Heimia salicifolia

Heimia salicifolia

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...

Amorphophallus konjac

Voodoo lily

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,...
Kaempferia parviflora

Kaempferia parviflora

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...

Amorphophallus impressus

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...
Impatiens repens

Impatiens repens

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...