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Aechmea chantinii

Amazonian zebra plant

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Mountain peace lily Japanese camellia (Camellia japonica) Moth orchid amabilis

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Mountain peace lilySpathiphyllum montanum

Japanese camellia (Camellia japonica)Camellia japonica

Moth orchid amabilisPhalaenopsis amabilis

Gaskell’s cattleyaCattleya gaskelliana

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Aquatic and wetland plants

Vesicularia montagnei

Christmas moss (Vesicularia montagnei)

Complete botanical and aquascaping care guide for Christmas moss (Vesicularia montagnei): water parameters, CO2, lighting, and epiphytic…

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Succulents and cacti

Lithops lesliei

Leslie Living Stone (Lithops lesliei)

Lithops lesliei is a renowned South African living stone succulent, celebrated for pair of succulent mimicry leaves…

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Orchids

Bulbophyllum echinolabium

Hedgehog-lip bulbophyllum

Comprehensive botanical dossier for Hedgehog-lip bulbophyllum (Bulbophyllum echinolabium). Morphological taxonomy, lighting calibration, porous substrate formulation, and cultivation…

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Foliage plants

Spathiphyllum floribundum

Snowflower peace lily

Comprehensive botanical dossier for Snowflower peace lily (Spathiphyllum floribundum). Identification, lighting calibration, porous substrate formulation, and cultivation…

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Orchids

Phalaenopsis bellina

Bellina moth orchid

Comprehensive botanical dossier for Bellina moth orchid (Phalaenopsis bellina). Morphological taxonomy, lighting calibration, porous substrate formulation, and…

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Garden and container flowers

Dianthus caryophyllus

Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)

Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) Dianthus caryophyllus, universally revered as carnation, clove pink, or the divine flower, is an…

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Landscape shrubs and trees

Acalypha wilkesiana

Copperleaf

Copperleaf (Acalypha wilkesiana), classified within the botanical family Euphorbiaceae, is an esteemed tropical landscape canopy tree renowned…

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Ferns and allies

Platycerium ridleyi

Ridley’s staghorn fern

Saigon Cay Canh Living Herbarium Dossier Ridley’s staghorn fern — Platycerium ridleyi Scientific name: Platycerium ridleyi Botanical…

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Culinary, aromatic and useful plants

Artemisia vulgaris

Mugwort

Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), classified within the botanical family Asteraceae, is an esteemed tropical landscape canopy tree renowned…

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Ferns and allies

Phlebodium aureum

Blue star fern

Sài Gòn Cây Cảnh Botanical Dossier Blue star fern — Phlebodium aureum Scientific Name: Phlebodium aureum Botanical…

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Indoor flowering plants

Petrocosmea minor

Dwarf petrocosmea

Comprehensive botanical dossier for Dwarf petrocosmea (Petrocosmea minor). Identification, lighting calibration, porous substrate formulation, and cultivation guide…

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Indoor flowering plants

Epiphyllum oxypetalum

Queen of the night epiphyllum

Comprehensive botanical dossier for Queen of the night epiphyllum (Epiphyllum oxypetalum). Morphological taxonomy, lighting calibration, porous substrate…

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