http://www.orchids-flowers.com The Beauty of Orchids and Flowers Fri, 18 May 2012 01:18:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/desert-rose-adenium-obesum/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/desert-rose-adenium-obesum/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 01:18:15 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=4545 The Desert Rose (Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult. 1819), also called Impala Lily, Sabi Star, Kudu or Mock Azalea is a tropical succulent shrub, native to East Africa and Arabia. As the desert rose belongs to the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) and is a relative to the Plumeria (Frangipani), it`s often confused with it. Desert [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/desert-rose-adenium-obesum/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/dendrochilum-magnum-rchb-f-1861/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/dendrochilum-magnum-rchb-f-1861/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 09:16:05 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=4525 Dendrochilum magnum Rchb. f. 1861, commonly called The Large Dendrochilum, is an epiphytic growing orchid species native to the Philippines. The many flowered inflorescences of Dendrochilum magnum reach a length up to about 50 cm. Single flowers ge a size of about 1,5 cm. Dendrochilum magnum orchid flowers are highly fragrant with an intense sweet [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/dendrochilum-magnum-rchb-f-1861/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/coral-plant-jatropha-multifida/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/coral-plant-jatropha-multifida/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 02:38:07 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=4506 The Coral Plant (Jatropha multifida L. 1753), also called Coralbush, Guatemala Rhubarb or Physic Nut is a small tropical tree or shrub belonging to the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). Coral plants are native to Central- and South America, from Mexico to Brazil, but are found nowadays in many tropical countries around the world. As other members [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/coral-plant-jatropha-multifida/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/bulbophyllum-patens-king-1896/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/bulbophyllum-patens-king-1896/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 00:08:30 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=4180 Bulbophyllum patens King 1896 is an epiphytic growing, tropical orchid species, native to South-East Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia). The Latin word patens means open and refers to the widely open flowers. Bulbophyllum patens inflorescences, which carry just one single flower, get a length of about 5 cm. Flowers reach a size of about [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/bulbophyllum-patens-king-1896/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/dendrobium-sulcatum-lindl-1838/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/dendrobium-sulcatum-lindl-1838/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 00:56:23 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=4473 Dendrobium sulcatum Lindl. 1838 is an epiphytic growing orchids species native to the Himalayas, South China, India (Assam) Myanmar (formerly Burma), North Thailand and Laos. Dendrobium sulcatum racemes consist of up to 20 short-living, yellow flowers. The botanical name sulcatum (sulcatus) refers to the sulcate or furrowed lip of the orchid flower. Single Dendrobium sulcatum [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/dendrobium-sulcatum-lindl-1838/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/rain-tree-samanea-saman/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/rain-tree-samanea-saman/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 14:01:44 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=4454 The Rain Tree, Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr. 1916, also called Monkeypod, is a big tropical tree native to Central- and South America. A “normal” Rain Tree reaches a height of about 25 meters and its very large crown canopies up to 40 meters. While Alexander von Humboldt (1769 – 1859), a German geographer, naturalist and [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/rain-tree-samanea-saman/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/blue-strawberry-flower-memecylon-caeruleum/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/blue-strawberry-flower-memecylon-caeruleum/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 01:15:35 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=4436 Memecylon caeruleum Jack 1820, commonly called Blue Strawberry Flower, because of its strange blue flowers, is a broad-leafed, tropical shrub or small tree, native to Thailand (Andaman Islands) Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietanam, Cambodia, Tibet and South China (Hainan, Yunnan). The small shrubby tree can reach a height of up to about 12 meters. The blue strawberry [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/blue-strawberry-flower-memecylon-caeruleum/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/bulbophyllum-claptonense-rolfe-1905/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/bulbophyllum-claptonense-rolfe-1905/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 13:01:13 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=4389 The epiphytic growing, tropical orchid species Bulbophyllum claptonense Rolfe 1905 is native to Sabah, the Northern, Malaysian part of Borneo. Finally we couldn´t figure out, if Bulbophyllum claptonense is an universally accepted botanical name, as the name is just accepted as a synonym by some taxonomists, who claim this colorful orchid is just a variety [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/bulbophyllum-claptonense-rolfe-1905/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/luisia-curtisii/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/luisia-curtisii/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 14:06:20 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=4376 The epiphytic growing Luisia curtisii Seidenf. 1973, with its strange, in sunlight, glooming red lip, looks a bit like a pink colored version of Luisia psyche or Luisia thailandica. The Luisia curtisii orchid has been described and named by the Danish botanist and diplomat Gunnar Seidenfaden (1908-2001) in honour to the English botanist Charles Curtis [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/orchids/luisia-curtisii/feed/ 0 http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/cream-fruit-strophanthus-gratus/ http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/cream-fruit-strophanthus-gratus/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 00:58:23 +0000 admin http://www.orchids-flowers.com/?p=4363 Strophanthus gratus (Wall. & Hook.) Baill. 1888, commonly called Cream Fruit, Climbing Oleander, Indian Rubber Vine or Rose Allamanda, is a tropical climbing shrub, native to West Africa. The cream fruit shrub, with umbels of stunning, soft pink flowers with a burgundy center, became very popular in many tropical countries around the world, especially in [read more...]]]> http://www.orchids-flowers.com/tropical-flowers/cream-fruit-strophanthus-gratus/feed/ 0