Perennial plants live for more than two years and continue to grow and reproduce over multiple seasons. Their above-ground parts may persist year-round or die back seasonally, depending on the species.
Introduction Philodendron ‘Birkin’, commonly called Birkin philodendron, is a cultivated ornamental selection in the family Araceae, distinguished by dark-green leaves marked with creamy-white, yellowish, or pale-green pinstripes. It has no established wide native range as a cultivar; its precise origin…
Introduction Goeppertia orbifolia (Linden) Borchs. & S.Suárez is a perennial member of the prayer-plant family, Marantaceae, recognized horticulturally by its large, rounded leaves with contrasting silvery-green striping. The species is native to eastern Brazil, with its native distribution recorded in…
Introduction Vitex negundo L., commonly known as five-leaved chaste tree or Nirgundi, is a flowering shrub or small tree belonging to the family Lamiaceae. It is characterized by palmately arranged compound leaves, typically bearing five leaflets, although leaflet number may…
Introduction Pilea peperomioides Diels, commonly known as the Chinese money plant, is an accepted species in the nettle family, Urticaceae. It is readily recognized horticulturally by its distinctive peltate, nearly circular leaves and is widely cultivated as an ornamental pot…
Introduction Morus alba L., commonly known as white mulberry or Shahtoot, is a deciduous mulberry of the family Moraceae. It is currently accepted at species rank, with Central China identified as its native range. Its identity is supported by its…
Introduction Achyranthes aspera L. is an accepted species of the family Amaranthaceae, commonly known as devil’s horsewhip. The species is characterized by terminal flowering spikes and persistent, spinous bracteoles. Its recorded native range extends from southeastern Mexico to Venezuela and…
Introduction Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult., commonly known as desert rose, is an accepted species of Apocynaceae. It is a semisucculent shrub native to western tropical Africa through the Arabian Peninsula to Tanzania, occurring primarily in desert and dry-shrubland…
Introduction The garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) is the world’s most economically important strawberry and one of the most extensively cultivated berry crops. Belonging to the family Rosaceae, it originated through hybridization between the Chilean strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis) and the…
Introduction Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa, commonly known as bael, is a deciduous tree in the Rutaceae (citrus) family native to the Indian subcontinent and adjoining regions of South and Southeast Asia. It is distinguished by its exceptionally hard-shelled fruit, which…
Introduction Aquilaria malaccensis, commonly known as agarwood, is an evergreen tropical tree of the family Thymelaeaceae and one of the world’s most economically important sources of fragrant resinous wood. Native to South and Southeast Asia, its natural distribution extends through…