Cestrum diurnumFamily: SolanaceaeWhite Chocolate Jasmine, Inkberry, Day Jessamine, Day Blooming Jasmine, China BerryOrigin: Tropical America Unlike cestrum nocturnum, this one is most fragrant during the…
Cestrum aurantiacum, Cestrum chaculanum, Cestrum paucinerviumFamily: SolanaceaeYellow CestrumOrigin: Costa Rica to Guatemala Yellow Cestrum. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. The bright yellow flowers in late spring-early…
Catharantus roseus, Vinca roseaFamily: ApocynaceaeMadagascar Periwinkle, VincaOrigin: Madagascar As many other plants of the dogbane family, the Vincas are poisonous, although mildly. There are also…
Canna indica, Canna x generalisFamily: CannaceaeCanna Lily, Indian ShotOrigin: Tropical America, Carribean Despite its botanical name, Canna indica comes not from India but from tropical…
Calotropis procera Family: AsclepiadaceaeSwallow-Wort, Sedom Apple, Dead Sea Apple Origin: Tropical Africa and Asia Spreading shrub or small tree to 14 ft. exuding copious milky…
Calotropis giganteaFamily: AsclepiadaceaeGiant milkweed, Giant Calotrope, Crown FlowerOrigin: India Medium sized to large shrub; all parts of the plant contain milky latex and soft white…
Calliandra haematocephala x surinamensis NanaFamily: Mimosoideae / MimosaceaeDwarf Powderpuff TreeOrigin: Central to South AmericaCompact variety of Calliandra very close related to C. haematocephala (15 ft tall tree)…
Calliandra emarginata, Inga emarginataFamily: Mimosoideae / MimosaceaePowderpuffOrigin: Southern Mexico, Panama, Bolivia This species has dwarf growth habit, and blooms year round. The plant is always…