White Torch Ginger Etlingera elatior Thai Queen
The White Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior "Thai Queen") isn`t a hybrid, as the impressive tropical plant, with its... »
Orchid Hybrid Catasetum Jumbo Waltz
As we found this beautiful Catasetum orchid hybrid at an orchid competition in Chiang Mai, North Thailand, we... »
Lady Slipper Orchid Paphiopedilum venustum var. alba
Paphiopedilum venustum var. alba is an albino orchid variant of Paphiopedilum venustum (Wall. ex Sims) Pfitzer... »
Water Lily Hybrid Nymphaea Daubenyana
The Water Lily Hybrid Nymphaea Daubenyana (correctly: Nymphaea x daubenyana W.T.Baxter ex Daubeny 1863) is... »
Hoya pubicalyx Black Dragon
Hoya pubicalyx Black Dragon isn´t a hybrid, the outstanding plant has been found on Luzon Island at the... »
Trichovanda Thai Velvet
The intergeneric orchid hybrid Trichovanda Thai Velvet, a crossing between Trichoglottis atropurpurea and Vanda... »
Trichoglottis cirrhifera Teijsm. & Binn. 1853
Trichoglottis cirrhifera Teijsm. & Binn. 1853 is a small sized, epiphytic growing orchids species, native to Laos,... »
Cockscomb (Celosia cristata)
The Cockscomb (Celosia cristata L.) is a tropical plant from the Amaranth family (Amaranthaceae) widely spread... »
Orchid Beauty Vanda tricolor var. suavis
The orchid beauty Vanda tricolor var. suavis (Lindl.) Rchb.f.1864, an epiphytic, lithophytic or terrestrially... »
Hoya elliptica Hook. f. 1883
Hoya elliptica Hook. f. 1883 is an epiphytic, associated in symbiosis with ants, growing tropical plant, endemic to... »
Jade Slipper Orchid (Paphiopedilum malipoense)
Paphiopedilum malipoense S.C. Chen & Tsi 1984, commonly called Jade Slipper Orchid, is a lithophytic growing lady... »
Phalaenopsis schilleriana
The beautiful Phalaenopsis schilleriana Rchb.f 1860 is one of the most popular Phalaenopsis species orchids in the... »
Sea Holly (Acanthus ebracteatus)
The Sea Holly (Acanthus ebracteatus Vahl 1791), also called holly mangrove is a tropical plant from the Acanthus... »
Cymbidium insigne Rolfe 1904
We found this Cymbidium insigne Rolfe 1904 orchid a few days ago at the Chiang Mai Flower Festival, which take... »
Orange Trumpet Creeper (Pyrostegia venusta)
Orange Trumpet Creeper (Pyrostegia venusta), a member of the Bignonia family (Bignoniaceae), is an impressive... »
Hoya macgillivrayi F. M. Bailey 1914
Hoya macgillivrayi F. M. Bailey 1914 with its magnificent flowers has been named by Frederick Marshman Bailey... »
Miniature Orchid Bulbophyllum lasiochilum
Bulbophyllum lasiochilum Parish & Rchb.f 1874 is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species native to India,... »
Bull Tongue Arrowhead (Sagittaria lancifolia)
Sagittaria lancifolia L. 1759, commonly called Bull Tongue Arrowhead is a perennial plant belonging to the water... »
Lady Slipper Orchid Paphiopedilum godefroyae
Paphiopedilum godefroyae (God.-Leb.) Stein 1892 is a terrestrial or lithophytic growing lady slipper orchid species... »
Green Orchid Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi var. alba
The green Phalaenopsis orchid Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi var. alba is an albino variant of the Phalaenopsis... »

Succulent Flower Pachyphytum compactum

Jan 302012

Pachyphytum compactum Rose 1911 with its colorful flowers is a succulent plant belonging to the orpine family (Crassulaceae). Pachyphytum compactum is native to the mexican federal states Hidalgo and Querétaro and grows on shady cliffs in altitudes of 2000 meters. Primarily this orpine plant has been described by the American botanist Joseph Nelson Rose in the year 1911. Flowering period: February – July.