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Plumeria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. Most species are deciduous shrubs or small trees that grow in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and as far south as Brazil and north as Florida. Submitted by Mary Foster
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Mexican Bird of Paradise or Caesalpinia pulcherrima is a species of flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae, native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas. The plant can grow to 15 feet tall. Submitted by Vicki Rossetti
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The Dragon Fruit plant, aka pitahaya or pitaya, produces unusual flowers and is native to areas including Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and northern South America. Submitted by Linda Nickerson
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Dragon Fruit grows on a tall cacti that produces fruit with leather-like skin and prominent scaly spikes from which it gets its nickname. Submitted by Linda Nickerson
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Dragon Fruit grows locally and can be found in area grocery stores. Submitted by Linda Nickerson
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The Spider Pincushion (Leucospermum hybrid) is a tropical perennial, drought-tolerant and suitable for xeriscaping. Submitted by Suzanne Kestell
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This 15 year old Madagascar palm is in full bloom in a Fallbrook garden. The Pachypodium lamerei plant is not a cactus or a palm tree and is native to the island of Madagascar off of Africa. Submitted by Suzanne Kestell
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