What's In Bloom

Elaeocarpus grandiflora, Lily of the Valley Tree

Lily of the Valley Tree

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Elaeocarpus grandiflora, Lily of the Valley Tree is an evergreen tree native to Malaysia and India. Other common names include Fairy Petticoats and Bead Tree. It produces edible tart berries. 
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flowers of Mimosa pudica, sensitive plant

Sensitive plant in flower!

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Mimosa pudica, known as sensitive plant is a creeping annual or perennial in the pea family. It is native to South America but can now be found around the world. It is a popular plant due to it's curious reaction to being touched or shaken; the leaves fold in and the stems droop. Read more about Sensitive plant in flower!

blooming orchid flower

Blooming Orchid!

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Thunia alba  is one of around six species in the genus Thunia. Orchids in this genus are from the seasonally dry, tropical forests of northern India, Myanmar, Thailand & China. These deciduous, terrestrial orchids wake up in late March & grow explosively until flowering in June-July. Read more about Blooming Orchid!

Jade vine flowers

The Jade Vine Blooms!

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Strongylodon macrobotrys, common name; Jade Vine, is known for its striking cascades of blue-green flowers.  Native to the rainforests of the Phillipines, it is a member of the Leguminosae, (pea and bean), family. Read more about The Jade Vine Blooms!

fragrant and beautiful flower of the <em>Cavendishia adenophora</em> plant.

Cavendishia first bloom!

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Cavendishia adenophora, is a plant in the Ericaceae (blueberry) family. It is native to Columbia, South America. Read more about Cavendishia first bloom!

pineapple fruit with purple flowers

Pineapple in bloom!

Friday, February 16, 2018

Ananas comosus, otherwise known as pineapple is  a cultigen (a plant that has been altered by humans through a process of selective breeding) from southeastern and southern Brazil and Paraguay. It is the most economically significant plant in the Bromeliaceae family. Read more about Pineapple in bloom!

Alpinia zerumbet, common name: shell ginger

Blooming Shell Ginger!

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Alpinia Zerumbet, also known as shell ginger, is a perennial plant native to east Asia. It is grown as an ornamental and has medicinal as well as culinary uses. Read more about Blooming Shell Ginger!

Sansevieria kirkii

Flowering Snake Plant!

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Blooming for the first time,  Sansevieria kirkii var. pulcra 'Coppertone', Coppertone Snake Plant!! Read more about Flowering Snake Plant!

Dendrobium alexandre

Blooming orchid!

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Dendrobium alexandrae, Alexandra's Dragon Orchid, is a large flowered species, native to New Guinea. This orchid is an epiphyte, as is true for most Dendrobium species, growing on high branches of trees in  lower montane forests. Read more about Blooming orchid!

Leopard plant in bloom

Blooming Leopard Plant!

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Farfugium japonicum 'Aureomaculata', leopard plant, lives in the Asia section of the Cool Temperate House and is native to east Asia. Read more about Blooming Leopard Plant!

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