Miniature Orchid Chiloschista ramifera

Chiloschista ramifera Seidenf. 1988 is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species native to the humid forests of Thailand. The branched inflorescence of Chiloschista ramifera reach a length up to about 30 cm and carry up to about 20 fragrant flowers. The beautiful, but small flowers get a size of just 1 cm. Flowering period: Spring [read more...]

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Camellia sasanqua

Camellia sasanqua Thunb., commonly called Christmas Camellia, is an evergreen shrub belonging to the Theaceae family. The most well-known representative of the Camellia genus is for sure the tea plant (Camellia sinensis). The beautiful red Camellia sasanqua is native to the coastal forests of southern Japan and has been cultivated in Japan, where the plant [read more...]

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Giant Waterlily (Nymphaea gigantea)

The Giant Water Lily (Nymphaea gigantea Hook.1852) is worthy of the name as the flower is one of the biggest flowers in the plant kingdom. Giant water lily flowers reach a size up to 30 cm in diameter, leaves get a size up to 70 cm and the stems raise the attractive, white flowers about [read more...]

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Succulent  Huernia macrocarpa

Huernia macrocarpa (A. Rich.) Sprenger 1892 is a succulent plant, belonging to the milkweed family (Apocynaceae) and the same subfamily Asclepiadoideae as the beautiful Hoya plants. The succulent Huernia macrocarpa has been described primarily by the French botanist Achille Richard (1794-1852) in the year 1851 as Stapelia macrocarpa. 1892 the species has been transfered to [read more...]

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Doritaenopsis / Phalaenopsis Dyah Redita

Doritaenopsis Dyah Redita is an orchid hybrid, a crossing between Doritis pulcherrima and Phalaenopsis Grand Condé. As this beautiful pink orchid hybrid is still known as Doritaenopsis, an intergeneric hybrid between the orchid genera Doritis and Phalaenopsis, correctly the plant has to be classified as a Phalaenopsis orchid. The genus Doritis has been switched over [read more...]

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Dutchman’s Pipe Aristolochia ringens

Aristolochia ringens Vahl, commonly called Gaping Dutchman’s Pipe, Pelican Flower or pipe vine, is a tropical creeper native to South America. Gaping Dutchman’s Pipe vines can reach heights up to 6 meters and has been reportetd as an invasive species in Sri Lanka. The impressive flowers reach a length up to 25 cm and can [read more...]

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Thai Orchid Pecteilis sagarikii

The Thai orchid Pecteilis sagarikii Seidenf. 1973, commonly called Duck orchid, has been named by the Danish diplomat and botanist Gunnar Seidenfaden (1908 – 2001) in honour to the famous Thai horticulturist and researcher of orchids Professor Rapee Sakarik (born 1922). The terrestrial growing Pecteilis sagarikii is related to Habenaria orchids and like them the [read more...]

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