Kevalsha's Plant List

A note from Kevalsha

I like to grow a variety of plants from trees to many ground-covers. I also grow annuals and vegetables. I always find places for more plants. Using containers for those that need protection from frost and are used as house plants is a good idea. Many climbing varieties grow on my trees including a vanilla orchid that grows on a camphor tree and is hanging in there for the past two winters. I try to create barriers that make protected areas for plants that would normally would not survive the elements in my area.

Plant	Status	Notes	Events
Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan)	Have Trade as seed Shrubs Trees	This year I have about 7 of these pigeon peas. This year my pigeon peas are full of flowers and fruits, but pretty soon we will have a cold spell and I hope they do not get damaged.	January 21, 2018: Entered Dormancy (My pigeon peas are now dormant and some of them may not come back as we had cold weather for several hours and they do not like that. I will plant some more pigeon peas. Pigeon Peas are a great substitute for meats. They are cooked the same way as any fabacea or beans. Pigeon peas can be harvested when green but fully mature or they can be left to dry and harvested at that stage. I prefer to harvest them when still green.)
Fancy-leaf Caladium (Caladium 'Brandywine')	Have Ornamentals	Caladium Brandywine is a beauty with its big leaves and the contrast between the red and green.
Lance-leaf Caladium (Caladium 'Florida Red Ruffles')	Have Ornamentals	This caladium is very bright red with green edges.
Dwarf Caladium (Caladium 'Miss Muffet')	Have Ornamentals	Caladium Miss Muffet is one of the originals I had before going to Lake Placid, Florida where we purchased a big collection of whites, pinks and reds.
Beautyberries (Callicarpa)	Have Fruits
Giant Milkweed (Calotropis gigantea)	Have
Papaya (Carica papaya)	Have Trade as seed Sell as seed Fruits Trees	We have many papaya trees around the property. Even the male trees which only give flowers I let them grow if they are out of the way. Papaya trees, apart from giving edible fruit they also attract hummingbirds and other beneficial s. Their leaves also give an atmosphere of the tropics.
Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)	Have
Huernia (Ceropegia 'Red Dragon Flower')	Have Perennials
Orange Cestrum (Cestrum aurantiacum)	Have
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)	Have Perennials
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum 'White Lightning')	Have Perennials
Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora)	Have Trade as plant Sell as plant Sell as seed	This tree is one of the host plants for spicebush swallowtail (papilio troilus).
Veldt Grape (Cissus quadrangularis)	Have Trade as cutting Sell as cutting Cactus & Succulents	Cissus quadrangularis is a perennial plant in the grape family.
Shooting Star (Clerodendrum quadriloculare)	Have
Bleeding Heart Vine (Clerodendrum thomsoniae)	Have Perennials	This Bleeding heart has been growing in our property since before we moved in. It is a die hard because it is now being mowed and it always comes back.
Bleeding Heart Vine (Clerodendrum thomsoniae 'Delectum')	Have
Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius)	Have Shrubs	Chaya is very nutritious but needs to be cooked for at least 20 minutes.
Slow Bolt Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum 'Santo')	Have Vegetable
Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)	Have Sell as seed Annuals	My cosmos bipinnatus are growing in the butterfly section of my garden. They are growing tall to compete with the porterweed.