Santhi Nursery

Kadiyapulanka, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh

Victoria amazonica is well known for its huge circular leaves, which are often pictured with a small child sitting supported in the centre as a demonstration of their size and strength. The species is highly prized as an ornamental, despite having somewhat particular requirements for successful cultivation.

Evergreen, bulbous perennial with semi-erect, oblong, mid-green, basal leaves, to 90cm long. From spring to summer, bears umbels of 2-5 scented white flowers, 8-12cm across, with long, narrow petals and wide cups; the upper 3 stamens of flower curve downwards, the lower 3 are straight.They are commonly grown in part shade to shade areas, with little tolerance for full sun.

A. x amazonica is a rhizomatous perennial to 1.5m tall, with narrowly arrow-shaped, wavy-edged leaves to 60cm long, dark brown with , purple stem beneath

It is a tall deciduous tree. It grows up to 25 meter. The leaves are pinnately compound. Flowers in corymbose, long tubular, white and fragrant. The fruit is a capsule. It flowers at night and shed flowers early in the morning. It has corky bark. It has straight trunk and has few branches.

Tradescantia zebrina is a trailing evergreen perennial to 15cm, with lance-shaped, deep bronze-green leaves with two longitudinal silvery bands above, purple beneath; rosy-purple flowers in small terminal clusters appear sporadically throughout the year

Red ginger can also be grown in South Florida since, in general, the region does not fall below freezing temperatures. It prefers partial shade and moist humid conditions, although it can tolerate full sun in some climates. It tends to like to be well watered and not left to dry out.

Cyperus haspan is a grass like plant with delicate evergreen look. Slim leaves and flower spikes create an umbrella-like apperance above green stems. In warm climates, does well in water garden or moist area. Will grow in a container outdoors in summer and indoors in winter. Must grow with roots in constantly moist or wet soil.

L. camara is an evergreen shrub with sometimes prickly stems bearing wrinkled, ovate leaves and terminal clusters of salver-shaped flowers 1cm across, opening yellow and ageing to red, from late spring to autumn, It can spread invasively in frost free areas, but appears to be somewhat less invasive than its close relative Lantana camara. Genus name comes from the Latin name for viburnum. This species was reportedly discovered in Montevideo, Uruguay, hence the specific epithet.

Aystasia gangetica is widely distributed from tropical Asia to southern Africa. it can be used as a mass planting under large trees and borders in full sun, semi-shade or full shade.it is an attractive, fast-growing, spreading, herbaceous ground cover that grows from 300 mm to 600 mm in height. The stems root easily at the nodes. Leaves are simple and dark green. It produces a cream-coloured flower with tessellated purple markings on the palate (lower petal of the corolla) in spring and summer.

Bambusa ventricosa most notable for its unique culm growth when containerized in stressed conditions. The culms will bulge and swell, giving it the name Buddhas Belly. It is native to China, and commonly found throughout the United States. It is most commonly used as an ornamental bamboo in gardens.

Common scouring rush is a spreading, reed-like perennial to 3 ft (0.9 m) tall. The evergreen stems are cylindrical, about 1/3 in (0.8 cm) in diameter, jointed, hollow, usually unbranched, and have rough longitudinal ridges. The tiny leaves are joined together around the stem,

Boston Fern is an evergreen fern that grows with an upright spreading habit to 3 tall and as wide. In its native habitat, it may grow to as much as 7 tall. It is an easy and popular fern to grow indoors. As an indoor fern, it is perhaps best for pedestals or hanging baskets. Locations in or near bathrooms or kitchens may have better humidity.

Pennisetum setaceum is a tender perennial fountain grass that is native to Africa, southeast Asia and the Middle East. It is a rapid-growing, clump-forming grass that produces arching, linear, narrow green leaves to 3 tall and late summer flower spikes that rise above the foliage to 4 tall. In warm areas where in may be grown as a perennial, it readily self seeds. In colder areas it dies in winter. Location means everything. Overall clump appearance is reminiscent of water spraying from a fountain, hence the common name.

Alocasia are distinctly exotic and tropical plants that are increasingly becoming popular as houseplants.They are typically grown as pot plants, but a better way is to grow the plants permanently in the controlled conditions of a greenhouseThey do not do well in the dark and need good lighting if inside the house

Single-stemmed palm with a slender trunk, at first bearing a fibrous webbing of old leaf bases, then smooth. The leaf-blades are light green above and silvery grey beneath, 40-60cm across, and borne on stalks of the same length. Produces fragrant yellow flowers, 6-8mm across, in panicles to 2m or more long, in summer. Height to 5m, Spread 1.5-2.5m. Native of Haiti, E. Cuba.

Cyperus papyrus is a tender aquatic perennial forming a clump of erect stems with rounded umbels to 30cm wide, composed of many slender stalks each bearing a small light brown flower-head.

Philodendron Xanadu grows in pots or in the ground forming large, neat looking clumps. Native to Australia, Xanadu is an evergreen shrub that usually grows to about 2 or 3 feet. In recent years it has become the most popular Philodendron in Florida. The medium-size indented leaves are glossy green in color. Leaves may grow from 12 to 18 inches long. Xanadu needs to be watered regularly in summertime and should be reduced in winter. For best growth, plant in light shade to partial sun. One of our best indoor plants .

They are grown for their ornamental foliage in homes, greenhouses, and in the outdoors, where climates allow. These plants should have a moist, but well drained, heavy soil. It will live for long periods in water and in spots with poor light; though bright, indirect sunlight or partial shade is best. Water moderately and maintain a fairly humid atmosphere. Keep them drier throughout the winter.

A small shrub with purplish-pink flowers. Suitable for group planting or as a pot plant.

Bushy, erect annual or short-lived perennial with red, purple, or green stems, and ovate to ovate-oblong, light green leaves, to 15cm long. Some cultivars have red or purple-green leaves. Tassel-like, pendent, terminal and axillary panicles, 45-60cm long, of crimson-purple flowers are borne freely from summer to early autumn.

Cordyline fruticosa (Ti plant, also known as the good luck plant), It is a woody plant growing up to 4 m tall, with leaves 30-60 cm (rarely 75 cm) long and 5- 10 cm wide at the top of a woody stem. It produces 40-60 cm long panicles of small scented yellowish to red flowers that mature into red berries. It is native to tropical southeastern Asia, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, northeastern Australia.

Medium-sized palm with a slender, smooth trunk ringed by old leaf scars. Arching, pinnate, dark green leaves, 2-4m long, comprise many narrow, linear, abrupt- or ragged-ended leaflets. From spring to summer, bears cup-shaped cream flowers in panicles to 1.5m long, followed by crimson fruit in persistent yellow calyces. Height 10-15m, Spread 3-7m. Native of Australia.

Densely tufted, clump-froming, evergreen, perennial grass with arching, glaucous, mid-green leaves, to 2.5m or more long. In late summer, silky, silver, often pink- or purple-flushed spikelets are borne in pyramidal to oblong panicles, 45-90cm long, on erect stems. Height 2.5-3.0m, Spread 1.5m or more. Native of Temperate South America.

Mound-forming, densely tufted, deciduous perennial grass, often grown as an annual, with upright, narrowly linear, flat or rolled, rough-textured, mid-green leaves, to 30cm long. From mid-summer to early autumn, bears pink to purplish pink spikelets in plumed, long-bristled, upright to nodding, narrow panicles, to 30cm long.

Pink Muhly Grass is a clumping grass that grows to 3 feet tall and wide. The flowering clusters add about 1 foot, giving the plant a height of 4 feet when in bloom. The narrow leaf blades are a glossy dark green color, and grow to 1.5 inches long. Flower spikes are a deep pinkish-red color; with a loose, open appearance that give the tops of the plants a feathery look. These flowering stalks appear in fall and early winter, although bloom periods vary slightly with temperature.

This is a vigorous, tropical bamboo common throughout the world. It grows in open clumps and its clumps grow a foot or more apart. Clump bamboos have underground stems that sprout vertical shoots much closer to their parent plants, growing slowly outward. The flowers are rather insignificant and often hidden among foliage on slender arching panicles.

The papaya plant has an erect branchless trunk 6-20 ft (1.8-6.1 m) tall, and a palmlike head of foliage at the top. The trunk remains somewhat succulent and soft wooded, and never develops true bark. It is ringed with prominent scars from previous leaf stems and contains an acrid milky latex sap. The leaves are deeply incised and lobed, up to 24 in (61 cm) across and borne on 24 in (61 cm) petioles. The smooth-skinned fruits are green, yellow, orange or rose colored, and can weigh as much as 20 pounds (9.1 kg), but typically are about a pound (0.5 kg). They hang on short stalks in clusters directly from the trunk beneath the umbrella of giant leaves. Papayas flower and fruit simultaneously throughout the year. Normally dioecious in the wild, hermaphroditic papaya cultivars have been developed. Several variations of the Solo cultivars, or Hawaiian papaya, are the most common papayas in American grocery stores; these are monoecious cultivars, only 6-8 ft (1.8-2.4 m) tall, which produce small, single serving fruits. Mexican papayas produce fruits weighing up to 10 lbs (4.5 kg), on much larger plants.

Native to Mexico, coral plant or coral fountain (also sometimes firecracker plant) is a deciduous, asparagus-like, many-branched, tropical subshrub (to 4 tall) with trailing rush-like 4-angled stems and bright red tubular firecracker-like flowers (to 1.25 long) in drooping terminal cymes. Blooms freely from late spring to frost. Needle-like medium green leaves (to 1/2 long). Flowers are attractive to hummingbirds.

T. dealbata is an evergreen, marginal aquatic perennial forming a clump of long-stalked, erect, narrowly ovate leaves to 40cm in length, covered with white powder, and slender stems bearing panicles of purple flowers 2cm across .

D. tasmanica is an evergreen perennial to 1.2m tall, with tough, grass-like leaves and branched panicles of violet-blue flowers 2cm wide, with prominent yellow stamens, followed by glossy violet-blue berries

Slender-stemmed palm with a terminal tuft of pinnate, rich green leaves, to 60cm long, comprising 21-40 linear to lance-shaped leaflets. Tiny yellow flowers are borne in erect, simple or branched panicles, 15-30cm long, from spring to autumn, followed by small, spherical black fruit. Height 2-3m, Spread 1-2m. Native of Mexico, Guatemala.

Upright to rounded, dense, bushy, aromatic, evergreen shrub with linear, leathery, dark green leaves, to 5cm long, white-felted beneath. Whorls of tubular, 2-lipped, purple-blue to white flowers, 1cm long, are produced from the upper leaf axils from mid-spring to early summer, and often again in autumn.

Nymphaea are rhizomatous, submerged aquatic perennials with floating, rounded leaves and showy, sometimes fragrant, cup- or bowl-shaped flowers in a wide range of colours, held on or above the water and followed by submerged, berry-like fruits