The Pickerel Weed (Pontederi cordata L.) is an aquatic plant
endemic to North-East America, but nowadays also found in Europe and Asia…
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Tropical Flowers
The Cannonball Tree (Couroupita guianensis Aubl.1775), so called because of its fruits, which look like brown cannon balls, is native to the rainforests of Central- and South America, but also found in India at least for about 3000 years. The tree grows up to a height of 25 meters. The extraordinary, highly fragrant Couroupita guianensis Read More »
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The blood flower (Scadoxus multiflorus), also called fireball lily or poison root,
is a bulbous tropical plant of the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae)…
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A red flowered Hoya mindorensis Schltr. 1906 has been found in the year 1905 at the island of Mindoro, Philippines and has been named by the German botanist Rudolf Schlechter. Hoya mindorensis plants are available in various colours, as pink, red, dark red, yellow and white. The hairy, slightly fragrant flowers are grouped in spectacular Read More »
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Hoya kerrii Craib 1911, also called Valentine Hoya or Sweetheart Hoya, because of its heart-shaped leaves, has been found in the year 1911 by the Irish plant collector Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942) at Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, North Thailand. Flower Photography © Orchids Flowers.com Image: Hoya kerrii Craib 1911 Photographer: Kitisak “Nat” Jaidee Single Read More »
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Hoya cumingiana Decne. 1844 was classified by the French botanist Joseph Decaisne (1807 – 1882) and named in honour to “the Prince of Collectors” Hugh Cuming (1791 – 1865), an English naturalist and conchologist, who discovered the tropical plant at the island of Mindoro during his expedition to the Philippines from 1836 until 1839. The Read More »
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The Nymphaea Nang Kwak Khao (Indian Goddess Water Lily White) is a tropical water lily hybrid 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, but a bit strange aquatic Read More »
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Hoya buotii Kloppenburg 2002, also named Hoya halconensis Schlechter ex Kloppenburg is an outstanding white or light yellow Hoya wax flower, native to the Philippines. D. Kloppenburg named the Hoya buotii species in honour to the Philippine botanist Inocentio Buot Jr. Hoya buotii is an easy to handle plant, which loves a sunny place and Read More »
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The name water snowflake for the beautiful Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze hits the nail right on the head. The flowers of the Nymphoides indica 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 and has been developed in the year 1997 by the American waterlily enthusiast and breeder Dr. Robert Kirk Strawn (1922-2008). As his wife loved waterlilies, Dr. Strawn discovered his passion for this exotic plants by the 1970 th. He began to buy waterlilies from Read More »
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Hoya gracilis Schlechter 1908 is a tropical vine, native to the Philippines and Indonesia, to which region isn´t clearly certifiable. In the year 1886 plant collectors found a Hoya gracilis near Tolisso, Sulawesi and handed the plant later on out to the German botanist Rudolf Schlechter. In 1906 Elmer Drew Merrill, an American botanist, found Read More »
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The beautiful, yellow flowered Hoya incrassata Warb. 1904 Wax Flower has been discovered by the German botanist Otto Warburg at the Philippines (Sampaloc, Tayabas Province). The Hoya incrassata is highly fragrant, but the strong musk like smell is not everybody´s darling. The getting used to scent gets stronger during the evening hours. The Hoya incrassata 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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Clerodendrum quadriloculare (Blanco) Merr. 1905, commonly called Winter Starburst, Fireworks or Shooting Star in Thailand called Sao San Sai, is a small tree or large shrub, native to the Philippines. The Winter Starburst shrub, belongs to the Verbena family (Verbenaceae) and reaches heights up to about 5-6 meters The spectacular flowers forming balls with up Read More »
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Cochlospermum regium (Mart. & Schrank) Pilg. 1924, commonly called Yellow Cotton Tree or Buttercup Tree, in Thailand called Fai Kham or Supanika, is a flowering tree endemic to tropical America. The Cochlospermum regium tree has been introduced to Northern Thailand about 50 years ago, where it became a very popular ornamental plant. Whilst the up Read More »
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Lemonia (Ravenia spectabilis)
Bulbophyllum orectopetalum
Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi Blume & Rchb. f. 1860
Epidendrum ciliare (Coilostylis ciliaris)
Man of the Earth (Ipomoea pandurata)
Dendrobium infundibulum Lindl.1859
Paphiopedilum insigne
Crimson Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus)
Phalaenopsis Golden Beauty
Paphiopedilum parishii
Hoya megalaster
Vandachostylis Thai Sky
Phalaenopsis violacea fo. coerulea Christenson
Oceanblue Morning Glory (Ipomoea indica)
Buddha’s Lamp (Mussaenda philippica var. aurorae)
Hoya waymaniae Kloppenb.1995
Brassia Eternal Wind “Summer Dream”
Phalaenopsis × valentinii
Hoya carnosa white
Cattleya Tainan City
Hoya macgillivrayi F. M. Bailey 1914
Monkey Flower Tree (Phyllocarpus septentrionalis)
Bulbophyllum sikkimense (Cirrhopetalum sikkimense)
Spathoglottis Citrus Cooler Sorbet