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Bamboo
Bambusoideae
A diverse group of giant evergreen grasses from Asia and the Americas, famous for hollow jointed stems, rapid growth, and uses from food to construction.
Looking for 6-letter plants? Here are 6 plants that fit — each linked to a full profile.
Letters are counted across the whole name with spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, and diacritics excluded. "Apple Pie" is 8 letters; "Boeuf Bourguignon" is 16.
List of 6-letter Plants
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Coleus
Coleus scutellarioides
A Southeast Asian foliage plant grown for its kaleidoscopic leaves in red, purple, lime, and chocolate, popular in beds, containers, and as a houseplant.
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Croton
Codiaeum variegatum
A flamboyant tropical Asian shrub whose leaves splash with red, orange, yellow, and green, grown outdoors in the tropics and as a vivid houseplant elsewhere.
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Nettle
Urtica dioica
A widely distributed perennial herb with stinging hairs along its stems and leaves, both feared as a weed and prized as a nutritious cooked green and fiber plant.
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Oxalis
Oxalis triangularis
A vast genus of small clover-like plants found worldwide, grown as a houseplant for purple shamrock and dreaded as a weed in some species and climates.
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Pothos
Epipremnum aureum
A South Pacific trailing aroid with heart-shaped leaves, the most widely sold houseplant in the world and an emblem of beginner-friendly indoor gardening.
About 6-letter plants
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