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Friday 2 November 2012

Agave Attenuata


Agave attenuata is a species of agave sometimes known as the "lion's tail", "swan's neck", or "foxtail" for its development of a curved stem, unusual among agaves. 


Native to the plateau of central Mexico, as one of the unarmed agaves, it is popular as an Ornamental plant in gardens.



Acorus Gramineus


Acorus gramineus Sol. Aiton is a botanical species belonging to the family of Acorus.
Dwarf sedge, Japanese rush, Japanese sweet flag.

Dwarf Type.






Echeveria



Echeveria /ˌɛkɨˈvɪəriə/[2] is a large genus of flowering plants in the Crassulaceae family, native to semi-desert areas of central America, from Mexico to northwestern South America. The genus is named after the 18th century Mexican botanical artist Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy.


Strelitzia


Strelitzia ( /strɛˈlɪtsiə/)[1] is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa. 



The genus is named after the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, birthplace of Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom. 



A common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower, because of a supposed resemblance of its flowers to the bird of paradise. In South Africa it is commonly
Known as a crane flower.





Black Mondo Grass



Ophiopogon planiscapus is a small evergreen perennial. It grows from short rhizomes, and bears tufts of leaves, from which purple or white flowers emerge in racemes held on short stems above the leaves. It is native to Japan, where it grows on open and forested slopes.


Beaucarnea Recurvata



Beaucarnea recurvata (elephant's foot, ponytail palm) is a species of plant in the family Dracaenaceae, native to the states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz and San Luis Potosí in eastern Mexico.[1] Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true palms (Arecaceae).


Phoenix Reclinata



The Wild date palm or Senegal date palm (Phoenix reclinata, reclinata - Latin, reclining) is a species of flowering plant in the palm family native to tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. The plants are found from sea level to 3000 m, in rain forest Clearings, monsoonal forests and rocky mountainsides.

Thursday 1 November 2012

Phoenix Roebelinii


Phoenix roebelenii (Pygmy Date Palm or Miniature Date Palm) is a species of date palm native to southeastern Asia from southwestern China (Yunnan Province), northern Laos and northern Vietnam, (in Dien Bien Province, Ha Giang Province, Cao Bang Province, Lang Son Province).[1][2] The name is sometimes mistakenly cited as roebelinii.


Yucca


Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.[2] Its 40-50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers. 

They are native to the hot and dry (arid) parts of North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Early reports of the species were
Confused with the cassav.



Tulbaghia Violacea


Tulbaghia violacea (Society Garlic, Pink Agapanthus) is a plant species indigenous to southern Africa and is used locally as a herbal Remedy/medicine to treat several ailments. Recently it was demonstrated to have androgenic[1] and anti-cancer[2] properties in vitro.