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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

F

Fagraea berteroana – 17(12)
Fairy Fan Flower – see Scaevola aemula
Fairy Primrose – see Primula malacoides
Falling Stars – see Crocosmia aurea
False Aralia – see Schefflera elegantissima
False Eranthemum – see Pseuderanthemum carruthersii
False Freesia - see Anomatheca laxa
False Gardenia – see Tabernaemontana; Atractocarpus; Randia
False Plumbago – see Ceratostigma willmottianum
False Sandalwood – see Eremophila mitchellii
Fan Dancer – see Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Fan Dancer’
Fan Flower - see Scaevola
Fan Palm – see Licuala grandis; Licuala ramsayi
Fan Palm, Daintree – see Licuala ramsayi
Fan Wattle – see Acacia amblygona
Farfugium japonicum - 2(18-19)
Fat Hen – see Chenopodium album
Fat Pork Tree – see Clusia rosea
Fava Bean – see Vicia faba
Feijoa sellowiana - 1(74)
Felt Plant – see Kalanchoe beharensis
Felted coccid – see Antonina graminis
Fennel – see Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel, Florence – see Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum
Fennel, Sweet – see Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce
Fern Leaved Grevillea – see Grevillea pteridifolia
Fern Leaved Tamarind – see Sarcotoechia serrata
Fernleaf Aralia – see Polyscias cumingiana ‘Aurea’
Ferns – 7(13, 66-67); 8(12, 34-37, 52); 22(53)
Ferny Phyllanthus – see Phyllanthus lamprophyllus
Ferocactus ‘Santa Maria’ – 8(18)
Fertiliser – 4(84-85); 15(49)
Festuca – 7(83)
Festuca arundinacea – 7(83)
Festuca glauca – 14(35)
Feverfew – see Tanacetum parthenium
Ficinia nodosa – 17(36, 38)
Ficus - 4(89); 17(46)
Ficus bengalensis – 7(45); 11(54)
Ficus benjamina - 1(32, 70); 3(64); 6(28), 7(44); 26(46, 50)
Ficus benjamina ‘Golden King’ – 22(33)
Ficus binnendijkii ‘Alii’ – 7(29)
Ficus binnendijkii ‘Amstel Gold’ – 22(33)
Ficus carica – 14(22); 23(56-57)
Ficus coronata – 15(60)
Ficus fraseri – 26(46)
Ficus hispida – 15(61)
Ficus macrocarpa ‘Panda’ – 22(33)
Ficus macrophylla – 11(61)
Ficus microcarpa – 6(31)
Ficus microcarpa ‘Hillii’ - 1(70)
Ficus nitida ‘Panda’ – see Ficus macrocarpa ‘Panda’
Ficus obliqua – 3(84)
Ficus opposita - 2(73); 15(60); 26(46)
Ficus racemosa - 2(74)
Ficus religiosa – 11(54, 58)
Ficus rotundifolia ‘Green Island’ – 21(74)
Ficus rubiginosa – 11(78)
Ficus scobina - 2(73)
Ficus variegata – 8(53)
Ficus virens – 11(54)
Fiery Gum - see Eucalyptus phoenicea
Fig trees – 7(44); 8(29, 53)
Fig, Boombil – see Ficus hispida
Fig, Creek – see Ficus coronata
Fig, edible – see Ficus carica
Fig, Hills Weeping - see Ficus microcarpa
Fig, Sandpaper – see Ficus opposita
Fig, Weeping - see Ficus benjamina
Fiji Fan Palm – see Pritchardia pacifica
Fiji Feather Palm – see Veitchia joannis
Fijian Fire Plant/Bush – see Acalypha wilkesiana
Fine Fescue – see Festuca
Fine Leaf Tuckeroo - see Lepiderema pulchella
Fine Leaf Weeping Paper Bark – see Melaleuca leucadendron
Fine Leaved Clumping Palm – see Ptychosperma lineare
Finger Lime, Native – see Citrus australasica
Fire Ant – see Solenopsis invicta
Fire Cracker Flower – see Crossandra infundibuliformis
Fire Cracker Plant – see Cuphea ignea
Fire Lily – Cyrtanthus mackenii
Firecracker Bush – see Justicia spicigera
Firecracker Flower – see Crossandra infundibuliformis
Firecracker Plant - see Russelia juncea
Firecracker Vine – see Manettia bicolor
Fireplant – see Acalypha wilkesiana
Firespike Bush – see Odontonema strictum; Odontonema cuspidatum; Odontonema callistachyum
Firewheel Tree – see Stenocarpus sinuatus
Fish – 7(25); 10(62-64); 11(62-65)
Fish Strap Fern – see Microsorum punctatum
Fishbone Water Fern – see Blechnum gibbum
Fishtail Palm - see Caryota
Fishtail Palm, Clustered – see Caryota mitis
Fishtail Palm, Snakeskin – see Caryota ophiopellis
Fittonia albivenis – 22(12)
Fittonia argyroneura – see Fittonia albivenis
Five Seasons Herb – see Plectranthus amboinicus
Flamboyant Tree - see Delonix regia
Flame Freesia – see Freesia laxa; Lapeirousia laxa; Anomatheca cruenta
Flame of the Forest – see Mucuna novoguineensis
Flame Thrower – see Chambeyronia macrocarpa
Flame Tree – see Brachychiton acerifolium
Flame Vine – see Pyrostegia venusta; Combretum coccineum
Flame Vine, Mexican – see Pseudogynoxis chenopodioides
Flame Violet – see Episcia cupreata ‘Acajou’
Flame Violet, Lilac – see Episcia x wilsonii ‘Pinkiscia’
Flamethrower Palm – see Chambeyronia macrocarpa
Flaming Beauty – see Carphalea kirondron
Flaming Katie – see Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Flamingo Feather – see Celosia spicata
Flamingo Flower – see Anthurium andraeanum; Justicia carnea
Flannel Flower - see Actinotus helianthi
Flax Bush – see Reinwardtia indica
Flax Lily – see Dianella revoluta
Flax Lily, White Border – see Dianella ensifolia ‘Marginata’
Flax, New Zealand – see Phormium
Flindersia australis – 5(51); 7(37); 11(78)
Flindersia brayleyana – 7(37); 23(36)
Flindersia ifflaiana – 7(37)
Floating Club-rush – see Isolepis fluitans
Flocculation, soil – 16(52)
Flood – 22(14, 15)
Flooded Gum – see Eucalyptus grandis
Flora’s Paintbrush – see Emilia sonchifolia var. javanica
Florence Fennel – see Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum
Florida Arrowroot – see Zamia integrifolia
Floss Flower – see Ageratum houstonianum
Flour Dust Plant – see Kalanchoe pumila
Flowering Gum – see Corymbia ‘Summer Red’
Flowering May Bush – see Spiraea japonica ‘Gold Mound’
Flowering Pandan – see Freycinetia scandens
Flowering Peach – see Prunus
Flowering Sage – see Salvia
Flowering Tobacco – see Nicotiana alata
Flue dust – 15(49)
Flueggea virosa - 2(73)
Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum (Florence fennel)– 19(66); 20(66); 22(66); 23(68); 24(67, 68); 26(70)
Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce – 18(66)
Footprint – 12(81)
Forest Lobelia – see Lobelia trigonocaulis
Forest Oak – see Allocasuarina torulosa
Forest Violet – see Lobelia membranacea
Forget-me-not, Chinese – see Cynoglossum amabile
Forma – 21(41)
Formosa Lily – see Lilium formosanum
Fortunella hindsii – 21(59)
Fortunella japonica – 21(58)
Fortunella margarita – 21(58)
Fortunella polyandra – 21(59)
Fortunella x crassifolia – 21(58)
Fortunella x obovata – 21(59)
Fosterella elata – 17(74)
Fosterella spectabilis – 17(74)
Fountain Bush – see Russelia juncea
Fountain Grass - see Russelia
Four O’Clock – see Mirabilis jalapa
Fox Nut – see Eurale ferox
Foxtail Palm - see Wodyetia bifurcata
Fragaria vesca – 18(71); 19(73); 20(70); 21(71)
Fragrant Passionflower – Passiflora phoenicea
Fragrant Telosma – see Telosma cordata
Frames – 21(54)
Frangipani - see Plumeria
Frangipani seeds – 6(91)
Frangipani, Bridal Bouqet – see Plumeria pudica
Frangipani, Climbing – see Chonemorpha fragrans
Frangipani, Native – see Hymenosporum flavum
Frangipani, Singapore White – see Plumeria obtusa
Fraser Island Creeper – see Tecomanthe hillii
Freesia – 3(90); 19(23)
Freesia alba – 19(24); 20(21)
Freesia grandiflora – 19(24)
Freesia laxa – 19(24)
Freesia, False – see Anomatheca laxa
Freesia, Flame – see Freesia laxa; Lapeirousia laxa; Anomatheca cruenta
French Bean – 14(71); 15(69); 16(69); also see Phaseolus vulgaris
French Dandelion – see Taraxacum officinale
French Kiss – see Costus woodsonii
French Lavender – see Lavandula dentata
French Marigold – see Tagetes patula
French Sorrel – see Rumex scutatus
Freshwater Mangrove – see Barringtonia acutangula
Freycinetia marginata – 17(12)
Freycinetia scandens – 15(34)
Fried Egg Tree – see Gordonia axillaris; Polyspora axillaris
Friends of Gardens – 25(30-31)
Friendship Plant – see Pilea involucrata
Fringe Flower – see Loropetalum chinense
Fringed Wattle – see Acacia fimbrata
Frog’s Mouth – see Philydrum lanuginosum
Frogs – 7(70); 21(48-51); 22(52-55)
Frost – 24(20-21)
Fruit feature articles –

• Abiu – 6(80-81)
• Acerola - 7(76-77); 13(84)
• Avocado – 1(84); 4(81)
• Bananas – 1(84); 3(79); 20(57)
• Black Sapote – 9(80-83)
• Brazilian Cherry – 15(57)
• Bunya Nuts – 11(66-69)
• Calamondins and Cumquats – 21(58-59)
• Camu Camu – 15(58)
• Cape Gooseberry – 14(57)
• Cedar Bay Cherry – 15(58)
• Ceylon Hill Gooseberry – 13(87)
• Citrus – 20(57)
• Custard Apple – 17(56-59)
• Davidson’s Plum – 1(83); 9(64-65)
• Dragon Fruit – 4(80)
• Figs – 23(56-57)
• Ground Cherry -14(58)
• Grumichama – 13(86)
• Guavas – 14(57); 16(60-61)
• Icecream Bean – 1(82)
• Jaboticaba – 13(85)
• Longans – 25(58-59)
• Loquat – 22(60-61)
• Low  Chill Stonefruit – 24(56-58)
• Lychees – 25(58-59)
• Mangoes – 3(78)
• Midyim – 20(58-59)
• Miracle fruit – 13(87)
• Mulberries – 26(64-67)
• Native Limes – 12(72-73)
• Native Tamarinds – 13(70-71)
• Panama Berry – 14(59)
• Passionfruit – 5 (81)
• Pawpaw – 3(80)
• Pineapple – 4(81); 20(57)
• Pitomba – 15(56)
• Rambutans – 25(58-59)
• Raspberries – 14(58)
• Riberry – 11(70-71)
• Rio Grande Cherry – 15(57)
• Rumberry – 15(59)
• Sandpaper Figs – 15(60-61)
• Sapodilla – 12(86-87)
• Snack Foods – 13(84-86); 14(56-59); 15 (56-60)
• Space saving with fruit – 11(84-85); 19(58-59)
• Star Apple – 8(82-83)
• Starting with common fruits – 20(56-57)
• Strawberries – 2(82-83)
• Tamarillo – 24(54-55)
• Tamarind – 5 (80); 23(58)
• Tangelos – 25(6-57)
• Tropic Cherry – 14(57)
• Wampee/Wampi – 1(83); 18(58-59)
• White Sapote – 10(78-81)

Fruit fly—2(68); 14(49)
Fruit Salad Plant - see Monstera deliciosa
Fruit spotting bug – 4(64); 7(77)
Fruiting plants – 6(80-81)
Fuchsia, Holly-leaf – see Graptophyllum ilicifolium
Fukien Tea Plant – see Carmona retusa
Fungicides –

• Home remedies – 16(40)

Fungus – 7(91)
Fungus gnat – 4(87)
Furcraea foetida ‘Mediopicta’ - 2(45); 10(25-26); 11(28); 18(34); 25(36)
Furcraea gigantea ‘Striata’ - see Furcraea foetida ‘Mediopicta’