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When Bat Head Devil Flower is in bloom

Tacca chantrieri - Black Tacca

๐ŸŒš When Bat Head Devil Flower is in bloom
  • ๐Ÿฆ‡ Tacca Lily - has been in bloom all summer, on an off.
  • ๐Ÿฆ‡ Curious, bat-like inflorescence both in shape and color, with wide spreading, wing-like bracts of rich maroon-black, accompanied by long trailing filaments or "whiskers".
  • ๐Ÿฆ‡ Perfect container plant for a greenhouse. Needs filtered light, prefers high humidity.
  • ๐Ÿฆ‡ Comes in different species and colors: Black, White, Green:

Tacca nivea - White Tacca
Tacca chantrieri - Black Tacca
Tacca leontopetaloides - Green Tacca

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Bat Head - Devil Flower

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Fun Fact: Long Leaf Anthurium

Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium

Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium

Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium

Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium

Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium

Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium

๐Ÿ” Fun Fact: Long Leaf Anthurium

๐Ÿ’Ž Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium. This rare rainforest gem flaunts leaves that can stretch up to 6 feet long, creating a stunning cascading effect when grown in hanging baskets. Plus, it surprises with bright pink, showy fruits that add a vibrant splash of color to its dramatic foliage!

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Why Yellow Aphelandra looks red?

Aphelandra hartwegiana - Yellow Aphelandra

๐Ÿ’ฅ Why Yellow Aphelandra looks red?

๐Ÿ‘’ Aphelandra hartwegiana - Yellow Aphelandra - is getting ready to bloom! Soon it will be shooting its curious yellow flowers out of these "candles"... Stay with us to see it bloom!

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How to grow fragrant Cashmere Bouquet

Clerodendrum philippinum - Cashmere Bouquet, Scent Malli

๐Ÿ’ฎ How to grow fragrant Cashmere Bouquet
  • ๐Ÿ’ Clerodendrum philippinum - Cashmere Bouquet, Scent Malli - is one of the most popular Indian fragrant flowers.
  • ๐Ÿ’ Fast growing bush with lush tropical foliage and very fragrant white flowers, carnation-like, coming in big clusters.
  • ๐Ÿ’ Shade tolerant, great for shade gardens and as an indoor plant to enjoy tropical fragrance year around.
  • ๐Ÿ’ This plant is fast growing in right conditions and can spread runners. Plant it in isolated corner or in keep in a pot unless you want to have a large size hedge in no time just from one plant within couple seasons...


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What happens when you cross Cream and Lavender?

runfelsia isola - Lavender Lady of the Night

๐Ÿ’œ What happens when you cross Cream and Lavender?

The flowers of this rare hybrid that we mentioned earlier, Brunfelsia isola, or Lavender Lady of the Night, are a "marble" twist of cream and purple, changing hue unpredictably. They are deliciously fragrant at night.

Brunfelsia isola is an unusual cross between B. americana and B. grandiflora. What a genetical surprise!

Brunfelsia isola has the benefit of fragrant cream-colored brunfelsia and light purple color from the other parent. ๐Ÿ‘ซ

๐Ÿ’Ž A gem for a rare plant collection of #Nature_Wonders!

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What is our most favorite Ginger plant? African Princess!

Costus fissiligulatus - African Princess, Cameroon Costus

๐ŸŽ€ What is our most favorite Ginger plant? African Princess!
  • ๐Ÿ‘ธ The most beautiful Ginger flower, in our opinion, is Costus fissiligulatus - African Princess, or Cameroon Costus - an amazing flowering Ginger from Gabon in West Africa.
  • ๐Ÿ‘ธ Dazzling pink trumpet flower with a yellow throat. It is very floriferous with an inflorescence of numerous flower buds.
  • ๐Ÿ‘ธ Low-growing plant only 3-4 ft that stands very erect.
  • ๐Ÿ‘ธ Easy grower with similar growing requirements to other gingers.


๐Ÿ’ป What is your most favorite ginger? Share in comments!

๐Ÿ“š Gingers from previous posts:
Most interesting edible gingers
5 most spectacular Ginger species
How to French Kiss the Red Button Ginger

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If RED is your favorite flower color, this is your plant!

Epidendrum radicans - Orange Reed Ground Orchid

Epidendrum radicans - Orange Reed Ground Orchid

Epidendrum radicans - Orange Reed Ground Orchid

Epidendrum radicans - Orange Reed Ground Orchid

Epidendrum radicans - Orange Reed Ground Orchid

๐Ÿ’‹ If RED is your favorite flower color, this is your plant!
  • ๐Ÿ‘„ Epidendrum radicans - Orange Reed Ground Orchid, Sunrise - is one of the most spectacular ground orchids.
  • ๐Ÿ‘„ The Orange Reed Ground Orchid symbolizes warmth and energy, much like a sunrise, bringing a splash of color and life wherever it grows.


๐Ÿ“š See earlier posts about ground orchids: 1 2

๐ŸŽฅ YouTube: Ground Orchids

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What is a good exotic looking flowering plant for a shade garden?

Chrysothemis pulchella - Copper Leaf, Black Flamingo

๐Ÿ”ฅ What is a good exotic looking flowering plant for a shade garden?
  • ๐Ÿ€ One of the most unusual looking plants in or shade garden collection is Chrysothemis pulchella - Copper Leaf, Black Flamingo.
  • ๐Ÿ€ It is a spectacular tropical perennial that can be grown as a houseplant or in a greenhouse.
  • ๐Ÿ€ From summer to late fall it is covered with showy orange-red flowers, may bloom sporadically several times a year.
  • ๐Ÿ€ Forms a dense mountain of flowers and foliage.
  • ๐Ÿ€ The plant forms tubers at the base of the stem. By the end of fall the leaves may die back, the plant goes dormant till spring. Then it re-sprouts in Spring again.
  • ๐Ÿ€ Reduce water to minimum during dormancy period.


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Is it a plant or an animal? Its a Centipede Fern!

Homalocladium platycladum - Centipede Fern

๐Ÿชฑ Is it a plant or an animal? It's a Tapeworm Ribbonbush!
  • ๐Ÿฆ• Homalocladium platycladum - Centipede Fern, Tapeworm Ribbonbush is Bizarreness!
  • ๐Ÿฆ• The Ribbon Bush is a terrific, leaf-less plant from the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific with long, flattened stems resembling tapeworms - hence its nickname "Tapeworm Plant".
  • ๐Ÿฆ• It's hard to capture the unusual beauty of this plant in pictures.
  • ๐Ÿฆ• This is an awesome, offbeat plant that will get people asking: "What the heck is that??".
  • ๐Ÿฆ•This plant needs very little care, makes a great houseplant, and is very hard to find.


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How many buttons in this ballistic mattress???

Dorstenia bahiensis - Mattress Button Plant

๐Ÿพ How many buttons in this ballistic mattress???

๐Ÿ”˜ Dorstenia bahiensis - Mattress Button Plant: this plant is a real Nature's Wonder! The fun part is the "mattress" where the seed "buttons" grow.

๐Ÿš€ The plant has strange looking receptacles. At maturity, seeds shoot ballistically from the mature flower/fruit heads, and they germinate readily whenever the land on soil or other moist substrate.

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