Flamingo Flower Anthurium Shibori

14.12.2013
Anthurium Shibori

Anthurium Shibori, also called Flamingo Flower or Variegated Flower Anthurium is a rare, pink-red spotted Anthurium andreanum cultivar, from Central- and South America. Anthurium andreanum Linden 1877 species plants are considered as very difficult to cultivate indoors. Anthurium andreanum hybrids or cultivars, like Shibori are still quite challenging. The robust, arrow-shaped leaves of Anthurium Shibori Read More »

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Dendrobium Candy Stripe

14.12.2013
Dendrobium Candy Stripe

Dendrobium Candy Stripe is an epiphytic growing, multiple generation orchid hybrid, a crossing between the hybrids Dendrobium Dianne McFarlane (seed parent) and Dendrobium Margaret Joan Fell (pollen parent). The beautiful, purple coloured Dendrobium orchid with its “candy stripes” has been developed and registered with the Royal Horticultural Society in 1979 by K.J.McFarlane. The non-fragrant flowers Read More »

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Balloonplant (Asclepias physocarpa)

13.12.2013
Balloonplant (Asclepias physocarpa)

Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schltr.1896, commonly called Balloonplant, Balloon Cotton-Bush, Swan Plant, Oscar, Hairy Balls or Giant Swan Milkweed is an exotic, undershrub perennial herb, native to the South of Africa, but nowadays widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. As we saw the balloonplant in flower for the very first time, Read More »

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Phalaenopsis Kenanga

11.12.2013
Phalaenopsis Kenanga

Phalaenopsis Kenanga is an epiphytic growing, primary orchid hybrid, a crossing between the species orchids Phalaenopsis javanica (seed parent) and Phalaenopsis amboinensis (pollen parent). Phalaenopsis Kenanga has been registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by A.S.Parnata in the year 1981. Flowers get a size of about 4 cm in diameter and are born on inflorescences Read More »

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Cattleya x hardyana

10.12.2013
Cattleya Hardyana

Cattleya x hardyana is an epiphytic growing, pink-dark-red flowered, natural orchid hybrid, a crossing between Cattleya dowiana (seed parent) and Cattleya warscewiczii (pollen parent). The showy, fragrant flowers get a size of about 15 cm in diameter. Flowering period: August. In addition to the natural hybrid, there are a few manmade Hardyana hybrids, as Cattleya Read More »

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Epidendrum veroscriptum

05.12.2013
Epidendrum veroscriptum

Epidendrum veroscriptum Hágsater 1993 is an epiphytic growing orchid species, native to the Central – American states Mexico, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The fragrant, green – white flowers get a size of about 2,5 cm. Inflorescences reach lengths up to about 40 cm and carry multiple flowers. Flowering period: Summer – Autumn. Epidendrum veroscriptum orchids Read More »

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Giant Claw Heliconia caribaea x bihai Jacquinii

04.12.2013
Heliconia Jacquinii

The Giant Claw Heliconia caribaea x bihai Jacquinii (Heliconia caribaea x bihai) is considered as a natural hybrid, native to Central America, the Caribbean islands and South America. Heliconia Jacquinii with its spectacular, upright flower bracts in orange-red, with thick golden-yellow borders, is a quite large plant, growing up to heights of about 3,5 meters. Read More »

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Feather Cactus (Mammillaria plumosa)

03.12.2013
Mammillaria plumosa

Mammillaria plumosa F.A.C. Weber 1898, commonly called Feather Cactus or Feather Ball, is a flowering plant from the cactus family (Cactaceae), native to the Mexican states Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. The Feather Cactus (Mammillaria plumosa) grows at elevations from about 700 to 1300 meters. The cactus forms rolling groups of up to 40 cm, Read More »

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Oriental Lily Lilium Cherbourg

02.12.2013
Oriental Lily Cherbourg

Lilium Cherbourg is a white-yellow Oriental Lily cultivar with up-facing flowers, like the stargazer lily (Lilium Oriental Stargazer) . Plants reach hights up to about 1,20 meters. The large flowers are highly fragrant, with a very pleasant perfume and get a size of up to 25 cm in diameter. Flowering period: July – August. The Read More »

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Hoya globulifera Blume 1850

01.12.2013
Hoya globulifera

Hoya globulifera Blume 1850 is a rare, tropical climber, found in Papua New Guinea. The dark-red, sometimes greyish-red flowers are grouped in dense clusters with a size of up to about 10 cm in diameter. The hairy flowers are slightly fragrant with a scent reminescent of Vanilla, strongest whilst flowers open. Leaves of Hoya globulifera Read More »

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Cleisostoma aspersum – Stereochilus bicuspidatus

30.11.2013
Cleisostoma aspersum - Stereochilus bicuspidatus

Cleisostoma aspersum (Rchb. f.) Garay 1972, other botanical names also accepted by some sources Cleisostoma bicuspidatus Hkr.f 1890 and Stereochilus bicuspidatus (Hook. f.) King & Pantl. 1898, is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species, native to the Himalayas, India (Sikkim), Nepal, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Bhutan, Thailand and Vietnam. The tiny, yellow flowers get a size Read More »

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Vanda Crownfox Red Delicious

29.11.2013
Vanda Crownfox Red Delicious

Vanda Crownfox Red Delicious (synonym: Ascocenda Crownfox Red Delicious) is an epiphytic growing orchid hybrid, a crossing between the hybrid Vanda Peggy Foo (seed parent) and the species orchid Vanda denisoniana (pollen parent). Vanda Crownfox Red Delicious has been developed and registered with the Royal Horticultural Society in the year 1998 by R.F.Orchids, an orchid Read More »

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Orchid tree (Bauhinia monandra)

28.11.2013
Orchid tree (Bauhinia monandra)

Bauhinia monandra Kurz 1873, commonly called Orchid tree, Napoleon’s plume or pink Bauhinia, is a flowering tree, native to Madagascar, but nowadays found in nature in South East Asia, Australia, the Pacific Islands, the Caribbean Islands and the South of USA. The small, tropical tree or shrub reach heights of 6-9 meters and belongs to Read More »

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Hoya blashernaezii

27.11.2013
Hoya blashernaezii

Hoya blashernaezii Kloppenburg 1999 is a tropical climbing plant, native to the Philippines. The American botanist and Hoya specialist Dale Kloppenburg (born 1921) named the yellow flowering Hoya species in honour to its finder the Philippine laboratory technician and plant collector Blas Hernaez, who discovered the rare Hoya blashernaezii at the island of Catanduanes near Read More »

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Plumeria Pink Pansy

26.11.2013
Plumeria Pink Pansy

Plumeria Pink Pansy is a dwarf-type Plumeria rubra cultivar with pansy-like pink-white flowers, developed in Hawaii. The highly fragrant flowers, with a sweet scence get a size of about 6 cm in diameter. Plumeria Pink Pansy plants are particularly suitable to be cultivated in containers as the tree, if regularly and proper trimmed, can be Read More »

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