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 cultivati...

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Scarlet Milkweed

Milkweed" redirects here. For other uses, see Milkweed (disambiguation). 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...

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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...

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Ascocenda Princess Mikasa

Ascocenda Princess Mikasa is a popular hybid. Flowers are large and purple or pink. Contents [show] CultureEditSince 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 ...

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