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
Firebush (Hamelia patens)	Have Shrubs	This plant attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, Bumble Bees and other beneficial insects. It is also a very pretty bush.
Dwarf Mexican Firebush (Hamelia patens 'Compacta')	Have Shrubs
English Ivy (Hedera helix 'Adam')	Have Perennials
Heliconia	Have Ornamentals
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Royal Butterfly')	Have Ornamentals	I got 2 of these day lilies from a trade.
Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva 'Kwanso')	Have Ornamentals	I have had this day lily for quite a long time and tried it in different parts of the garden. They grow better in dappled shade or morning sun.
Umbrella Tree (Heptapleurum actinophyllum)	Have Perennials
Amaryllis (Hippeastrum 'Minerva')	Have
Butterfly Amaryllis (Hippeastrum papilio)	Have Trade as seed Sell as seed	This Butterfly Amaryllis has been moved to another location. It was in too much shade. I have divided the clump and the bulbs are now available for trade or sale. Most of the bulbs are small but they are very healthy.
Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)	Have Ornamentals	I took cuttings from this hydrangea and now I have 4 new plants in containers. My hydrangea is not looking very well this winter. I think I will prune it in about a month.
Species Iris (Iris domestica)	Have Trade as seed
Species Iris (Iris domestica 'Freckle Face')	Have Shrubs
Spicy Jatropha (Jatropha integerrima 'Baby Doll')	Have Shrubs	My jatropha was growing in a very shady place and now it has been transplanted to a sunny area that gets at least 5 hours of sun.
Anador (Justicia pectoralis)	Have	This is an herb I know since I was a child and now I found it here in Florida. It is doing very good in a container in the shade of a camphor tree. Update. This plant has been on the ground for a long time now. We harvested the tips with flowers and some leaves to make the tea. January 7, 2022. This plant is now growing in the ground and is now full of flowers. It really likes it a lot better in the ground in full shade and moist soil.	June 21, 2020: Cuttings stuck (I started cuttings (6) and they all are doing fine. Now I can use them in the shade under the camphor tree and in other shady areas. )
Peacock Ginger (Kaempferia pulchra 'Silver Spot')	Have Ornamentals	This is a ground cover for shaded areas. I love most ground-covers especially this one.
Kalanchoes (Kalanchoe)	Have Perennials
Mother of Thousands (Kalanchoe daigremontiana)	Have Cactus & Succulents
Donkey Ears (Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri)	Have Ornamentals
Flapjacks (Kalanchoe luciae)	Have Ornamentals
Panda Plant (Kalanchoe tomentosa)	Have Cactus & Succulents