by randy | Feb 21, 2019 | Rare Plants |
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by randy | Feb 21, 2019 | Rare Plants |
Hemia salicifolia is native to Mexico, where it has been culturally significant as a sacred plant by native people there. A drink is made from the leaves and flowers, which is said to brighten vision, which is where its name sinicuichi comes from, which means...
by randy | Feb 6, 2019 | Rare Plants |
Amorphophallus konjac is grown extensively throughout Asia as a food crop. Amorphophallus konjac (syn. A. rivieri),has an edible corm (bulbo-tuber). Shiritaki noodles are made from the tubers of Amorphophallus konjac. It is also known as konjaku, konnyaku potato,...
by randy | Jan 17, 2019 | Ginger Plants, Rare Plants, Spice |
Kaempferia parviflora is an herbaceous plant in the family Zingiberaceae, native to Thailand. Kaempferia parviflora has been the subject of increased scientific interest in recent years. In a systematic review in 2016, 683 records and 7 studies were analyzed, with a...
by randy | Dec 28, 2018 | Rare Plants |
Amorphophallus impressus is from Malawi. There is very little information about this species, but they don’t differ from other species in their care or growing. I particularly like the spittoon shaped flowers on this species. Like all Amorphophallus, the flowers...
by randy | Jan 14, 2017 | Flowers, Rare Plants |
Golden Dragon Impatiens Impatiens repens is an extremely rare plant from Sri Lanka. It is in fact considered to be extinct in the wild due to habitat destruction. The flowers look like a fiercely roaring golden dragon. The flowers are large for impatiens, and...