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Tabacco flower Purple Deep Perfume, Nicotiana alata 'Perfume Deep Purple'

Several species of Nicotiana are grown as ornamental plants, others are grown commercially to provide the leaf for tobacco. Plants are native to warm tropical and sub-tropical regions but are easy to grow if the right conditions can be met. The fragrant flowers begin to appear and bloom in the early summer and will continue to bloom all season. Florets are trumpet shaped, with red, white, rose, pink, yellow, and lavender colours. 'Perfume Deep Purple' sports deep velvety purple fragrant flowers in summer, and it thrives in heat and humidity.

Tabaiba Majorera, Euphorbia atropurpurea

An attractive shrubby Euphorbia with unusual dark reddish purple flowers. The loose bunches of flowers look nice against the blue-green foliage. Euphorbia succulent varieties are easy to grow and are suited to any well drained soil in full sun. They grow well when there is a layer of brick and charcoal pieces, on top of which sandy loam soil is spread. They need little maintenance. Young plant are happy growing indoors.

Tabebuia chrysantha, Golden Trumpet Tree

Tabebuia chrysantha is a deciduous tree which produces full yellow blossoms from late winter to early spring, before the production of leaves. It tolerates poor soils but prefers a well drained site. It develops an upright, irregular but rounded canopy and has grey-brown bark. They can reach 12 - 15m in height when planted in open spaces but they are slow growing and will take many years to reach this height.

Tabebuia pallida syn. Bignonia pallida, Pale Pink Trumpet Tree

Flowering street tree, pale pink with yellow throated flowers. Flowers several times throughout spring and summer. Glossy green leaves. Semi deciduous. Native to the Caribbean. Drought tolerant once established.

Tabebuia palmeri, Pink Trumpet Tree

Flowering street tree. Drops all leaves in winter and flowers with pink trumpet like flowers in spring. It develops an upright, irregular but rounded canopy and has grey-brown bark. They can reach 12 - 15m in height when planted in open spaces but they are slow growing and will take many years to reach this height.

Tabebuia rosea, Pink Poui

Tabebuia rosea is a neotropical deciduous tree native to northern South America and Mexicowhich produces full pink blossoms from late winter to early spring, before the production of leaves.The flowers are followed by long and slender fruit capsules, up to 35 cm (14 in) long. It tolerates poor soils but prefers a well drained site. It develops an upright, irregular but rounded canopy and has grey-brown bark. They can reach 30m in height

Tabebuia Serratifolia, Yellow Poui

Tabebuia serratifolia is a flowering tree which can reach 40m in height with a trunk diameter of over 2m. It is deciduous, losing its leaves in the dry season. The leaves are bright green, palmately compound and are composed of 3–5 leaflets, with the center leaflet being the largest at 6–10 inches in length. The smooth bark is greyish brown, and the characteristic yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers which appear in late winter/early spring, are arranged in clusters on exposed branches.

Tabernaemontana, Crepe Jasmine

Tabernaemontana is a medium sized to large evergreen tropical shrub in the Oleander family, and is a native of India and southeast Asian. The shrub forms a mound of shiny, dark green, veined, foliage, and bears loose clusters of long-tubed white, night-fragrant flowers with flared spiralling lobes.The fruit is long follicle with a recurved beak. Flowering can occur throughout the year, but the heaviest blooming is in Spring and Summer. There are semi-double- and double-flowered cultivars.

Tabernaemontana divaricata, Crape Jasmine

Tabernaemontana is a medium sized to large evergreen tropical shrub or small tree in the Oleander family, and is a native of India and southeast Asian. Flowering can occur throughout the year, but the heaviest blooming is in Spring and Summer. There are semi-double- and double-flowered cultivars. Tabernaemontana divaricata is a medium sized shrub that forms a mound of shiny, dark green, veined, foliage, and bears loose clusters of long-tubed white, night-fragrant, single flowers with flared spiralling lobes.The fruit is long follicle with a recurved beak. Flowering can occur throughout the year, but the heaviest blooming is in Spring and Summer. There are semi-double- and double-flowered cultivars.

Tabernaemontana Sananho, Tabernaemontana Sananho

Taboire Amarillo, Ononis hebecarpa

Ononis hebecarpa is an annual herbaceous plant with yellow flowers grouped in pairs above mid-green, unusual foliage. It is endemic to and grows widely in the Canary Islands. In herbalism, Ononis is used to treat bladder and kidney problems and water retention.

Tacca chantrieri, Bat plant

Tacca chantrieri, the black bat flower, is an exotic flowering plant with unusual bat-like, black flowers up to 30 cms. across.with "whiskers" that can be up to e in the yam family Dioscoreaceae. Tacca chantrieri is an unusual plant in that it has black flowers. These flowers are somewhat bat-shaped, are up to 12 inches across, and have several long 'whiskers' that can grow up to 70 cms. long.

Tacca Integrifolia, White Bat Plant

The White Bat Flower (Tacca integrifolia) has exotic purple flowers with white "wings" and with several long "whiskers" hanging below the flowers - up to a foot in length.The plant likes humid conditions.

Tacisedum 'Barton Pink', x Tacisedum Barton Pink

Barton Pink A hybrid by Ray Horton (1990) Parents: xGraptosedum 'Heswall' x Graptopetalum bellum / xTacisedum 'Heswall x Tacitus bellus (seed from Tacitus bellus)

Tacisedum 'Spring Glow', x Tacisedum 'Spring Glow'

Tacisedum 'Sping Glow' is an intergeneric tacisedum hybrid that produces clumping chartreuse rosettes, which develop red tips in cooler weather. Each clump that forms can reach upwards of 8" wide, and flowers seasonally producing delicate pink blooms. The plant requires well draining soil and protection from frost to prevent possible scarring of the foliage. Tacisedum 'Spring Glow' is a hybrid plant bred by Altman Plants, whose parentage is protected by the company.

Tacitus Bellus syn.Graptopetalum Bellum, Tacitus 'Bellus'

They grow grow in a rosette. They are not frost hardy but in frost free regions, make excellent rockery plants. Bellum' is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It needs more shade than the others of the family. It has someof the brightest flowers found in the genus. Flowers are over 2.5 cm wide, deep pink to red upright at the top of 10cm branched inflorescence. The single individual flowers star-shaped and have dark pink/red stamens tipped with white anthers emerging from a pink/red center.

Tagetes, Marigold

Tagetes erecta, African Marigold

Tagetes (Marigold) plants generally have blooms that are yellow, gold or copper coloured and have daisy-like characteristics. These flowers are also able to bloom all summer long. African Marigolds have large spherical pompom flower heads in shades of yellow or orange above dark green feathery leaves. These tall plants make good background planting for summer flower beads and borders. These plants are very easy to care for.

Tagetes erecta 'Kilimanjaro White', African Marigold 'Kilimanjaro White'

Tagetes erecta 'Kushi Mix' (Mix), Indian Marigold 'Kushi Mix' (Mix)

Tagetes (Marigold) plants generally have blooms that are yellow, gold or copper coloured and have daisy-like characteristics. These flowers are also able to bloom all summer long. Marigolds have large spherical pompom flower heads in shades of yellow or orange above dark green feathery leaves. These tall plants make good background planting for summer flower beads and borders. These plants are very easy to care for. 'Kushi Mix' are tall, strong cultivars that don't need staking, with orange and yellow flowersc

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