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ABBREVIATIONS
cv. – is short for cultivar
f. – is short for forma
prev. – is short for previous
sp. – is short for species
spp. – is short for many species of the one genera
ssp. – is short for subspecies
subsp. – is short for subspecies
syn. – is short for synonum
var. – is short for variety

Valerian – 7(73); see Valeriana officinalis
Valeriana officinalis – 17(51)
Vanda – 19(35)
Vanda coerulea – 14(29, 31)
Vanda Rothschildiana – 14(29)
Vanilla orchid – 10(55)
Vappodes bigibba - see Dendrobium bigibbum
Vappodes lithocola - 1(64)
Vappodes phalaenopsis - 1(64); 19(34)
Vappodes striaenopsis - 1(65)
Vappodes williamsiana - 1(65)
Variagated Agave – see Agave desmettiana
Variagated Pandanus – see Pandanus tectorius ‘Baptistii’; Pandanus pygmaeus
Variagated Shell Ginger – see Alpinia zerumbet ‘Variegata’
Variegated Baby Rubber Plant – see Peperomia obtusifolia ‘Variegata’
Variegated Cup of Gold – see Solandra maxima ‘Variegata’
Variegated Hibiscus – see Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Cooperi’
Variegated Malay Dwarf – see Gigantochloa heterostachya
Variegated Pineapple – see Ananas bracteatus ‘Striatus’
Variegated Red Pineapple - see Ananas comosus var. bracteatus ‘Striatus’
Variegated Star Jasmine – see Trachelospermum jasminoides ‘Tricolor’
Vasconcellea x heilbornii – 19(59)
Vascostylis – 14(31)
Vase Bromeliads – see Billbergia
Vegetable feature articles –

• Asparagus – 14(63)
• Bassella – 18(56)
• Beans – 10(74-77); 11(80-81); 12(84-85)
• Chocos – 17(52-55)
• Edible aquatics – 6(78-79)
• Edible Flowers – 11(82-83)
• Hardy Vegetables – 7(74-75)
• Organic gadening – 13(72-77)
• Organic Tomotoes – 14(48-49)
• Planning a vegetable garden – 13(80-83)
• Planting a vegetable garden – 14(52-55)
• Pumpkins – 16(56-57)
• Rosellas – 15(52-55)
• Vegetables for dry conditions – 8(80-81); 9(78-79)
• Warrigal Greens – 17(60-61)
• Yacon – 20(54-55)

Vegetable Fern – see Diplazium esculetum
Vegetable garden – 9(91); 13(80-83)
Vegetable Hummingbird – see Sesbania grandiflora
Vegetable planting guide for warm climates

• Feb/March/April – 14(71); 18(66-67)
• May/June/July – 15(69); 19(66-67)
• Aug/Sept/Oct – 16(69); 20(66-67)
• Nov/Dec/Jan – 17(67)

Vegetable Pear – see Sechium edule
Vegetables - 1(80); 2(68); 10(74-77); 11(80-81); 12(84-85); 13(11, 80-83); 14(52-55, 70, 71); 15(67, 69); 16(58-59, 67, 68); 17 (52-55, 60-62, 66-67); 18(66, 67, 68); 19(66-67); 20(65-67)
Veitchia arecina – 14(89)
Veitchia joannis – 7(25)
Veitchia merrillii – 13(16)
Veldt Lily – see Veltheimia bracteata
Veltheimia bracteata – 11(83); 19(24)
Velvet Bean – see Mucuna pruriens
Velvet Butterfly – see Cornukaempheria aurantiflora
Velvet Cassia – see Cassia tomentella
Velvet Leaf – see Callicarpa pendunculata
Velvet Plant – see Hypoestes aristata
Velvet Wattle – see Acacia holosericea
Velvety Kerrawang – see Rulingia salviifolia
Verbena cultivars – 15(70); 16(70); 17(68); 18(69); 19(71); 20(69)
Verbena, Lemon – see Aloysia citriodora
Viburnum odoratissimum – 12(15)
Viburnum tinus - 1(74); 6(51)
Vicia faba (broad beans)– 18(66); 19(66); 20(66)
Victoria amazonica – 11(50)
Victoria Brake Fern – see Pteris ensiformis ‘Victoriae’
Vietnamese Coriander – see Persicaria odorata; Polygonum odoratum
Vigna caracalla - 17(20, 21)
Vigna umbellata (rice bean/oriental bean) – 11(82); 17(67); 19(67); 20(67)
Vigna unguiculata var. sequipedalis (snake bean) – 10(75-76); 11(82); 16(69); 17(67); 18(67); 19(67); 20(67)
Vinca – see Catharanthus roseus
Vinca, European – 12(42)
Viola – 3(91); 11(82)
Viola banksii - 1(73); 3(70); 11(82); 13(58); 14(73)
Viola betonicifolia – 13(31); 18(89)
Viola cornuta – 15(70); 18(69); 19(71); 20(69)
Viola hederacea - see Viola banksii
Viola tricolor – 15(70); 18(68); 19(71); 20(69)
Violet Quill – see Ledebouria socialis; Ledebouria violacea
Violet Tube-flower – see Iochroma cyanea
Violet, Arrow-leaved – see Viola betonicifolia
Violet, Native – see Viola hederacea
Violet, Nodding – see Streptocarpus caulescens
Violet, Persian – see Exacum affine
Violet, Philippine – see Barleria cristata
Vireya rhododendrons – 8(57); 14(95)
Virginia Creeper – see Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitex ovata ‘Purpurea’ – 6(14, 17)
Vitex rotundifolia – 6(15, 17)
Vitex trifolia ‘Purpurea’ – 6(15)
Vitis coignetiae – 16(18)
Vitis vinifera – 17(20)
Voodoo Lily – see Amorphophallus bulbifer
Vriesea - 1(25); 6(11)
Vriesea – 17(69)
Vriesea ‘Ella’ - 1(26)
Vriesea ‘Galaxy’ – 8(74)
Vriesea ‘Highway Beauty’ – 10(98)
Vriesea ‘Orange Crush’ – 3(23)
Vriesea fosteriana ‘Red Chestnut’ - 2(18); 3(24)
Vriesea hieroglyphica - 2(18); 6(11); 14(20)
Vriesea phillipocoburgii – 6(11)
Vriesea saundersii – 9(34, 36)