Phytographica
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Pachypodium lealii v. saundersii
(Star of Lundi).
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This is another one of my wife's plants. Pachypodia are members of the dogbane (Apocynum, Greek for dogbane or poison to dogs) family f...
Monday, January 25, 2010
Annona cherimola
(cherimoya).
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Chermoyas are part of the custard-apple (Annona) family and are native to the northern Andes. Annona is the TaĆno (a native people of the C...
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Epiphyllum
"campfire."
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I'm now going to start a section about a couple of my wife's plants. She had a small collection of cacti and succulents when we star...
Friday, January 22, 2010
Aloe vera
&
Agave americana
.
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First of all, I have to qualify that I could easily have mislabeled these. The aloes are definitely Aloes , but could be some other species....
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Fortunella margarita
(kumquat) &
Citrus maxima
(pomelo).
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I just realized that for whatever reason I'm growing both the smallest and largest citrus fruits. Both kumquats and pomelos are members ...
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Dudleya farinosa
(powdery dudleya/bluff lettuce).
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Dudleya farinosa is a hearty little succulent that seems to grow out of the tiniest of cracks in the sandy cliffs overlooking the Pacific u...
Eriobotrya japonica
(loquat).
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The loquat Eriobotrya japonica is an extremely easy to grow plant in the rose family. The genus name means quite literally, woolly bunch of...
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