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Drosera adelae - Lance-Leafed Sundew (1193 readers)
Contributed by amazon 18.10 2007 on 09:21:07 Topic: Plants / Other Drosera adelae (Lace-Leaf Australian Sundew Origin: Australia The tiny paddle-like hairy leaves are covered with drops of sticky goo, which trap insects that are attracted to the plant. In summer the sundews are topped with thin spikes holding small pink flowers. Sundews are winter hardy in most of the southeastern US, in cooler regions they can be grown in pots and terrariums as a house plant. Drosera adelae isnt very picky about soil. It grows well in the standard 1:1 peat:sand CP mix. ...
Panax ginseng - Asian ginseng (1183 readers)
Contributed by amazon 15.10 2007 on 20:49:16 Topic: Plants / Other Korean Ginseng is part of the Araliaceae family and is also known as Panax, Asian, or Chinese ginseng. It is the original ginseng, and is the one revered most by the Chinese. It is very rare in the wild, and most sold today is cultivated commercially. Peeled roots are steamed before drying, and produce Red Ginseng. White Ginseng is produced by sun-drying the roots. Most Korean Ginseng is sold as Red Ginseng. ...
Archontophoenix alexandrae - Alexandra Palm (1713 readers)
Contributed by amazon 13.10 2007 on 10:33:48 Topic: Plants / Other The King Palm is one of the most beautiful and stately palms. Its smooth, green trunk is tall, slender, and predominantly ringed. Its intricate dark green foliage is 8-10 feet in length. The King Palm is hardy to 28 degrees. A fast-growing palm, it reaches a height of 20-50 feet with little maintenance. Native to northeast Australia where it can grow to 50 feet or more and the leaves grow 8-14 feet in length. Makes an excellent house plant or patio plant in cooler regions. ...
Michelia champaca - Yellow Jade Orchid Tree (3212 readers)
Contributed by amazon 11.10 2007 on 08:50:01 Topic: Plants / Other Also known as Huang Yu Lan . It is the oil of this michelia that is the essence of JOY, the worlds most expensive perfume. It can grow from a trunk of 16 inch into a giant tree over 30 feet. On the tip of every branch, flowers blossom all year round with yellow-orange petals, diffusing delicate fragrance in the air. Planting a Michelia tree either indoors as bonsai or in your backyard really makes your home a sweet home. Also you could take the flower, home made natural perfume, into car, office ...
Ficus benjamina 'Starlight' - Weeping Fig (5401 readers)
Contributed by amazon 07.10 2007 on 20:11:57 Topic: Plants / Other The Starlight Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina Starlight is a new variegated form of durable green Weeping Fig. Just like its green counterpart, Starlight prefers very bright indirect light. Keep evenly moist, but not wet or dry. Trim as needed. Left alone the Starlight Weeping Fig can reach 6 feet tall. It makes the perfect house plant. ...
Cycas revoluta - Japanese Sago Palm (1455 readers)
Contributed by amazon 07.10 2007 on 19:06:22 Topic: Plants / Other This unique plant resembles a palm tree but is actually a cycad. These living fossils, members of the Cycadaceae family, dominated the landscape during the Mesozoic era over 150 million years ago. Today about 10 genera of cycads still survive. The most commonly grown is the Japanese sago, also called the sago palm (even though it isnt really a palm). ...
Dictospermum album var rubrum - Hurricane Palm (1070 readers)
Contributed by amazon 20.09 2007 on 08:00:53 Topic: Plants / Other Native to the Mascarene islands. Long arching fronds with broad leaflets to 3 having a blackish grey trunk to 30. Known for flowering at early age and for its bulging base and large crownshaft. Beautiful in the tropical landscape. Hardy in zones 10-11. ...
Capsicum chinense 'Hot Paper Lantern' - Hot Pepper (1460 readers)
Contributed by amazon 18.09 2007 on 11:21:00 Topic: Plants / Other Earlier and much more productive in the North than regular habaneros. Magnificent, elongated and wrinkled, lantern-shaped fruits are 3-4 long. Bigger than our regular habaneros, they pack the same mouth-blistering heat. Tall plants put on a colorful display through the summer as the fruits change from bright lime green through shades of orange to scarlet red as they ripen. ...
Tillandsia cyanea 'Pink Quill' - Air Plant (3540 readers)
Contributed by amazon 14.09 2007 on 08:46:34 Topic: Plants / Other Lava rock from the Big Island of Hawaii is hand selected to provide a home for your Pink Quill Tillandsia plant. These exotic plants thrive on their rock homes and make excellent house, dormitory or office plants! ...
Cynara scolymus - Globe Artichoke (2790 readers)
Contributed by amazon 05.09 2007 on 08:49:32 Topic: Plants / Other Globe Artichokes were cultivated by the Greeks and Romans who obtained them from North Africa. They have been grown in England since at least the 1500s and were considered an aristocratic vegetable. King Henry VIII (1491-1547; he who had 6 wives but could produce only 3 children) was particularly fond of artichokes, possibly because they were (mistakenly) thought to be an aphrodisiac. ...
Echium pininana - Tower of Jewels (1418 readers)
Contributed by amazon 31.08 2007 on 09:59:04 Topic: Plants / Other Towering, majestic flower spikes head heavenward on this entrancing gem. Grows over 12 feet tall! Masses of blue-mauve florets are draped around the monstrous stem, along with bursts of striking silver, lanced leaves. Hardy in zones 8-10. ...
Alocasia odora - Giant Upright Elephant Ear (1780 readers)
Contributed by amazon 31.08 2007 on 09:54:09 Topic: Plants / Other ELEPHANT EARS ~ ENORMOUS FOLIAGE! Striking foliage with large, deep green upright leaves provides for a dramatic effect in a container or the garden. Grow in moist soil . ...
Jubaea chilensis - Chilean Wine Palm (1632 readers)
Contributed by amazon 14.08 2007 on 08:11:19 Topic: Plants / Other Jubaea chilensis; Family: Palmae/Arecaceae (palm family); Common Names: Chilean wine palm, coquito palm, honey palm. This Incredible Hulk of the palm world, Jubaea chilensis, dominates the landscape with his thick muscular trunk. The straight gray trunks can grow to over 3 ft (0.9 m) in diameter and soar to heights of 80 ft (24.4 m). In older specimens, the trunk typically constricts near the top to form the brutes shoulders upon which rest a proportionally small head that is composed of densely ...
Ricinus communis 'Zanzibarensis' - Castor Bean (2239 readers)
Contributed by amazon 11.08 2007 on 07:52:20 Topic: Plants / Other THE CASTOR BEAN is a shrub-like plant with large, long-stemmed leaves that are lobed like fingers. Its spiny, clustered seed pods contain white, bean-like seeds (Botanically speaking, it isnt a true bean, but a Spurge), which typically bear attractive markings in various colours. The plant is native to tropical Africa, but it is grown commercially in California and has become naturalized throughout the southern United States. In northern areas, it is often cultivated, in the warmer months, as an ...
Nicotiana tabaccum 'Variegata' - Variegated Tobacco (1698 readers)
Contributed by amazon 11.08 2007 on 07:45:40 Topic: Plants / Other Tall 7 foot tobacco plant with large leaves and pink blooms and striking variegated foliage. Large 30-cm leaves, 5-cm flowers. Same botanical species as the cultivated tobacco and can be smoked. Leaves contain nicotine and can also be used to make an organic insecticide. Full sun. ...
Pritchardia pacifica - Fiji Fan Palm (1067 readers)
Contributed by amazon 27.07 2007 on 08:06:46 Topic: Plants / Other A striking fan palm to 30 with straight smooth trunk with some fiber patterning at the x. Its numerous palmate leaves are 4 wide, 5 long and undivided with many pleats. Fast grower. Fragrant brownish flowers. Tropical. One of the most attractive Pritchardias, grown widely in tropical countries and sought after by collectors. Makes a great house plant. ...
Desmodium gyrans - Telegraph Plant (31504 readers)
Contributed by amazon 10.07 2007 on 14:00:45 Topic: Plants / Other Darwin called the plant Hedysarum; modern botanists call it either Desmodium gyrans or, more correctly these days, Codariocalyx motorius; its common name is Dancing Grass or Telegraph plant or Semaphore plant -- after the leaf movements, which resemble semaphore signals. ...
Musella lasiocarpa - Chinese Yellow Banana (1396 readers)
Contributed by amazon 08.07 2007 on 10:22:42 Topic: Plants / Other Musella lasiocarpa is an exciting banana relative that comes from high altitudes (to frosty 2800m / 9200ft!) in the Yunnan province in China. The maximum height of the plant is only about 1.5m / 5ft, half of which is a very stout, conical trunk, topped by a crown of handsome, slightly glaucous, broad leaves. From early age, the rhizome produces many suckers. The flower, which is big and bright yellow, appears in its second year, and grows upright at the top of the trunk. As the inflorescence gro ...
Eucalyptus gunnii - Cider Gum (1827 readers)
Contributed by amazon 08.07 2007 on 10:10:16 Topic: Plants / Other Eucalyptus is an enormous and fascinating genus. It comprises over 700 species, and accounts for more than two-thirds of Australias vegetation. It is unfortunate that they are frequently regarded as not being reliably hardy outside of the subtropics, because it discourages people from planting them in cooler areas. There are many reasons to plant a eucalyptus--to begin with, they help to control aphids and other insects, most of them will grow rapidly, even in poor soil (12 per year is not out o ...
Nicotiana glauca - Tree Tobacco (1059 readers)
Contributed by amazon 05.07 2007 on 12:01:04 Topic: Plants / Other Large tobacco species growing up to the size of a small tree. Bluish foliage with rubber texture. Small tubular yellow flowers, about 4 cm long. Huge plant, 3 to 4 m high. Needless to say, this plant needs a very big container. Toxic foliage containing an alkaloid similar to nicotine. Hardy to -5 Celsius. From South america. ...
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