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P:-

Pachypodium lamerei
Has yet to flower.

Pallenis maritima
Useful, drought-tolerant ground cover, effective for smothering weeds.

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Pancratium maritimum
Grown from seed collected on a beach in Crete during the MGS AGM that was held on that island.

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Pandorea jasminoides
Fairly vigorous climber.

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Paulownia tomentosa
Two trees grown from seed. Fast growing, ours receive little supplementary water.

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Pelargonium graveolens
Used in Cyprus to flavour 'palouze', a sort of grape jelly (jello).

Pennisetum 'Mt Fuji'

Pentas lanceolata
Purchased in Nov 2015 as something of an experiment. Previous attempts to grow it always ending in failure.

Persea americana
Very large tree grown from stone. Rarely produces fruit but serves as a shade tree for a seating area underneath.

Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile'
Struggling to establish.

Philodendron bipinatifidum
Rescued house plant that is in our small pseudo-tropical area.

Phlomis lunariifolia
Indigenous to Cyprus, reliable flowerer.

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Phyla filiformis
Planted as an experimental grass substitute. Not entirely successful in our situation although I have seen instances where it has been.

Pistacia lentiscus
Indigenous to Cyprus.

Pittosporum tobira
Used as a boundary hedge and screen. Strong scent of citrus blossom when in flower.

Plectranthus neochilus
Drought tolerant ground cover.

Plumbago auriculata
Can be a thug if allowed to get out of control.

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Plumeria rubra
Needs regular watering.

Podranea ricasoliana
Fairly vigorous climber.

Polygala myrtifolia
Purchased in 2001. Reliable flowerer that receives very little supplementary water.

Prunus dulcis
Planted 2002. Flowers later than other almonds in the area and is a poor cropper.

Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
I much preferred the original name of Senecio confusus but the change doesn't detract from its unusual and eye-catching flowers.
I can't decide if this tongue twister is an example of the taxonomists having a sense of humour or a nasty streak?

[John J]

Psidium cattleianum
A small bush that produces a crop of little Strawberry Guavas each year.

Psidium guajava
Mature tree that earns its keep as an ornamental, attractive flowers and bark as well as producing a plentiful supply of fruit.

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Punica granatum
Mature specimens that, fortunately, produce sufficient fruit for both ourselves and the local birds to enjoy. 

And just one Q:-

Quisqualis indica
Climber that is struggling to establish.

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So to R:-

Retama raetam
Extremely drought tolerant requiring absolutely no supplementary water. Covered in tiny, white, fragrant flowers in spring.

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Rhaphiolepis indica
&
Rhaphiolepis umbellata
Very attractive evergreen shrubs whose spring flowers are followed by clusters of small, round, black berries.

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Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'
Thornless climbing rose that produces an abundance of small yellow flowers in spring.

Also R.banksiae 'Alba Plena'
Similar to the above but with lightly scented white flowers.

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Rosa x damascena
Grown commercially in Cyprus to make Rose water and to scent a variety of products.

Assorted other roses that need to be more clearly identified and catalogued.

Rosmarinus officinalis
Including the prostrate form.

Ruellia simplex

Ruscus hypoglossum
Used as a low hedge. Needs little attention.

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Here we go with S:-

Salvia africana-lutea
Produces unusually-coloured flowers that someone once described to me as being a 'mucky brown'. I prefer to consider them to be burnt orange or, as a more recent acquaintance said, copper coloured.

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Salvia discolor
One of my favourite salvias with its almost black flowers and lime-green bracts. Original plant came from the MGS garden Sparoza but cuttings have taken reasonably easily.