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Pategai On Plants Articles

Pategai On Plants: Trends Lead To Plants

This is the final print version of Pategai On Plants after 18 years of publication in Ornamental Outlook Magazine. All new articles will only be found online. Read about trends in the landscape industry, the history of Pategai On Plants, and see a photograph of Hortus Oasis.

Pategai On Plants: Gift Giving Guide 2009

Read about a selection of tools and equipment for gift giving.

Pategai On Plants: Geometric Drama

Read about Dasylirion longissimum (Mexican grass tree) and the Florida Garden Select program (formerly Florida Plant of the Year) by FNGLA.

Pategai On Plants: High Visual Interest

Read about Thrinax radiata (Florida thatch palm) and a review of the book A Guide to Florida Grasses.

Pategai On Plants: The Perfect Spiral

Read about Vigna Caracalla (snail vine).

Pategai On Plants: After The Flood Comes Katrina

Read about Dietes x ‘NOLA alba’ (Katrina African iris) and a review of the book Florida’s Best Fruiting Plants.

Pategai On Plants: A Strong Mocha Without The Bite

Read about X Mangave ‘Macho Mocha’ and a review of the book Passiflora: Passionflowers of the World.

Pategai On Plants: Distinguished Perennials

Read about Helichrysum petiolare (petite licorice) and Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Flambe strawflower).

Pategai On Plants: Bright Red Beauty

Read about Ruellia elegans (Brazilian petunia) and a review of the book 1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die.

Pategai On Plants: Colorful Colocasias

Read about Colocasia esculenta ‘Elena’ and Colocasia esculenta ‘Fontanesii’ (also called C. ‘Black Stem’).

Pategai On Plants: Go For The Gold

Read about Cassia leptophylla (gold medallion tree) and a review of the book A Pattern Garden.

Pategai On Plants: The Song And Dance Of India

Read about Dracaena reflexa ‘Variegata’ (song of India) and Stromanthe sanguinea ‘Triostar’.