The Cockscomb (Celosia cristata L.) is a tropical plant from the Amaranth family (Amaranthaceae) widely spread throughout tropical countries in Asia, especially South East Asia, Africa and Central- and South America. Finally the origin of this plant is unclear. While nowadays cockscomb (Celosia cristata) flowers are mostly used for exotic flower decorations or flower …
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Hoya elliptica Hook. f. 1883 is an epiphytic, associated in symbiosis with ants, growing tropical plant, endemic to Malaysia and Thailand. In natural surroundings Hoya elliptica can reach lengths up to 8 meters. The wax flower plant grows into or grows out of ant nests. Hoya elliptica flowers get a size of about 1 cm Read More »
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The Sea Holly (Acanthus ebracteatus Vahl 1791), also called holly mangrove is a tropical plant from the Acanthus family (Acanthaceae), native to the underwoods of mangroves in South East Asia. Leaves of the Sea Holly (Acanthus ebracteatus) and also other Acanthus species are traditionaly used in nature medicine in South East Asia to treat inflammations Read More »
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Orange Trumpet Creeper (Pyrostegia venusta), a member of the Bignonia family (Bignoniaceae), is an impressive tropical vine native to South America, but nowadays a well-liked creeper in many tropical countries. The Orange Trumpet Creeper (Pyrostegia venusta) requires full sun and blooms mostly in winter in cascades of orange tubular flowers. The plant can climb up Read More »
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Hoya macgillivrayi F. M. Bailey 1914 with its magnificent flowers has been named by Frederick Marshman Bailey (1882-1967), a British intelligence officer, in honour to the Australian Naturalist, Physician and Ornithologist William David Kerr Macgillivray (1867 – 1933). Hoya macgillivrayi is endemic to the Iron Range – McIlwraith Range area of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Read More »
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Sagittaria lancifolia L. 1759, commonly called Bull Tongue Arrowhead is a perennial plant belonging to the water plantains (Alismataceae). Because of its large potato-like bulbo-tuber Sagittaria lancifolia is also known as duck potato. The aquatic plant found in marshes and swamps is native to the south of the USA, but widely spread throughout tropical countries Read More »
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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 Read More »
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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 …
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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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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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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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The strange looking Stapeliad Duvalia corderoyi (Hooker f.) N. E. Brown, 1876, commonly called starfish flower or carrion flower, is a tropical, succulent plant from the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) and depends to the same subfamily Asclepiadoideae like Hoya plants. Duvalia corderoyi is native to South Africa and the flowers have a very unpleasant excrement smell, Read More »
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The stunningly beautiful Water Lily, Nympaea Ply is a crossing between the water lily hybrids Nymphaea Trail Blazer and Nymphaea Mr. Martin E. Randig. The aquatic plant has been hybridized by the most well-known water lily breeder in Thailand Dr. Slearmlarp (Sam) Wasuwat. We found the Nymphaea Ply water lily hybrid in the Queen Sirikit Read More »
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Even if the tropical vine Congea tomentosa Roxb. got the misleading name Shower orchid or Shower of Orchid, the attractive, tropical plant is not related to orchids (Orchidaceae) at all. Shower Orchids (Congea tomentosa) are native to Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand, but are distributed all over South East Asia and in parts of India, China Read More »
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The yellow flowering Weingartia neocumingii Backeb. 1950 depends to the Cactus family (Cactaceae) and is native to Bolivia. The Cactus plant Weingartia neocumingii grows in altitudes of 2000 – 3000 meters and get a size of about 30 cm in diameter. The mostly yellow, some plants also orange, brown-red and dark-red, flowers reach a size 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