A sizable, evergreen tree, the dragon blood tree can reach heights of up to 15 metres (50 feet). It has many branches, a large, central stem, and an umbrella-shaped canopy. The tree’s long, narrow leaves are arranged on the branches in a spiral pattern. The scarlet resin that the dragon blood tree makes to bind […]
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The plant Rafflesia Arnoldii, also known as the “corpse flower,” is renowned for growing the biggest individual blossom on Earth. Both nature lovers and botany enthusiasts are curious about it because of its unusual appearance and unpleasant smell. Rafflesia Arnoldii is a plant that exhibits a wide range of amazing morphological traits. The flower, which
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Phyllostachys nigra, commonly referred to as black bamboo, is famous for its ebony-colored stalks, or culms. It is a running bamboo, which means it spreads and grows rapidly through underground rhizomes. This can cause black bamboo to be very invasive if not controlled. But its quick expansion is not all terrible. Black bamboo is ideal
Staghorn ferns get their unique name from the way they resemble deer or elk antlers. The Polypodiaceae family of plants, which are native to Asia and Australia, grow slowly at first but eventually get rather big and spectacular. There are 17 different Platycerium species, but only the staghorn fern is widely cultivated at home. Staghorn
Welwitschia mirabilis seedlings first develop their cotyledons (seed leaves), and then they develop two genuine leaves. The plant will only ever produce the extremely robust true leaves. They develop continuously for the whole of the plant’s life, reaching a maximum length of 13 feet. Because the plants are dioecious, the male and female blooms grow
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Most people know Agave tequilana as a gorgeous succulent. Expect the plant to develop and grow to a height of up to 1.8 m (6 ft). The broad, long, green leaves with ruffled edges are the plant’s most distinctive feature. Expect the plant to produce green flowers that start to bloom in the summer. Growing
The Crassulaceae family of succulents includes the Echeveria rainbow. The Echeveria rainbow’s leaves are arranged in overlapping rosettes and are capable of changing colour in response to seasonal variations. The elder, rainbow-colored Echeveria leaves feature light pink borders. The edges of the new leaves have a pink colour that is paler than that of the
Small, spiky, and densely branching, Dalbergia melanoxylon is a deciduous tree that generally grows to a height of 4.5 to 7.5 metres but can occasionally exceed 15 metres. The tree is taken out of the wild and used locally as a source of materials and medicines. With a variety of uses, the wood is one
Found at elevations of 500 to 1800 metres in northern Borneo on cliff faces and steep slopes covered in moss and peaty debris. An erect, terminal, reddish, to 2 1/2′ [75 cm] long, pubescent inflorescence with ovate-elliptic floral bracts and carrying 2 to 4, large to very large, showy flowers blooms in the spring and
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The majority have tall, slender pitchers with vibrant colors and alluring fragrances that draw insects. Visitors are deceived by transparent leaves or lured into dangerous positions by waxy surfaces while being intoxicated by poison-laced nectar. Those that trip and fall down the pitcher are caught by hairs that point downward, and the plants own enzymes