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OK , allow ’s kick off a few days of combos from Central Park’sConservatory Gardenin New York City with this stunner . I ’m guessing on a few of the plant names this hebdomad , so bell in if you’re able to ID something I ca n’t or if I get something wrong . This one includes a cream - edged plectranthus ( Plectranthuscv . , USDA Hardiness Zone 11 ) , orange - flowered Mexican firebush ( Hamelia patens , Zones 9 - 11 ) , and a benighted and dramatic tripocal hibiscus ( Hibiscus acetosellacv . , Zones 10 - 11 ) . Can we say languid ?

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