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Welcome to the Asiatica online plant catalog. Here you will find information on the wide selection of plants we offer. You can view plants by either botanical or common name by clicking the appropriate selection below. We add new plants on a regular basis, so be sure to check back often. Click on the thumbnail image to see detailed information about that particular plant.
Please note: We try to err on the side of caution when listing zone information. Plants may be hardier than listed and we look forward to hearing your experiences with "zone denial" for plants we offer.
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Aconitum japonicumCommon Japanese woodland perennial to 3 feet tall, with arching stems and very showy deep blue flowers in fall. Best in light shade or woodland edge with morning sun; does well among low shrubs. Likes rich soil, not dry. USDA Zones 4-8.
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Aconitum japonicum var. hakonenseDistinctive perennial from central Japan, blooming in early autumn, with clear blue helmet-shaped flowers. Valuable for its ease of cultivation and its relatively rigid stems to 3' that do not flop when the plant is in bloom. Average woodland soil wi...
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Acorus gramineus 'Isuzugawa' NEW!Old classical Japanese cultivar of the Japanese sweet flag. This selection only grows to about 6" tall, with leaves that are mostly cream or white, with some yellow and green striping. Despite the limited amount of green in the leaves it is fairly vi...
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Acorus gramineus 'Kin Gin Chu Ya'This old and very rare Japanese classical cultivar has irregular variegation of white and yellow along with green. The name means silver-gold-morning-evening. Likes moisture in sun to light shade. Remove any shoots that are completely green to mainta...
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Acorus gramineus 'Omogo'The Japanese sweet flag is a very useful landscape plant in its many forms. This type is much taller than the normal Japanese sweet flag, to about 15", but the leaves are still narrow and elegant. It is from wild populations in Omogo, Shikoku Island,...
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Adenium obesum 'Mahogany Variegated'Common Name: Desert Rose
In Thailand this popular variety is known as 'Nil', and we have sold it under that name. John Lucas of Florida tells us that he found and named this plant in Florida and it went from there to Thailand. It has deep orange-red leaves that need sun to a...
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Aeschynanthus longicaulis 'Red Herring'This new Aeschynanthus species has been grown for a few years in Thailand, where it was said to be a Hoya species -- until it flowered! It is a very beautiful vine, with dark green leaves with a red herringbone pattern. Very easy; likes warmth, high ...
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Aframomum angustifoliumI got this plant in south central Uganda, when my friend Rogers Machabire stopped our car at the roadside to buy some spectacular clusters of fruit from some young boys. The clusters are about a foot across. They said that the fruit is from a wild pl...
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Agave 'Kissho Kan' NEW!This beautiful agave has its roots in Mexico, but this variegated form has been available in Japan for years. Surprisingly, it is still not easy to find in the US. It has been listed as a cultivar of A. potatorum and A. verschaffeltii, but experts be...
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Agave americana 'Opal'We bought this beautiful agave in a garden center in Solano County, California without a name, and recently saw it in Tony Avent's garden in North Carolina. It is not the common yellow margined form with long swooping leaves. This is more compact, a...
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Agave lophantha 'Quadricolor' NEW!This distinctive and uncommon agave has dark green spiny leaves edged yellow with a light green stripe in the center of the leaf. It makes a very beautiful globose specimen plant about 12 inches in diameter. Needs good drainage and bright light; keep...
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Aglaonema brevispatha 'Thai Snowflakes'This beautiful new aglaonema from Thailand is taller than Aglaonema costatum, with a creeping rootstock, and leaves about 6 inches long. This selection is very heavily marked with pure white spots. It is an easy house plant for moderate light, in wel...
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Aglaonema commutatum 'Bangkok Dream'The green form of Aglaonema commutatum is a standard in shopping malls and restaurants everywhere; it is durable but less than exciting in its original form. This very rare selection has liberal splashes of cream on the gray-green leaves. The variega...
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Aglaonema costatum 'Bangkok Blizzard'This is an improved selection of a "Chinese evergreen" that grows clumps of foliage from a creeping rhizome. It does not make an upright stem. The leaves of this variety are deep green heavily marked with white, so little green is seen. Excellent hou...
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Aglaonema costatum 'Bangkok Breeze'This new variety of "Chinese evergreen" from Thailand has clumps of leaves that arise from a creeping rhizome, not an upright stem. The dark green leaves are spotted white with a white stripe down the center of the leaf. Very beautiful, easy indoor p...
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Aglaonema hybrid 'Dap Na Rai' NEW!New hybrid Aglaonema from Thailand with an upright habit, and leaves about an inch wide, silver with a dark green edge. This is a distinctive combination of color and texture. Easy in moderate light. Plant in a well-drained soil mix and allow to dry ...
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Aglaonema hybrid 'Easter Parade'A very beautiful new Thai hybrid aglaonema that makes the green/silver common aglaonemas look dull by comparison. This cultivar has broader leaves heavily splashed with pink with a green margin. It forms a low, broadly spreading plant. It likes moder...
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Aglaonema hybrid 'Fourth of July'A very beautiful new Thai hybrid aglaonema that makes the green/silver common aglaonemas look dull in comparison. This cultivar is heavily splashed with hot red/pink with a green margin. The oval leaves are smaller than Easter Parade, and the habit i...
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Aglaonema hybrid 'Moon Festival'This is the first release of a new Thai aglaonema hybrid. It has rather narrow long-oval wavy leaves marked with creamy white, soft pastel pink, and red and green, with a cerise pink midrib. The stem and leaf petioles are creamy white suffused with p...
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Aglaonema hybrid 'Ocelot' NEW!'Ocelot' is another addition to the group of wonderful new Thai aglaonema hybrids. This is apparently a hybrid with Aglaonema brevispatha, with a very short stem and very upright, glossy foliage. The leaves are spotted white, to about 15" tall. In br...
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Aglaonema hybrid 'Pride of Sumatra'This new "Chinese evergreen" from Indonesia was bred by Mr. Gregori Hambali of Bogor, West Java (A. rotundum X A. commutatum 'Tricolor'). It is one of a series of new hybrids that make the old varieties look dowdy by comparison. The leaves are deep r...
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Aglaonema hybrid 'Valentine'This exciting new hybrid from Thailand was bred by Dr. Mehta. It is very vigorous, upright growing, with vivid cerise pink leaves with green veins and a partial green margin. It likes moderate to high humidity, warmth and bright light to thrive. Allo...
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Aglaonema modestum 'Faint Heart'Aglaonema modestum is a green-leaved "Chinese evergreen" that is easily grown, but has little ornamental appeal. This rare variegated form has a variable cream or yellow to chartreuse blotch in the center of the leaf that makes it much more interesti...
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Aglaonema modestum 'Spilt Milk'This rare variegated aglaonema is a flamboyant variant of A. modestum, an easy but unexciting species. This form has large segments of pure white scattered randomly on the green leaves. It is an undemanding indoor plant for moderate light if it has g...
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Aglaonema pumilum 'Silver Dart'This new and rare Thai dwarf Aglaonema is remarkably beautiful. It is smaall, to about five inches tall; the leaves are glossy dark green with silver gray splashes in a marbled arrowhead pattern. This form was collected in the wild in Thailand by Mr....
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Aglaonema stenophyllum 'Streaker'This exciting new "Chinese evergreen" from Thailand looks, at first glance, like a dracaena. The leaves are extremely narrow, dark green streaked with light green on greenish white stalks. This is a new and exciting variation of a familiar indoor pla...
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Ainsliaea cordifoliaThis woodland perennial in the daisy family with its beautiful silver mottled leaves is often mistaken for asarum in the wild, and they often grow together in mixed colonies. Each plant has a different leaf pattern, but they are all beautiful. They l...
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Ajuga reptans 'Planet Zork'The ground cover is said to be from outer space, thought to have landed on a meteorite from the plant Zork. This Japanese discovery has upright spoon-shaped leaves that are variously wrinkled and congested, with white, grayish and pink variegation. I...
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Alectorurus yedoensis var. platypetalusThis is a rare liliaceous perennial from the cliffs of Shikoku and Kyushu islands, Japan. Leaves are flat, grass-like; the panicles of small white flowers bloom in late summer. Likes well drained soil in light shade or morning sun. Good trough plant...
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Alocasia 'Flamingo Feet'I found this in Thailand in 2005. This variety has a plain green glossy leaf, but the stems are bright pink, giving it a completely different look. It will probably grow to about 3 feet. It likes sun, warmth and rich moist soil. This might be the sam...
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Alocasia cucullata 'Crinkles'This very distinctive elephant ear has green leaves that are folded nearly double, with strongly rippled edges. Grows to about 5 feet tall, smaller in a pot. Unique texture. Easy in rich, moist soil, moderate to bright light. USDA Zones 7b-11.
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Alocasia cucullata 'Moon Landing'I think this is the most beautiful variegated alocasia found in recent years. This form of A. cucullata has a big bold splash of bright yellow in the center of each leaf. The leaves of this variety are nearly round and as the plant gets older, the va...
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Alocasia cucullata 'Yellowtail'This small but vigorous alocasia has glossy spoon-shaped leaves with a yellow to yellow-green edge and an elongated leaf tip. It is easy in bright to moderate light with warm temperatures, not dry. Eventually forms a short trunk. Grown in 3.5 inch sq...
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Alocasia lindeniiAlso known as Xanthosoma or Homalomena lindenii, this is one of the most strikingly beautiful of the tender "elephant ears". The leaves are deep velvety green with brightly contrasting white stripes along the veins. It grows to about 2-3' tall and wi...
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Alocasia macrorhiza 'Seven Colors'This new and rare variety of the giant elephant's ear is called "seven colors" in Thailand. The basic colors are yellow and green, with the leaf stalk bright yellow striped green, and bold blotches of yellow on the green background with tones of red,...
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Alocasia macrorhiza 'Solid Gold'This new selection of the elephant's ear makes a huge specimen to about 6' tall, yellow all over with some green streaks on the petiole. In shade the yellow changes to yellow-chartreuse. It makes a bold color and texture statement in the summer garde...
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Alocasia macrorhiza 'Storm Warning'This is a new form of the giant elephant's ear with black leaf stalks and shiny dark green to black-green leaves, depending on the amount of sunlight. It makes a striking specimen to about 8' tall, for a large pot or bedding scheme in the summer gard...
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Alocasia macrorhiza 'Variegata'A spectacular selection of the giant elephant's ear with white, cream and gray-green random splashes of color on its bold tropical foliage, growing to 6 feet tall. Use in a pot or in a bedding composition in the summer and bring in to a warm sunny ro...
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Alocasia micholitziana 'Green Velvet Variegated'This aptly named elephant ear has rich velvety green foliage splashed with pure white, to about 3' tall. The Japanese consider it the most beautiful variegated alocasia. It is a good indoor plant for moderate to bright light, or in a pot in the shade...
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Alocasia odora 'Okinawa Silver'This rare and beautiful variegated "elephant ear" from Okinawa was named and introduced by Dr. Masato Yokoi in Japan. It is similar overall to Alocasia macrorhiza, but smaller, with more rounded, thicker, glossier leaves. It is capable of making a wo...
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Alocasia sanderianaThis is a very beautiful and very rare "African mask" alocasia with deeply lobed, rather plastic-like foliage. The leaves are deep green, very glossy, with gray veins. Likes moist rich soil and warm temperatures, moderate light to shade. Plants sold ...
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Alocasia wentii 'Vintage Silver'A spectacular new and very rare variegated elephant's ear, with splashes of silver and a few flecks of white on large, dark green oval leaves, contrasting with the bronze underside of the leaf. Easy, vigorous and very beautiful. Likes warmth and brig...
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