Wikstoemia uva-ursa trimmed into a hedge at UH Manoa East-West Center Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers:   small, unisexual, ...

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0069 Botanical Name:   Jatropha integerrima Common Name: Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha, Rose-Colored Jatropha, Fire Cracker Jatropha Cultivar: N/A Family: Euphorbiaceae Jatropha integerrima  Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: Hispaniola and Cuba Landscaping Information:  Plant Type : Treelet Texture: Medium, Open Form:  Round Headed to Upright-broad. Can be somewhat easily trimmed into a Spreading form. Height (on average, in landscape use): 10'-20' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:1 Growth Rate: Medium Landscape Values: Accent, Color, Framing, Screen, Specimen Outstanding Quality: Flower Color Jatropha integerrima  Photo by Matthew Gaston Jatropha integerrima  in Honolulu acting as a large hedge and screen. Note the staircase where the plant can be appreciated from above. Photo by Matthew Gaston Jatropha integerrima at UH Manoa trimmed into a spreading fo...

T ropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0006 Botanical Name: Dracaena marginata Common Name: Tricolor Dracaena, Money Tree, Tricolor Madagascar Dragon Tree Cultivar: 'Tricolor' Family: Asparagaceae  *The plant specifically pictured and discussed in this post is Dracaena marginata 'Tricolor' , but the information presented also applies to Dracaena marginata. There are notes to indicate differences. Dracaena marginata 'Tricolor' Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To:   Madagascar  Landscaping Information Plant Type : Tree, Indoor Plant Texture: Fine, Open, Sharp Form: Upright-Narrow to Irregular Height (on average, in landscape use):     Outdoors:  8'-15' ; Indoors: 2'- 4' Height to Spread: Grows much taller than wide. A narrow plant.  Growth Rate:  Slow Landscape Values: Accent, Color, Indoor, Lanai, Patio, Quick Effect, Sculptural Form,  Specimen Outstanding Quality:   Foliage Color,...

T ropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0005 Botanical Name: Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. carruthersii (syn. Pseuderanthemum reticulata) Common Name: Variegated False Eranthemum, El Dorado, El Dorado False Eranthemum, El Dorado Eranthemum, Yellow Veined Eranthemum Variety: carruthersii (See Additional Notes at the bottom of the page) Family: Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. carruthersii  Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To:   Melanesia   Landscaping Information Plant Type : Shrub Texture: Dense Form:   Upright-broad Height (on average, in landscape use):   4'- 6' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:1 Growth Rate: Medium Landscape Values: Background, Border, Color, Edging, Facer, Filler, Foundation, Framing, Hedge (large one really), Mass, Screen, Space Division Outstanding Quality: Foliage Characters Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. carruthersii growing tightly between a walkway and a wall.  Ph...