by randy | Jan 8, 2017 | Flowers |
Australian violet Many people who move from northern states, to Florida, often try to grow temperate plants that they are familiar with, or that they associate with their childhood, only to find that they sizzle up in the heat of the Florida Summers. Click here for a...
by randy | Jan 4, 2017 | Flowers, Ginger Plants |
Costus fissiligulatus This African spiral ginger is the bloomiest plant of any Costus I’ve ever grown. They stay on the small side at about three feet tall, but the flowers are on the large side at two and a half inches across. This plant is rather rare in the...
by randy | Jun 16, 2016 | Rare Plants |
This is truly one of my favorite staghorns. Unlike other Platycerium species, the fronds of P. elephantotis do not fork at all, giving them a very rounded appearance. Tall arching sterile fronds, and deeply veined broad round fertile fronds make this rare fern stand...
by randy | Jun 16, 2016 | Rare Plants |
From New Guinea and coastal Australia, this is the most common staghorn fern, but there are many regional variants within the species. An avid collector could easily overfill their yard with the many varieties of this species alone. P. bifurcatum is without question,...
by randy | Jun 16, 2016 | Rare Plants |
I know that I frequently say that some plant is one of my favorite plants in the world, but this one might be my very most favorite of all. What can I say about this plant other than that it is magnificent. When people view my collection, its the Platycerium wandae...
