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Blue Barrel Cactus - Ferocactus Glaucescens

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:58:00 +0000

Blue Barrel Cactus

Common Name: Blue Barrel Cactus
Scientific Name: Ferocactus glaucescens
Height: 1 – 1.5 ft ( 30 – 45 cm)
Span: up to 2 ft (60 cm)
Growth Rate: Slow
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
ABP Index: 4.0 (Aesthetics 4.0, Solidarity 4.0)

Ferocactus glaucescens common name is Blue Barrel Cactus is native to the limestone hills of Hidalgo, Mexico. It is a spherical or cylindrical cactus growing to 60 cm in diameter, height up to 45 cm. It has long yellow spines. Its blooms yellow flowers in summer and the flowers last a very long time. The plants start blooming flowers when they are about 13 cm in diameter. In cultivation in temperate regions it must be grown under glass. People like this cactus and plant in pot to decorate their house.

Blue Barrel Cactus

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Crown imperial – Fritillaria Imperialis

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 10 May 2013 04:24:00 +0000

Crown Imperial

Common Name: Crown Imperial or Kaiser's crown

Scientific Name: Fritillaria imperialis

Height: 2 – 3 ft ( 1 m)

Span: 6 – 12 ins ( 14 – 30 cm)

Growth Rate: Fast

Sun Tolerance: Full Sun

ABP Index: 4.0 (Aesthetics 4.5, Solidarity 3.5)

Fritillaria imperialis common names Crown imperial or Kaiser's crown is a species of flowering plant. It is native to a wide stretch from Anatolia across the plateau of Iran to Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Himalayan foothills. It grows to about 3 ft (1 m) in height with beautiful green leaves. It bears a prominent whorl of downward facing flowers at the top of the stem, topped by a 'crown' of small leaves, so it called crown imperial or kaiser’s crown. It blooms orange, red and yellow colors flowers in spring. Although it grows in wild foothills, people very much like to plant it in their home and cottage garden for its beautifulness.

Crown Imperial in wild

Crown Imperial

Crown Imperial Flowers

Crown Imperial in cottage garden

Crown Imperial

Crown imperial in wild

Crown Imperial

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Fishhook Barrel Cactus - Ferocactus Herrerae

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:03:00 +0000

Fishhook Barrel Cactus

Common Name: Fishhook Barrel Cactus
Scientific Name: Ferocactus Herrerae
Height: 1 - 1.8m
Span: 0.6 - 0.9m
Growth Rate: Slow
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
ABP Index: 3.5 (Aesthetics 3.5, Solidarity 3.5)

Ferocactus Herrerae common name is Fishhook Barrel Cactus also called Twisted Barrel Cactus. It is native to the southern US and northern Mexico, where it grows in dry, sandy or rocky areas. There are three species in Arizona. It is Barrel shaped cactus that is heavily armed with hooked spines. The Ferocactus herrerae has red, red-orange flower with yellow mid-stripes blooms in summer. The fruit is edible and in the past. The seeds are black and have been used to make flour.

Fishhook Barrel Cactus

Fishhook Barrel Cactus: Flowers

Fishhook Barrel Cactus: Fruits

Fishhook Barrel Cactus: Spiens

Fishhook Barrel Cactus

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Devil’s Claw – Physoplexis Comosa

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:12:00 +0000

Devil’s Claw

Common Name: Devil’s Claw / Tufted Horned Rampion

Scientific Name: Physoplexis comosa

Height: below 6 ins ( 14 cm)

Span: 4 – 6 ins ( 5 – 14 cm)

Growth Rate: Slow

Sun Tolerance: Full Sun

ABP Index: 2.5 (Aesthetics 3.0, Solidarity 2.0)

Devil’s Claw also known as Tufted Horned Rampion, science name Physoplexis comosa is native to alpine Europe. It is the only species in its genus, and was formerly included in Phyteuma. It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 5 ins tall by 6 ins wide, with glossy toothed narrow oval leaves, and dense umbels of necked. It grows in limestone rock crevices on vertical walls, from mountains to subalpine zones, up to 2000 m above sea level. It blooms Violet colors flowers in summer. In cultivation it is suitable for the rockery or alpine garden, and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Shaving Brush Tree - Pseudobombax Ellipticum

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:34:00 +0000

Shaving Brush Tree Young

Common Name: Shaving Brush Tree

Scientific name: Pseudobombax ellipticum

Height: 20-40 ft. (6-12 m)

Span: 4-6m

Growth rate: Fast

Sun Tolerance: Full sun

ABP Index: 2.0 (Aesthetics 2.0, Solidarity 2.0)

The Pseudobombax ellipticum -Shaving Brush Tree one of the beautiful trees of tropical area. Generally it grows 20-40 ft. Some times it can grow up to 60 ft (18m). Leaves are first bright red turning a fine green as they mature. It blooms flowers in late winter (often February-March). The Flowers are silky and two types colors. Some trees bloom red-pink flowers and some white flowers. They are looking so beautiful when they are in full bloom. The wood is interesting as well, showing stripping of greens, yellows, browns and white. For this reason the people of Central America plant the tree in their garden and the attractive flowers are used to decorate their homes and churches. The Shaving brush tree is especially cute when it's young - having a bulb like swollen stem that look like a green rock melon. The trees also used as firewood and wood for carving handicrafts.

Shaving Brush Tree

Flower: Red-Pink

Flower: White

Shaving Brush Tree Wood

Shaving Brush Tree: Fruits

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Quiver Tree - Aloe Dichotoma

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:40:00 +0000

Aloe Dichotoma

Common name: Quiver Tree
Scientific name: Aloe Dichotoma
Height: 15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
Growth rate: slow
Sun Tolerance: Full sun
Span: 3-4m

ABP Index: 4.5 (Aesthetics 4.5, Solidarity 4.5)

Aloe dichotoma, also known as quiver tree or kokerboom. This distinctive tree aloe has smooth branches, which are covered with a thin layer of whitish powder that helps to reflect away the hot sun's rays. The bark on the trunk forms beautiful golden brown scales, but beware, the edges of these scales are razor sharp. The crown is often densely rounded as a result of the repeatedly forked branches, hence the species name dichotoma. (dichotomous meaning forked). The blue-green leaves are borne on terminal rosettes, but in juvenile plants the leaves are ranked in vertical rows. The bright yellow flowers are borne from June to July.

Aloe Dichotoma


Aloe Dichotoma stem


Aloe Dichotoma flowers

Aloe Dichotoma leaves

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Song of India - Dracaena Reflexa

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:22:00 +0000

Dracaena Reflexa

Common name: Song of India
Scientific name: Dracaena Reflexa
Height: 4–5 m
Growth rate: Slow
Sun Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Span: 3-4m
ABP Index: 3.5 (Aesthetics 3.5, Solidarity 3.5)

Dracaena Reflexa is a tender evergreen shrub or small tree native to Madagascar and Mauritius. The shiny leaves are narrowly lance-shaped, green in the middle and bordered with pale yellow that frames each leaf. There are greener version. The leaves spiral upwards from the stems to tip in a wild fashion that creates the Song of India's messy and unpredictable crown. Mature plants may bear large clusters of greenish-white flowers. Like a song, the Song of India looks like a beautiful score.

Song of India Tree

Dracaena Reflexa leaves in group

Dracaena Reflexa buds

Dracaena reflexa seeds


Dracaena Reflexa leaves

Dracaena Reflexa Fruits

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Cobas Tree - Cyphostemma Currori

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:23:00 +0000

Cobas Tree - Cyphostemma Currori

Common name: Cobas tree, Butter Tree
Scientific Name: Cyphostemma Currori
Height: 6m
Span: 3-4m
Growth rate: Normal
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
ABP Index: 4.0 (Aesthetics 4.0, Solidarity 4.0)

Cyphostemma Currorii is a succulent tree and is known by the names of cobas tree or butter tree. Cobas Trees are found in the dry and rocky hill slopes of Africa - Angola and Nambia. It gets to grow so big as it stores much moisture in its thick smooth trunk that reflects the heat and protects the trunk from evaporation. The tree is frequently multi-stemmed and may reach a height of 6 m, while normally the diameter of its trunk is about 1 m. The papery bark is yellowish to pale brown, the underbark whitish to reddish.

The shiny skin and big green leaves that clump at the top makes it look like a large broccoli. Some look surreal, like they have come out from a cartoon. A curious conversation maker in any garden.

Cyphostemma Currori

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Cyphostemma Currori Young

Cyphostemma Currori new leafs

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Giant Agave - Agave Salmiana

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:53:00 +0000

Agave Salmiana

Common Names: Giant Agave
Scientific Name: Agave Salmiana
Height: 4-6 feet
Growth Rate: Slow
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
Span: 2m
ABP Index: 4.5 (Aesthetics 4.5, Solidarity 4.5)

The agave salmiana is a vigorous, evergreen, rosette forming shrub. Its fleshy grey/ green leaves are strap shaped, up to 1.5m long with large spins (up to 8cm) arranged its leaf margins. It's sheer size dwarfs you and makes you feel like an ant in its presence. It has small yellow flowers that appear at the top of a tall, erect flower stalk that could stretch many meters high. Each plant flowers once, usually after 20 years. After flowering it dies and produces rhizome like offsets which helps the spread of this plant. By it's death it creates life and sustains it's species. Its root system is shallow and fibrous.

Agave Salmiana stems

Flowe

Close look of flower

Agave Salmiana Flowers

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Caralia Brachiata "Honiara"

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:37:00 +0000

Caralia Brachiata "Honiara"

Scientific Name: Caralia Brachiata Honoria
Common Name: none
Height: 10 m
Span: 2 m

Growth Rate: Normal
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
ABP Index: 4.0 (Aesthetics 4.0, Solidarity 4.0)

Carallia brachiata Merrill (Rhizophoracea) is a large tree occurs through out India up to an altitude of 1300 m and often planted as ornamental tree. The fruits and seeds are edible. The seeds contain oil which is used as a substitute for ghee in Karnataka. An infusion of leaves is taken like tea and together with a mixture of benzion, turmeric and rice dust is used in treatment of sapraemia. The bark is mentioned to be useful in the treatment of itching, cuts and wounds, oral ulcers, inflammation of the throat and stomatitis.

The beauty of this plant is that it grows like a pillar vertically and it's branches droop down like lazy arms. It looks like a long feather duster and gives a dreamy feel. An architecturally unique plant.

Crown of Caralia Brachiata Honoria

Caralia Brachiata Bark

Caralia Brachiata Flowers

Leaves of Caralia Brachiata

Caralia Brachiata Stipules

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Olive Tree - Olea Europavea

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Gnarled split and twisted trunk of olive tree outdoors

Common Name: Olive Tree
Scientific Name: Olea Europaea
Height: 5 m
Span: 5 m
Growth Rate: slow
Sun Tolerance: Full sun
ABP Index: 5.0 (Aesthetics 5.0, Solidarity 5.0)

Olive trees (Olea europaea) have long represented wealth, abundance, power and peace. The olive has been a symbol of the Mediterranean since time immemorial, and has a reputation for long life, nourishment and its ability to thrive in tough conditions. Its primary product, olive oil, is revered throughout the world for its distinctive flavour. Homer called it 'liquid gold'. In ancient Greece, athletes rubbed olive oil over their bodies, and victorious competitors received no trophies or medals; instead the symbol of supreme honour was the olive wreath placed on their heads. There are claims of 1,600 year old trees still producing fruit.

The beauty of Olive trees are the age old elfish looking trunks when it gets old. A few of these ancient trees would make your garden look ethereal.

Old Olive Tree Trunk

Old Olive Tree


Olive Tree Fruit Century old twisted olive tree trunk

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Ostrich Fern - Matteuccia Struthiopteris

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:34:00 +0000

Ostrich Fern

Common name: Ostrich Fern
Scientific name : Matteuccia Struthiopteris
Height: 1-1.5 m
Growth Rate: Medium to Fast
Span: 0.5 m
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
ABP Index: 2.5 (3.0 Aesthetics, 2.0 Solidarity)

The Ostrich Fern is named appropriately with the looks of a ruffled ostrich butt that is angry and ready to charge at you. While most ferns leaves spread sideways, the ostrich fern leaves are positioned upwards, giving it that unique look.

Whether you have a secluded pond, sunny rock wall or a serene woodland setting, you can find an assortment of ferns to add beauty to any spot in the garden. Most ferns do well in part shade or dappled sunlight, but there are many which will do well with quite a bit of sun, provided they get enough water. Shade loving ferns appreciate an organic, evenly moist, well drained soil. If your soil is heavy on the clay or sandy side you can add compost or other organic matter to help balance it out. (If you use manure, be sure it is well rotted or aged.) Ferns require minimal maintenance throughout the year. Once in the garden, ferns in general do not require additional fertilizer.

Ostrich Fern Stems

Ostrich Fern Fiddle-Heads

Ostrich Fern Spores

The edible shoots of the Ostrich Fern are named Fiddleheads.

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Canary Island Date Palms - Phoenix Canariensis

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:50:00 +0000

Canary Island Date Palm

Common name: Canary Island Date Palm

Scientific name: Phoenix Canariensis

Height: 18 - 20 m
Span: 3 - 4 m

Growth rate: Slow

Sun Tolerance: Full sun
ABP Index: 4.0 (Aesthetics 4.0, Solidarity 4.0)

The Canary Island date palm is a big tree, growing up to 60 feet tall with a thick and sturdy trunk patterned with diamond-shaped leaf scars. The rounded crown is composed of 50 or more arching fronds that can be as much as 18 feet long. Extremely sharp thorns line the bases of the leaf stems. The flowers of the Canary Island date palm bloom on long inflorescence that are held among the fronds and eventually ripen into decorative clusters of bright yellow dates. The dates are edible but not particularly appetizing to people. Birds love them. In Florida, where rainfall is a plentiful, ferns and other plants may sprout from organic matter trapped in the leaf scars of the Canary Island date palm, creating small hanging gardens. Like most palms, Canary Island date palms are susceptible to wet feet and prefer well-drained soils clear of turf grasses, mulch and other organic matter. Once established, they are drought tolerant and need watering only during prolonged dry spells. They grow faster and are more colorful when planted in bright, sunny locations.

The beauty of this giant palm is the thick diamond-shaped leaf scars that are left before it's fronds of leaves. It looks artificial but like a lovely knob holding the leaves.

Canary Island Date Palms

Canary Island Date Palm Leaf

Canary Island Date Palm Fruit

Canary Island Date Palm Bark

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Red Maple Tree - Acer Rubrum

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Red Maple Tree

Common name: Red Maple Tree

Scientific name: Acer Rubrum

Height: 30 - 145 ft
Span: 6 to 10 m

Growth rate: Slow to Moderate
Sun Tolerance: Full sun

ABP index: 4.0 (Aesthetics 4.0, Solidarity 4.0)

The maple tree is known for its striking fall color and distinctive leaves. And there are many maples, ranging from the small Tatarian maple (Acer tataricum) to the towering red maple (Acer Rubrum), which can reach heights of 60 feet or more. Bees and insects benefit a lot from the maple tree because of its rich source of pollen contained in the flowers. The flowers come in shades of attractive red, orange or sometimes yellow color and are the greatest attraction for the insects. Although they can grow well in absence of direct sunlight, blooming does not occur until the veined leaves bud. The fruit, known as samaras is a marvel of nature with different seeds covered in nut lets and also having an attached wing which helps in dispersing to vast distances.

Maple Tree Bonsai

Maple Tree Flowers

Maple leaves with its distinctive shape

Maple Tree in Autumn

Red maple tree in bloom

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Ground Pine - Lycopodium Obscurum

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:02:00 +0000

Lycopodium Obscurum

Common name: Ground Pine

Scientific name: Lycopodium Obscurum

Height: 0.60 m

Growth rate: Moderate

Sun Tolerance: Full Sun, Shade
Span: 1 m
ABP Index: 2.75 (Aesthetics 3.5, Solidarity 2.0)

Lycopodium is a genus of clubmosses, also known as ground pines, in the family Lycopodiaceae, a family of fern-allies (see Pteridophyta). They are flowerless, vascular, terrestrial or epiphytic plants, with widely-branched, erect, prostrate or creeping stems, with small, simple, needle-like or scale-like leaves that cover the stem and branches thickly. The fertile leaves are arranged in cone-like strobilli. Specialized leaves (sporophylls) bear reniform spore-cases (sporangia) in the axils, which contain spores of one kind only. These club-shaped capsules give the genus its name.

Lycopodium Obscurum Sporophylls

Lycopodium Obscurum Shoot

Lycopodium Obscurum Flower

Lycopodium Obscurum Top

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Foxtail Palm - Wodyetia Bifurcata

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Foxtail Palm-Wodyetia Bifurcata

Common name: Foxtail Palm
Scientific name: Wodyetia Bifurcata
Height: 20-30 ft. (6-9 m)
Span: 3-4 m
Growth rate: Fast
Sun Tolerance: Full sun
ABP Index: 3.0 (Aesthetics 3.0, Solidarity 3.0)

The Foxtail Palm Tree, also botanically known as Wodyetia bifurcate has a full, dark-green appearance. The Foxtail Palm Tree is the most commonly used palm tree in the Southern United States. This palm tree is sure to delight any palm tree lover. The Foxtail palm tree is of medium stature and has a smooth, self-cleaning trunk and feather-like fronds. Very much like feather dusters. The Foxtail grows quite quickly and is extremely adaptable. Although the Foxtail is best grown in sunny, open areas, it is the perfect palm tree as it can grow in both sun and shade.

Foxtail Palm-Wodyetia Bifurcata leaf

Foxtail Palm frond

Foxtail Palm trunk.

Close up of ripening seed

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Tree Fern - Cyathea Latebrosa

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:12:00 +0000

Tree Fern - Cyathea Latebrosa

Common Names:Tree Fern
Scientific Name: Cyathea Latebrosa

Height: 8-10 m
Growth Rate: Medium.

Sun Tolerance: Full Sun, Shade
Span: 2-3 m
ABP Index: 4.0 (Aesthetics 4.0, Solidarity 4.0)

Tree ferns are a group of relatively primitive ferns in the order Cyatheales, most of them characterized by ascending trunklike stems and an arborescent (treelike) habit. Tree ferns are conspicuous plants of humid tropical forests around the world. Species found at lower elevations are often widespread colonizers of disturbed or successional habitats. A large number of species are restricted to very small ranges on islands or at higher elevations, often in more-mature forests on isolated tropical mountaintops.

Tree Fern with Dead Leaves

Tree Fern Leaflets

Tree Fern Trunk

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Sacred Lotus - Nelumbo Nucifera

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Sacred Lotus Flower

Common name: Sacred Lotus, Indian Lotus

Scientific name: Nelumbo Nucifera

Height: 0.3 m

Growth rate: Normal
Span: 1 m
ABP Index: 4.0 (Aesthetics 4.0, Solidarity 4.0)

The sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, symbolizes purity, with lovely white and pink blossoms emerging from the mud beneath the water where it grows. For the Buddhist, lotus represents a noble character, the soul battling against the material world to reach the light. It is also a Confucian model for the enlightened man. The lotus is also valued for its dramatic blue-green foliage, which spans the seasons from late summer into autumn, when the leaves change to withered browns with the first frost.

Sacred Lotus Bud

Sacred Lotus Flower Details

Sacred Lotus Leaves and Pods

Sacred Lotus Stem

Sacred Lotus Pod

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Breadfruit - Artocarpus Altilis

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:30:00 +0000

Full-Grown Breadfruit Tree

Common Name: Breadfruit

Scientific Name: Artocarpus Altilis

Height: 85 ft

Span: 20 ft

Growth Rate: Fast

Sun Tolerance: Full Sun

ABP Index: 3.0 (Aesthetics 3.0, Solidarity 3.0)

Breadfruit is a species of Mulberry family and found all over Southeast Asia and Pacific islands. The tree grows up to the height of 85 ft and has large, thick leaves. The branches can grow very randomly in different directions, making it look like a ruffled chicken. The Breadfruit tree is monoecious and produces male flowers first followed by female flowers. The fruit of the tree is eaten in varied forms by roasting, frying, baking and boiling. The taste of the breadfruit is similar to potato and freshly baked bread.

Breadfruit Female Flower

Breadfruit Male Flower and Fruits

Trunk of Breadfruit Tree

Breadfruit Fruits

Artocarpus Flower with Adjacent Stipules

Artocarpus Stipule Scar

Closer View of Breadfruit Fruit

Roasted Breadfruit's Fruit

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Joey Palm - Johannesteijsmannia Altifrons

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:18:00 +0000

Magnificent Joey Palm

Common Name: Joey Palm

Scientific Name: Johannesteijsmannia Altifrons

Height: 10-20 ft

Span: 10-15 ft

Growth Rate: Slow

Sun Tolerance: Shade

ABP Index: 4.5 (Aesthetics 4.5, Solidarity 4.5)

Joey palm is an amazing palm with diamond shaped leaves, which grows from the ground. It is also referred as Diamond Joey Palm due to the resemblance of its leaves. The Joey Palm is originally from Asia and has no trunk. The tree grows well in high humidity and can tolerate cold as well. The flowers of the Joey palm are creamy that are straight away followed by the fruits. It is evergreen and suitable for indoor.

Closer View of Joey Palm Leaves

Joey Palm Leaves

Blooming Joey Palm Leaves

Joey Palm from Ground View

Full Grown Joey Palm

Sapling of Joey Palm

Bark of Joey Palm

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Fishtail Fern - Microsorum Punctatum Grandiceps

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:40:00 +0000

Fishtail Fern

Common Name: Fishtail Fern

Scientific Name: Microsorum Punctatum Grandiceps

Height: 1-3 ft

Span: 1-2 ft

Growth Rate: Average

Sun Tolerance: Shade

ABP Index: 3.5 (Aesthetics 4.0, Solidarity 3.0)

Fishtail Fern grows best in moist soil and require partial shade. It can tolerate heat and humidity but requires consistently moist soil. The frond of the Fern dips and ends in cresting branches. The plant is evergreen and does not seed, as flowers are sterile. It is very easy to care and makes a beautiful addition to your lawn or garden. It is an excellent choice, if you are a beginner.

Fishtail Fern Leaves

Fishtail Fern

Close View of Fishtail Fern's leaves

Leaves of Fishtail Fern

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Fishtail Fern plant

Fishtail Fern Flowering

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Fan Aloe - Aloe Plicatilis

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:56:00 +0000

Fan Aloe

Common Name: Fan Aloe

Scientific Name: Aloe Plicatilis

Height: 5-16 ft

Span: 6-8 ft

Growth Rate: Slow

Sun Tolerance: Full Sun

ABP Index: 4.5 (Aesthetics 4.5, Solidarity 4.5)

Fan Aloe is striking shrub that has an amazing fan-like cluster arrangement on the two opposite row. It grows in the mountains of Western Cape in South Africa. The Fan Aloe can grow up to 16 ft and the color of the leaves is grey-green. The top portion of the leaves seems like a group of grey hands raised in the air. The flowers burst at the end of the winter and the color of the flowers is bright pink. It is undoubtedly one of the best ornamental plants.

Fan Aloe Flowering

Close up of Fan Aloe's Flowers

Full Grown Fan Aloe

Close View of Fan Aloe's Leaf

Sapling of Fan Aloe

Developing Fan Aloe Sapling

Close View of Fan Aloe Leaves

Bark of Fan Aloe

Fan Aloe Flower Spikes

Close View of Fan Aloe Spikes

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Fiddleleaf Fig - Ficus Lyrata

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:36:00 +0000

Full Grown Fiddleleaf Fig

Common Name: Fiddleleaf Fig

Scientific Name: Ficus Lyrata

Height: 40-50 ft

Span: 10-15 ft

Growth Rate: Slow

Sun Tolerance: Shade
ABP Index: 4.0 (Aesthetics 4.0, Solidarity 4.0)

Fiddle leaf Fig is native to Western Africa, which generally grows in tropical rain forest plains. It is species of fig tree that can grow up to 40-50 ft. The leaves of the Fiddle leaf Fig are large, broad, dark green and resemble Fiddle. It is generally used as an indoor plant,as only average watering is needed. This indoor plant grows slow and blooms all the year. The tree comes in bush and tree forms.

Fiddleleaf Fig Leaves

Fiddleleaf Fig's Fruits

Fruit of Fiddleleaf Fig

Fiddleleaf Fig in Primary Stages

Fruits of Fiddleleaf Fig

Fiddleleaf Fig's Leaves

Indoor Fiddleleaf Fig

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Golden Barrel Cactus - Echinocactus Grusonii

noreply@blogger.com (Plantwerkz) — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 09:40:00 +0000

The Golden Barrel Cactus

Common Name: Golden Barrel Cactus

Scientific Name: Echinocactus Grusonii

Height: 1-3 ft

Span: 2-4 ft

Growth Rate: Slow

Sun Tolerance: Full Sun

ABP Index: 4 (Aesthetics 4, Solidarity 4)

Golden Barrel cactus is rare and critically endangered species in the world. The shape of the Golden Barrel cactus is like round globe with 35 ribs in the body. The cactus has spines all over the body and produces flowers rarely. The flowers are pale-yellow in color and mostly blossoms in mid-summer. They can tolerate drought and low light for a longer period of time. Golden Barrel cactus is commonly found in the deserts of North America.

Close up of golden barrel cactus spines

Flower of Golden barrel cactus

Golden barrel cactus growing together

Close up of a golden barrel cactus

Small golden barrel cactus

Golden barrel cactus spines

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Daves Garden Golden Barrel Cactus Guide
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Bristlecone Pines - Pinus Longaeva

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The Bristlecone Pine

Common Name: Bristlecone Pines

Scientific Name: Pinus longaeva

Height: 5 -16 m

Span: 3-5 m
Growth Rate: Slow

Sun Tolerance: Full Sun

ABP Index: 4.5 (Aesthetics 4.5, Solidarity 4.5)

The bristlecone pine is one of the longest-living species in the world. Some of the bristlecone pines have lived for almost 4800 years. They preserve the moisture every season and grow slowly. The bristlecone pines are found in high altitude and elevations. The common height of bristlecone pines is 5-16 m and they mostly grow in rocky areas. The male cones, which is also called catkin is red-purple in color while female cones are dark-purple in color. The span of the bristlecone pine grows continuously resulting in gigantic trunks. The beauty of this plant comes from the aged thick trunk which resembles the art of Jin or deadwood in Bonsai terms. The grandfather of all plants - Bristlecone Pines.

Full Grown Bristlecone Pine

Bristlecone Pine Male cones

Bristlecone Pine Female cones

Gigantic Trunk of Bristlecone Pines

Bristlecone Pine Female cones

Bristlecone Pine Male cones

Bristlecone Pine Young Sapling

Full Grown Bristlecone Pines

Bristlecone Pine Foliage

Huge Bristlecone Pine trunk

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Arkive Bristlecone Pines
Gymnosperm-Bristlecone Pines