Desert Rose (Adenium obesum)
Dendrochilum magnum Rchb. f. 1861
Coral Plant (Jatropha multifida)
Bulbophyllum patens King 1896
Dendrobium sulcatum Lindl. 1838
Rain Tree (Samanea saman)
Blue Strawberry Flower (Memecylon caeruleum)
Bulbophyllum claptonense Rolfe 1905
Luisia curtisii
Cream Fruit (Strophanthus gratus)
Thai Orchid Rhynchostylis coelestis
Rudraksha Tree (Elaeocarpus grandiflorus)
Miniature Orchid Bulbophyllum dentiferum
Bangkok Rose Mussaenda Queen Sirikit
Luisia thailandica
Spiral Ginger (Costus barbatus)
Green Orchid Grammatophyllum multiflorum var. multiflorum
Queens Wreath (Petrea volubilis)
Hoya lasiantha
Geodorum recurvum (Roxb.) Alston 1931
Aquatic plants, also called hydrophytes or hydrophytic plants, are living on or under the water surface. While many hydrophytes are known as invasive species, other aquatic plants are used by fish keepers to improve the water quality. As some aquatic plant species are marked as an invasive species, like the Common Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), they are also used for Phytoremediation, a natural cleaning process of polluted water or soil.
The Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.), with its impressive, white, pink or sometimes yellow flowers, also called Hindu Lotus, is an aquatic plant from the Nelumbonaceae family. The Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) is native to India, Bangladesh, Southeast Asia and China. The flowers, seeds, young leaves, stems and rhizomes (roots) are edible. Lotus flowers [read more...]
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Nymphaea Mangala Udol is a hardy water lily hybrid bred by Nopchai Charnsilp (Thailand) in 1997. 2004 the beautiful Nymphaea Mangala Udol water lily has been awarded the Best New Hardy Water Lily by the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society. The Nymphaea Mangala Udol flowers are slightly fragrant. © Orchids Flowers.com Image: Water Lily [read more...]
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The Pickerel Weed (Pontederi cordata L.) is an aquatic plant
endemic to North-East America, but nowadays also found in Europe and Asia…
The Nymphaea Nang Kwak Khao (Indian Goddess Water Lily White) is a tropical water Lily from the so called Nang Kwak group, descendent from India. Dr. Slearmlarp (Sam) Wasuwat, who runs a Waterlily Farm in Thailand, imported the first Nang Kwak water lilies and started to develop this beautiful aquatic plant. The name refers to [read more...]
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The name water snowflake for the beautiful Nymphoides indika (L.) Kuntze hits the nail right on the head. The flowers of the Nymphoides indika are really looking like snowflakes on the water. The aquatic plant, which is not related to water lilies (Nymphaea), even if the leaves look quite similar, is endemic to Middle- and [read more...]
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The beautiful Nymphaea Peach Glow is a water lily hybrid cultivar. The peach-coloured flowers are standing high above the water surface. Flowers stay about 4 days and are changing their colour from peach to white. The Nymphaea Peach Glow water lily is also hardy, but needs a lot of sun. © Orchids Flowers.com Image: Water [read more...]
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The Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. & Schltdl. 1827, in common parlance called California Arrowhead or Giant Arrowhead is an aquatic plant native to South America, but is also very popular in tropical Asia. The Sagittaria montevidensis plant, with it´s beautiful white flowers, with 3 wine-red spots, is found in shallow waters. The species Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. [read more...]
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Heliconia stricta Huber
Cats Claw Creeper (Macfadyena unguis-cati)
Succulent Huernia macrocarpa
Hoya kerrii Craib 1911 Sweetheart Hoya
Dendrobium unicum Seidenf. 1970