Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Platycerium (Probabably) Superbum

A number of unknowns

Platycerium (unknown)

Platycerium (unknown)

The (unknown)s on my blog will be replaced by knowns in the near
future :-)

Tillandsias mounted on bamboo 3

Tillandsias mounted on bamboo 2

Wallpapers

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Tillandsias mounted on bamboo!

Splash of color

Chameadorea metallica and platyceriums

How many ??

How many?

Thin red edge

Dark wine red bromeliad

Currently uploading images

You may have noticed that the site is being flooded by new
photographs. Some of the photos have actually been taken quite a few
years ago, but they are so stunning I just had to include them on the
blog. I will add information on all of the photos as soon as I am done
uploading them.

The other plants next to the plaque

Red bromeliad next to name plaque

Sunny spot in the garden

Platycerium Hillii

All the colors of the rainbow

A scattering of color

Under the Brahea Armata

Two giant bromeliad plants

Bromeliads in the branch of a Bismarckia Nobilus

Other photos

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photos by using the navigation panel on the right!

Light green bromeliads

On the left side of the palm

Dark leaves

Bromeliads with white edge

Amazing to the power of two

Amazing...

Bright red bromeliad

Green bromeliads with red and yellow flowers

A beautiful array of bromeliads

Various bromeliads including dark red with green spots and dark red leaves with green underneath.

Various bromeliads including dark red with green spots and dark red
leaves with green underneath. I am unfortunately not entirely sure of
the species' names... but will try to find out and add it to the blog.

Pink stripe bromeliad

Colorful bromeliads

Foxtail palm

Arenga Macrocarpa

A small clump of Arenga Macrocarpa growing in the garden of a well
known plant enthusiast. Please have a look at the photo of the one
growing in my own garden. You won't believe how big they become!
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Howea Fosteriana (Kentia) growing in the garden of a well known plant enthusiast

Howea Fosteriana (Kentia) growing in the garden of a well known plant
enthusiast

Purple Brassia Orchid

Light pink Frangipani in the Durban Botanical Garden