Hard-to-Kill Plants

Calliandra haematocephala, the red powder puff, is an evergreen spreading shrub that delights with fluffy, silky pompom flowers of bright crimson r...

Pride of India (Lagerstroemia speciosa), known as Jarul, is a medium to large deciduous tree celebrated for its grand panicles of crinkled mauve, p...

Bauhinia purpurea, the Purple Bauhinia or Kachnar, is a much-loved deciduous flowering tree of the Indian subcontinent. It is instantly recognised ...

Bauhinia purpurea, the Purple Bauhinia or Kachnar, is a much-loved deciduous flowering tree of the Indian subcontinent. It is instantly recognised ...

Epiphyllum oxypetalum, the Queen of the Night, is a celebrated night-blooming epiphytic cactus. Its flat, leaf-like green stems arch and trail, whi...

Epiphyllum oxypetalum, the Queen of the Night, is a celebrated night-blooming epiphytic cactus. Its flat, leaf-like green stems arch and trail, whi...

Radermachera sinica, popularly called the China Doll or Emerald Tree, is an evergreen ornamental valued for its lush, glossy, fern-like foliage mad...

Radermachera sinica, popularly called the China Doll or Emerald Tree, is an evergreen ornamental valued for its lush, glossy, fern-like foliage mad...

Rain Lily (Zephyranthes grandiflora) is a small, charming bulb famous for flushing into bright pink, crocus-like flowers within days of rain, espec...

Rain Lily (Zephyranthes grandiflora) is a small, charming bulb famous for flushing into bright pink, crocus-like flowers within days of rain, espec...

Rain Lily (Zephyranthes grandiflora) is a small, charming bulb famous for flushing into bright pink, crocus-like flowers within days of rain, espec...

Rain Lily (Zephyranthes grandiflora) is a small, charming bulb famous for flushing into bright pink, crocus-like flowers within days of rain, espec...

Ramphal (Annona reticulata), often called bullock's heart, is a small semi-deciduous tropical tree of the custard apple family. It bears large hear...

Rangoon Creeper (Combretum indicum, syn. Quisqualis indica) is a much-loved fragrant climber across India, famous for clusters of tubular flowers t...

The Royal Palm (Roystonea regia) is one of the most stately palms in cultivation, famous for its tall, smooth, columnar grey trunk topped by a stri...

Ficus elastica, the rubber plant, is a much-loved indoor tree prized for its large, leathery, glossy leaves in deep green, burgundy, or variegated ...

Licuala grandis, the Ruffled Fan Palm or Vanuatu Fan Palm, is a striking small palm prized for its large, glossy, almost circular leaves that are d...

Ficus elastica, the rubber plant, is a much-loved indoor tree prized for its large, leathery, glossy leaves in deep green, burgundy, or variegated ...

Licuala grandis, the Ruffled Fan Palm or Vanuatu Fan Palm, is a striking small palm prized for its large, glossy, almost circular leaves that are d...

The Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) is not a true palm but an ancient cycad, valued for its symmetrical rosette of stiff, glossy, dark-green feathery fr...

Salvia splendens, or scarlet sage, is a striking bedding plant famous for its dense, upright spikes of brilliant red (also purple, pink and white) ...

The Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) is not a true palm but an ancient cycad, valued for its symmetrical rosette of stiff, glossy, dark-green feathery fr...

Salvia splendens, or scarlet sage, is a striking bedding plant famous for its dense, upright spikes of brilliant red (also purple, pink and white) ...

Salvia splendens, or scarlet sage, is a striking bedding plant famous for its dense, upright spikes of brilliant red (also purple, pink and white) ...