Dendrosenecio kilimanjari: The Giant Groundsel of Mount Kilimanjaro
Description:
Kilimanjaro Mountain is known for its unique ability to attract isolated, mutated, and rare species of plants, animals, insects, and fungi that are almost impossible to find anywhere else. It is worth pointing out that Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest mountain and the world's tallest freestanding mountain at 5,895 meters in elevation. A few of the exclusive plant species...
Coccoloba gigantifolia – The Largest Leaf in the World
Description
Coccoloba gigantifolia is a rare and unique plant species that boasts the largest leaf in the world. This magnificent plant belongs to the Polygonaceae family and is native to the rainforests of Central and South America. Coccoloba gigantifolia, also known as the "giant-leaved" sea grape, is a rare and magnificent plant. Its massive leaves can grow up to 3...
Blue Bean: Unraveling the Wonders of a Truly Unique Legume
Origin: The blue bean is a shrub indigenous to western China, renowned for its striking metallic-blue pods resembling broad beans, and is often grown for ornamental purposes. Despite being an edible crop and an abundant source of rubber, it is relatively obscure beyond its native region. This plant is indigenous to eastern Asia and can be found from China's...
The Puzzling Phenomenon of Bleeding Tooth Fungus
Bleeding Tooth Fungus (Hydnellum Peckii) is a type of mushroom that is commonly found in North America, Europe, and Asia. It is known for its distinctive bright red color, which is due to the presence of heme compounds in its tissue. The red sap produced by the Bleeding Tooth Fungus is a result of excess moisture generated through respiration...
Begonia Pavonina – The Leaves Shimmer With An Iridescent Blue Glow
Begonia pavonina also known as the Peacock Begonia, is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is native to the montane forests of peninsular Malaysia, where it grows in the dim understory. In the darkened depths of the forest, the leaves of Begonia pavonina shimmer with an iridescent blue glow.
This striking color is produced by specialized chloroplasts,...
Juniper Tree – A Tree Useful in Landscape Plantings
Juniper Tree or Juniperus are trees that we call red cedar is really a juniper. But many others are shrub-like and as such are extremely useful in landscape plantings especially since they will tolerate poor soil. They do well by the seashore as well as in hot dry places, and they cover banks beautifully.
Juniper Tree is great variety in...
The Best Ferns to Grow Indoor
Ferns “Many Genera” give a better softening effect to an indoor environment that makes good houseplants. Many people are familiar with that old favorite, the Boston fern Nephrolepsis exaltata ‘Bostoniensis’ ” a very easy indoor plant with rich green, arching fronds. In the variety ‘Fluffy Ruffles’ they are rather upright and have frilled edges.
Even more foolproof is its...
The Cylindrical Grandidier’s Baobab Tree
Grandidier’s Baobab Tree is the biggest and most re-known of Madagascar’s species of Baobabs. It is also known as “Adansonia Grandidieri”, actually an imposing and unusual tree endemic to the island of Madagascar. It is an endangered species mainly threatened by the encroachment of agricultural land. When you see this unusual tree, you’ll come to know that Grandidier’s baobabs...
Ginkgo biloba – Traditional Medicine Tree
This family includes a single species, which now survives in the wild in only a small area in SW. China. Ginkgo Biloba is a common ornamental in North America. Trees are dioecious with separate sexes, some trees being female and others being male. Sadly, all other species are being extinct. It is found in fossils dating back 270 million...
The American Basswood Tree
The American basswood Tree is native to eastern North America. The species is found from southeast Manitoba to New Brunswick, south to south Carolina, and southwest to northeast Oklahoma. It also grows in western Nebraska, from the Niobrara River to Cherry County, Nebraska. It is also used for furniture and other items. It is widely available in lumber and...
How to Take Care of Philodendron Plants?
Philodendron Plants
Philodendron plants are a type of flowering plant that can be found in many homes today. They have a wide variety of colors and sizes, which makes them easy to grow and maintain.
The following are some helpful tips on how to take care of philodendron plants:
Give them enough light. Make sure they get at least 4 hours...
Spruce – An Evergreen Symmetrical Spire Shape Tree
Spruces or Picea are tall, fast growing evergreen trees with symmetrical spire shapes. You can distinguish them from firs. Which they resemble, in two ways; spruce needles can be rolled between the fingers, whereas the needles of the fir and hemlock feel flat. And Picea cones hang from the branches rather then sit on top of them.
A spruce...
Monstera Albo – The Rare White Monstera
If you're looking for a plant that is both rare and unusual, then you should consider growing a Monstera Albo. This plant is sure to add interest and intrigue to your home. Have you ever seen a monstera with white leaves? It's quite a sight to behold! This unique plant Monstera Albo is one of the most beautiful varieties...
Unbelievable Tree of 40 Fruits
New York Based artist Sam Van Ken created a Tree of 40 Fruits using the ancient technique “chip grafting”. His family lives in Pennsylvania Dutch and he grew up on the family farm. He’s an associate professor of sculpture at Syracuse University. Therefore, each tree produces forty different types of stone fruit, of the genus Prunus, ripening sequentially from...
What to Avoid While Growing Plants in a Grow Tents?
Grow tents can undoubtedly make your life easier when it comes to growing plants. However, you are susceptible to making a few common mistakes. Only when you avoid this can you grow the plants easily in the grow tent.
We will share with you the list of mistakes that you need to avoid while doing the same.
1. Overheating of plants
Every...
5 Reasons Why You Should Add Clay Soil to Your Garden
Clay is a thick, reddish soil, but it has a variety of nutrients. Some gardeners struggle with its thick texture and slow water absorption, and they avoid using it.
But if you discover its usefulness and benefits as garden soil, you will be equipped to make it an asset in your garden.
Here are some of the main reasons why you...
Unique and Interesting Facts About Limber Pine Cones
Limber Pine Cones
Did you know that the limber pine cone is one of the longest cones in the world? It can grow up to 18 inches long! These cones are also unique in that they hang from the tree branches rather than sticking out like other pine cones. In this blog post, we will discuss some more interesting facts...
Spectacular Yellow Flowering Golden Chain Tree
The spectacular springtime show of yellow flowers gives Laburnum its common name Golden Chain Tree or golden rain. But the laburnum also has its dark side, for it is one of the most poisonous trees growing in the British Isles. Like so many of the more colorful trees that grow in Britain. This lovely tree is not native to...
Sculptural Plants – How shape and texture add a spectacular new dimension to the garden
The Sculptural Plants recommended in this article have mostly been chosen for the beauty of their flowers, foliage, fruit, or bark. But some plants have another valuable attribute: a Sculptural Plant's quality — that is, a dramatic, graceful, or otherwise interesting shape, or perhaps texture. Sculptural Plants have several functions. It may be needed in the center of a...
Ginkgo or Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo biloba)
Ginkgo or Maidenhair Tree Benefits: the long history of Ginkgo biloba shows it is one of the favorite trees. Ginkgo is a slow-growing large perennial tree that can live to a hardy old age. Ginkgo biloba trees grow to heights of 30 meters (98 ft) with trunk diameters of up to 3 meters (9.8 ft). It is also known...
ALDERS, Alnus species
ALDERS, Alnus species
Alders belong to the birch family Betulaceae and belong to the genus Alnus. Around 35 monoecious species of trees and shrubs are found in this genus. The leaves of alders are alternate, simple, serrated, and deciduous with a few exceptions. Usually, before leaves appear, the flower buds develop into catkins with elongated males and females on one...
Tabebuia and Handroanthus
Genus and Family: The genus, Tabebuia is native to the Amazon rain forest and other tropical parts of Mexico, and Central and South America. It included nearly 100 species of trees commonly known as trumpet trees, named so because of the shape of the flowers. In 2007, about 30 species of the trees in Tabebuia were renamed Handroanthus when...
Willows, Salix spp.
Origin and history - Willows comprise a large number of trees and shrubs, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. For this article, we will only cover some of the tree willows and their uses. As a result of their shallow root systems, tree willows are common riverside plants that help stabilize riverbanks with their large shallow roots. Willow is the common...
Pink Trumpet Tree Tabebuia heterophylla
The eye-catching Pink Trumpet Tabebuia heterophylla Tree grows at a reasonable rate from a slim pyramid when young to a broad silhouette, 20 to 40 feet tall. The palmately compound, green leaves are evergreen throughout most of its range but may be briefly deciduous as the new leaves emerge. The showy display of pink or white, bell-shaped blooms appears...
Why Drunken Trees Behave in Mysterious Way
What are Drunken Trees?
Drunken trees are a stand of trees displaced from their normal vertical alignment. This most commonly occurs in northern subarctic taiga forests of black spruce under which intermittent permafrost or ice wedges have melted, causing trees to tilt at various angles. Some trees survive their soil eroding and continue to grow. Others collapse or drown as...