Dieffenbachia bowmannii Carriere: a floriferous beauty!
Dieffenbachia bowmannii Carriere (Dumb Cane, Spotted Dumbcane, Leopard Lily ) Dieffenbachias are very much loved as houseplants for homes and offices, simply because of their irresistible foliar beauty and their great tolerance for shade. Their splendid foliage variegation is so extensive that gardeners are now spoilt for choice! One cultivar worthy of mention is Dieffenbachia [...]
Clivia miniata (Bush Lily) with catchy flower clusters
Clivia miniata (Bush Lily, Kaffir Lily, St John’s Lily) An attractive plant with clusters of brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers, standing tall above its elegant and symmetrically arranged foliage. It’s considered as the ‘Queen of Houseplants’ for its striking beauty, durability and reliability. Typical floral colour is a brilliant orange with yellowish throat that contrast fabulously [...]
Gouty stem of Jatropha podagrica (Buddha Belly Plant)
Jatropha podagrica (Gout Plant, Buddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub) Here is another unique and fascinating herbaceous perennial plant like the Adenium obesum (Desert Rose), that will develop an attractively swollen and knobby caudex as it ages.
Sparkling foliage of Dracaena surculosa
Dracaena surculosa (Gold Dust Dracaena, Spotted Dracaena) Stunning variegated foliage that sparkles among a crowd of greeneries. Dracaena surculosa is a much-loved ornamental foliage plant in our garden that really thrives on neglect, once established. Currently, we have the ‘Florida Beauty’ that is super slow-growing, just perfect as a potted plant as seen in the [...]
Big, bold and beautiful foliage of Philodendron bipinnatifidum
Philodendron bipinnatifidum (Tree Philodendron, Cut-Leaf/Split-Leaf Philodendron, Lacy Tree Philodendron, Selloum) They were just tiny tots, less than 30 cm tall when added to our garden about four and a half years ago, but looking at them now, we’re absolutely pleased with their current status. This duo have matured marvelously over the years, almost 1.3 m [...]
Bright sunny flowers of Allamanda cathartica
Allamanda cathartica (Yellow Allamanda, Golden Trumpet, Buttercup Flower) Bright, sunny and cheerful! That’s how the showy trumpet-shaped flowers of Allamanda cathartica adorn its bush or vine, bountiful in terminal cymes and shining radiantly in rich yellow. An outstanding ornamental shrub that is ever-blooming, grows easily and requires minimal care.
Anthurium andraeanum (Flamingo Flower) in exotic colors
Anthurium andraeanum (Flamingo Flower/Lily, Tail Flower) A beautiful hybrid of Anthurium andraeanum that has been in our garden since early 2006, presented by a friend. 3 lovely plants in a medium-sized pot that is located at the front yard porch and producing almost continually year round, gorgeous rosy-pink flowers to our greatest delight. Even when [...]
Duranta erecta / repens ‘Sweet Memories’ – attracts butterflies, bees and birds
Duranta erecta/repens ‘Sweet Memories’ (Pigeon Berry, Golden Dewdrop)