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1 Agave Spaghetti Strap Exposure: Bright light This unusual agave has numerous long, narrow, arching and pliable leaves that develop into a dense, fountain of emerald green. 'Spaghetti Strap' is striking in containers and not dangerous on the patio. Use as a houseplant in winter. Height: Spread: Very drought tolerant. Aglaonema Bryant Queen Chinese Evergreen Exposure: Indirect to low light Relatively compact and outwardly arching plant habit. Leaves have contrasting dark green and silver-colored markings and dark green-colored margins; and relative cold temperature tolerance. Height: 16. Spread: 27.

2 Aglaonema Silver Bay Chinese Evergreen Exposure: Indirect to low light An attractive, easy to care for plant that can be maintained at the lower light levels often found in the home or office. Height: 18" Coconut Palm Dwarf Coconut Palm Exposure: Bright light Tropical favorite in miniature. Bring memories of tropical excursions into your home. Tree type palm with long arching leaves. Height: 3 +

3 Cordyline Calypso Queen Cordyline Exposure: Bright to indirect light. This is a multi-branched tropical foliage plant with bright showy leaves. It develops a woody trunk as it grows with showy leaves at top of trunk. Height: 3-6 Dieffenbachia Tropic Snow Exposure: Indirect light Dumb Cane 'Tropic Snow' is a compact, almost stem less plant with oval creamygreen leaves with darker green margins and center. Height: 2-3

4 Dracaena Hawaiian Sunshine Corn Plant Exposure: indirect light Hawaiian Sunshine has bold, colorful foliage which adds a lush, relaxing feel. Dracaena can be grown outdoors on a shaded patio, deck or balcony during warm weather; indoors before frost. Size: 3-4'. Dracaena Lemon Lime Exposure: Bright light 1-2 foot long, sword-shaped leaves with green and yellow variegation. The colorful foliage brightens up the home and can provide a bold statement as these plants can reach between 3-5 feet tall. Corn Plant

5 Ficus Altissima Fig Exposure: bright to indirect light. Ficus altissima, commonly known as the council tree, is a fig tree. It can become a large, stately houseplant and is easy to trim to size. The trunk of the plant is smooth and grey. Small bright green glossy leaves create a luxurious look. Height 3-8. Ficus Benjamina Spire Spire Weeping Fig Exposure: Bright to indirect light Compact weeping fig tree. This houseplant is slower growing than the common weeping fig and easier to keep as a small houseplant or Bonsai. Bright green leaves, smooth grey branches.

6 Ficus Lyrata Fiddle leaf Fig Exposure: Bright light Ficus lyrata- is commonly known as the fiddle-leaf fig. The plant features very large, heavily veined and violin-shaped leaves that grow upright on a tall plant. These plants are native to the tropics, where they thrive in very warm and wet conditions. Can grow 6ft + Ficus Nitida Std. Indian Laurel Fig Exposure: Bright to indirect light A lush and very popular tropical tree makes an attractive addition to a room. Achieving a 5-8 foot height at a moderately quick rate, its lime green new growth is stunning against the older, darker leaves. Densely foliated, it can make a nice tree when pruned appropriately.

7 Ficus Robusta Tineke Rubber Plant Exposure: Bright to indirect light Tineke, is commonly called the Variegated Rubber Plant. Stately bush or small tree for your home or patio. Water when soil surface dry; keep drier in winter. Feed regularly using houseplant fertilizer. Philodendron Brasil Philodendron Exposure: indirect to low light Brasil Philodendron climbs or trails from its place with numerous yellow and green, heart-shaped leaves. The stems are red-pink when young and deepen to a pink-orange before eventually turning light green Height:

8 Philodendron McColley s Finale Philodendron Exposure: Indirect to low light A beautiful tropical plant with orange to red foliage. New leaves start out orange, and quickly turn a bright red, then turn dark green as they mature. Height: Philodendron Moonlight Philodendron Exposure: Indirect to low light Tight clusters of lance-like foliage are lovely: bright chartreuse and green. The leaves are broadly oval, emerging light yellow or bright chartreuse. They slowly mature to a deeper yellow-green, and oldest leaves on the lowest part of the plant are a medium green. Height: 20"-24".

9 Schefflera Arboricola Big Leaf Umbrella Palm Exposure: Bright, indirect light Commonly called the umbrella plant. The large Schefflera features long, shiny, oval green leaves that droop gracefully from a central stem. A mature schefflera might have 12 or 16 leaflets from a single stalk. Height 4-6 Sanseveria Black Coral Snake Plant Exposure Indirect to low light A tall, narrow leaf cultivar with graygreen wavy lines over a dark green, almost black, background. All snake plants are easy to grow indoors or outdoors. These are plants that thrive on neglect. If there was ever a bulletproof plant, this is it. Height:

10 Exposure Indirect to low light Sanseveria Jaboa Snake Plant A tall, narrow leaf cultivar with gray-green wavy lines over a dark green, almost black, background. All snake plants are easy to grow indoors or outdoors. These are plants that thrive on neglect. If there was ever a bulletproof plant, this is it. Height:

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