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Top row (from left to right): Anthurium (Anthurium pseudospectabile), Chandelier tree (Medenilla cumingii kinabalu), Black pepper (Piper nigrum)

Bottom row (from left to right): Pineapple (Ananas comosus), Goldfish plant (Nematanthus), Begonia incana (Begonia incana)

Top row (from left to right): Rhododendron (Rhododendron ‘Mary Fleming’), Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick (Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’), Fullmoon Maple (Acer japonicum)

Bottom row (from left to right): Dwarf flowering almon (Prunus glandulosa ‘rosea plena’), Koreanspice viburnum (Viburnum carlesii), Rhododendron (Rhododendron ‘Aronimink’)

Top row (from left to right): Camellia ‘Professor Sargent’ (Camellia japonica), Japanese andromeda (Pieries japonica), Plum yew (Cephalotaxus)

Bottom row (from left to right): Lenten rose (Helleborus), Tongue-leaf Butcher’s-broom (Ruscus hypoglossum), Camellia ‘Margery Adams’ (Camellia japonica)

Top row (from left to right): Artillary Plant (Pilea micropylla), Dancing Bones Cactus (Hatiora salicornioides), Medusa’s Head Euphorbia (Euphorbia caputmeduse)

Bottom row (from left to right): Begonia (Begonia ‘Hayes Jackson’), Spiral Ginger (Costus lasius), Gasteria (Gasteria liliputana)

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From left to right: Amethyst witch hazel (Hamamelis vernalis ‘Amethyst’), Camellia ‘Crimson Candles’ (Camellia hybrid), Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick (Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’), Camellia ‘Forest 38’ (Camellia japonica), Fragrant Paperbush (Edgeworthia chrysantha), Camellia ‘Professor Sargent’ (Camellia japonica), Japanese Pieris (Pieris japonica), Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)

Top row (from left to right): Lysudamuloa Red Jewel ‘Sweet Baby’ Orchid (Lycamerlycaste Geyser Gold x Angulocaste Red Jade), Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii ‘Thai Hybrid’), Begonia ‘Little Brother Montgomery’ (Begonia)

Bottom row (from left to right): Oesterdella orchid (Oerstedella centradenia), Dendrobium orchid (Dendrobium spectabile), Gongora orchid (Gongora sphaerica)

Top row (from left to right): Japanese apricot (Prunus mume ‘Hokkai Bungo’), ‘Amethyst’ Witch Hazel (Hamamelis vernalis cultivar), “Professor Sargent’ Camellia (Camellia japonica cultivar)

Bottom row (from left to right): ‘Winter Sun’ Mahonia (Mahonia x media cultivar), ‘Spring Mist’ Camellia (Camellia japonica ‘Spring Mist’), Fragrant Paperbush (Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Snow Cream’)

Top row (from left to right): Camellia japonica ‘Willie Hite,’ Camellia japonica ‘April Bliss,’ Camellia japonica ‘Adeyaka’

Bottom row (from left to right): Camellia japonica ‘Governor Mouton,’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Misty Morn,’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Mine-No-Yuki’