Tuesday 29 November 2011

Gloxinia


Gloxinia is a genus of three species of tropical rhizomatous herbs in the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. The species are primarily found in the Andes of South America but Gloxinia perennis is also found in Central America and the West Indies, where it has probably escaped from cultivation.

Scarlet Milkweed


Asclepias
Asclepias syriaca showing flowers and latex like sap.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Subfamily:Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:Asclepiadeae
Subtribe:Asclepiadinae
Genus:Asclepias
L.[1]
Type species
Asclepias syriaca
L.
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Acerates Elliott
Anantherix Nutt.
Asclepiodella Small
Asclepiodora A.Gray
Biventraria Small
Oxypteryx Greene
Podostemma Greene
Schizonotus A.Gray
Solanoa Greene[1]
Asclepias syriaca seed pods,Baldwinsville, New York
A species of Mexican milkweed - note the specialized flower structure
Chemical structure of oleandrin, one of the cardiac glycosides
Asclepias L. (1753), the milkweeds, is a genus of herbaceous perennialdicotyledonous plants that contains over 140 known species. It previously belonged to the family Asclepiadaceae, but this is now classified as the subfamily Asclepiadoideae of the dogbane family Apocynaceae.

Scarlet Wrightia

  This one made me do a double take! Look at the velvety pink petals that gently curl under. The brilliant rosy center with pointed stamens ending in a bright dot!


Wrightia is a genus of 23 species of flowering plants in the Apocynaceae (dogbane) family, native to tropical Africa, Asia and Australia. The species are all small trees or shrubs that contain latex. The genus was named for William Wright

Ascocenda Princess Mikasa

Ascocenda Princess Mikasa .jpg

Ascocenda Princess Mikasa is a popular hybid. Flowers are large and purple or pink.

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    CultureEdit

    Since the plant has traits of vanda coerulea, the plant can grow in cool to intermediate conditions. Hang the plant in a area with a lots of air movement. Avoid keeping plant in a pot and let the roots hang in a basket with coarse fir bark. If potted use tree fern or osmunda fibers. Spray roots every day. Keep in full sun

     
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