WHY I DO THIS BLOG ON RARE PLANTS

This blog is a labor of love. Because of my love for unusual, tropical plants and the ways to make them prosper, I searched high and low for information and data on the more obscure denizens of the plant Kingdom my information database grew and I realized that Much of the Data on Obscure Species was Unavailable or written in a cold scientific manner. In Addition, many things in garden books will not tell you of the potentially bad aspects of plant species because they were compiled by people who did not actually grow the plants themselves.Finally,as a gardener of unusual plants, I and others searched relentlessly for species, pictures, seeds, and descriptions of plants that are Unusual and easy to maintain yet many of which are never seen outside of a botanical garden.
I talked to people and found that many of my friends and associates wanted cuttings (and had as much success with them as I did) It occurred to me that there are a great deal of people out there that relish unusual and odd plants but the mainstream Plant distributors only carry "Safe" plants, Yet the dealers who deal in unusual make a killing in the plant business. How are People supposed to know about these Floral finds unless they are exposed to them.

According to the report “State of the worlds plants”by researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the United Kingdom, there are about 391,000 species of vascular plants currently known to science. Of these, about 369,000 species (or 94 percent) are flowering plants.


By scanning through several plant databases, including the the Plant List, the International Plant Names Index and the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, the team found that 391,000 vascular plants are currently known to science. Moreover, about 2,000 new plant species are discovered or described every year. Many of these newly described are already on The endangered list

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hooray

new plant species i just ordered for my lectures

they are all germinating,,,,,and as soon as 

dancing plant   Desmodium gyrans
Telegraph Plant is big enough to dance....ill post a video of it moving....im so exited....pinders nursery will be the only nursery in the us to sell the actual plant....everyone here in US only sells the seeds....

 

 

other species currently germinating


Amaranthus aurora
Yellow Fountain Plant

Amaranthus illumination
Illumination Amaranth

Amaranthus tricolor
Joseph's Coat




Leonotis leonurus
Lion's Tail

Rudbeckia occidentalis
Green Wizard Rudbeckia

Solanum mammosum
Nipple Fruit

Spilanthes oleracea
Toothache Plant

detailed info on cultivation as soon as i discover it
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STAPELIA GRANDIFLORA


MY STAPELIA GRANDIFLORA JUST BLOOMED.....IT'S 12' WIDE......DROOL OVER IT WITH ME.....
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LINKS TO BOTANICAL SUPPLIERS- COMING SOON

I AM GETTING SO MANY REQUESTS TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH WHERE THEY CAN GET THESE BOTANICAL BEAUTIES......I WILL HAVE TO INCLUDE SOME VENDOR LINKS.... SO I DONT HAVE TO ANSWER SO MANY REQUESTS...OF WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET THE AMAZING SPECIES I SHOWCASE...
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new plant species i just ordered for my lectures


Amaranthus aurora
Yellow Fountain Plant

Amaranthus illumination
Illumination Amaranth

Amaranthus tricolor
Joseph's Coat

 Desmodium gyrans
Telegraph Plant


Leonotis leonurus
Lion's Tail

Rudbeckia occidentalis
Green Wizard Rudbeckia

Solanum mammosum
Nipple Fruit

Spilanthes oleracea
Toothache Plant

detailed info on cultivation as soon as i discover it
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3 NEW VARIETIES OF AN OLD GARDEN FAVORITE

Hello everybody
I am sorry it has taken this long to start in updating my blog. I'll start off with three species from a family that is relatively common but absolutely breathtaking . These Three varieties of amaranth will be difficult to find but well worth the search.  and when you see them en masse….in a flowerbed….well….they are …well…they will leave you breathless


.Amaranthus aurora
Yellow Fountain Plant

Amaranthus illumination

Illumination Amaranth



                                                 Amaranthus tricolor
 
Joseph's Coat







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IN ADDITION

GONNA be in a heavy duty research mode for a while.....choosing the plants for my next series of lectures.

Expect a lot of new blogs...as i do the research and find where i (and you my loyal followers) can get these botanical oddities....



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wellington garden club

wellington garden club has dubbed me "the rock star of exotics" apriil 4 lecture link

does anyone think i should take that seriously?? or just laugh and accept it? let me know....i kinda like it

YES HOW FITTING...ME AS THE MAD HATTER

uhh and the decor for the flower show...got a 98 out of 100 from the NGC thanks to our team at the stuart garden club...thanks periwinkle circle
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