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Aspidistra
Aspidistra elatior
A tough, broad-leaved evergreen houseplant from East Asia known as the cast-iron plant for its near-indestructible tolerance of low light and neglect.
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List of Plants That Contain D
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Bromeliad
Bromeliaceae
A family of tropical American plants with rosettes that often hold rainwater in a central tank, including pineapples, air plants, and many flamboyant ornamentals.
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Devils Ivy
Epipremnum aureum
Another name for golden pothos, a vigorous trailing aroid from French Polynesia, prized as the most forgiving and fast-growing of indoor vining plants.
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Dieffenbachia
Dieffenbachia seguine
A tropical American houseplant with large white-splashed leaves whose sap can numb the mouth, giving rise to the common name dumb cane.
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Dracaena
Dracaena fragrans
A diverse genus of African and Asian foliage plants with strap-shaped leaves on woody stems, including popular houseplants like the corn plant and dragon tree.
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Duckweed
Lemna minor
A tiny floating aquatic plant that forms green blankets across still water, one of the worlds smallest and fastest-growing flowering plants.
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Dudleya
Dudleya brittonii
A California rock-dwelling succulent forming chalky pale rosettes, prized by collectors and now protected from poaching for the East Asian houseplant market.
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Dusty Miller
Jacobaea maritima
A Mediterranean shrub grown as a tender perennial or annual for its felted silver-white foliage, a popular contrast plant in summer bedding schemes.
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Edelweiss
Leontopodium nivale
A small alpine herb of the Eurasian high mountains with white woolly star-shaped bracts, a national symbol of Austria and Switzerland.
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Fiddle Leaf Fig
Ficus lyrata
A West African fig with enormous violin-shaped leaves on tall ramrod-straight stems, an Instagram-famous statement plant of modern interiors.
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Gardenia
Gardenia jasminoides
An East Asian evergreen shrub with glossy dark leaves and white double flowers whose powerful sweet perfume makes it a classic Southern garden plant.
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Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
A North American perennial wildflower with tall plumes of bright yellow late-summer flowers, a critical late nectar source for bees and migrating butterflies.
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Heartleaf Philodendron
Philodendron hederaceum
A trailing tropical American aroid with small glossy heart-shaped leaves, one of the easiest and longest-popular houseplants in cultivation.
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Hens and Chicks
Sempervivum tectorum
A European alpine succulent forming a mother rosette surrounded by clusters of small offsets, a classic hardy plant for rock gardens and green roofs.
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Indian Mallow
Abutilon indicum
A pantropical herb with soft heart-shaped leaves and small yellow flowers, used for fiber, fodder, and traditional Ayurvedic medicine across South Asia.
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Jade Plant
Crassula ovata
A South African succulent shrub with thick oval leaves and a treelike trunk, one of the most enduring houseplants and considered a symbol of good luck.
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Jewel Orchid
Ludisia discolor
A Southeast Asian terrestrial orchid grown not for its flowers but for velvety leaves shimmering with metallic golden veins like embroidered fabric.
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Korean Boxwood
Buxus sinica var. insularis
A small slow-growing Korean evergreen shrub with neat oval green leaves, prized as a hardy hedge and topiary plant in temperate gardens.
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Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
A delicate fern with airy fan-shaped leaflets on slim black wiry stems, found near waterfalls worldwide and famously challenging as a houseplant.
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New Zealand Flax
Phormium tenax
A New Zealand evergreen with stiff fan-shaped clumps of long strappy leaves, dramatic in modern landscape design and historically harvested for strong fiber.
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Oleander
Nerium oleander
A Mediterranean and South Asian evergreen shrub with leathery leaves and showy pink, white, or red flowers, beautiful but among the most poisonous of garden plants.
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Philodendron
Philodendron
A vast genus of tropical American aroids ranging from compact heart-leaf trailers to enormous tree-climbing forms, beloved as forgiving and varied houseplants.
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Polka Dot Plant
Hypoestes phyllostachya
A Madagascar foliage plant whose green leaves are splashed with vivid pink, white, or red spots, popular as a cheerful small bedding and houseplant.
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Reed
Phragmites australis
A tall worldwide wetland grass forming dense colonies along lakes and rivers, used historically for thatching, basketry, and providing critical waterfowl habitat.
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Spider Lily
Hymenocallis caribaea
A tropical American bulb with strap-like leaves and large fragrant white spidery flowers that bloom in summer above clumps of foliage.
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Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
A South African hanging plant with arching striped grass-like leaves and dangling baby plantlets, one of the easiest and most prolific houseplants.
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Sword Fern
Polystichum munitum
A large evergreen Pacific Northwest fern with stiff dark green sword-shaped fronds, common in coastal coniferous forests and a popular shade landscape plant.
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Tillandsia
Tillandsia
A large genus of soilless American bromeliads, including Spanish moss and many air plants, that absorb moisture and nutrients straight through their leaves.
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Tradescantia
Tradescantia fluminensis
A genus of fast-growing trailing American herbs popular as houseplants, with colorful striped foliage and small three-petaled pink, purple, or white flowers.
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Wandering Jew
Tradescantia zebrina
A traditional common name for several trailing tradescantias from Latin America, prized as easy houseplants with vivid purple or silver striped leaves.
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