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Anthurium

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In addition to orchids at the Conservatory at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, there are other interesting plants. Anthurium is a genus of about 1,000 species of flowering plants, the largest genus of the arum family, Araceae. General common names include anthurium, tailflower, flamingo flower, and laceleaf. 

Anthurium
Anthurium Designs

Crown of Thorns Flower

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Crown of Thorns, (Euphorbia milii), also called Christ thorn, thorny plant of the spurge family, native to Madagascar. It grows as a shrubby plant with the stem and branches covered with prominent 1″ sharp grey spines. The common name refers to a legend that this plant was used as the thorny crown worn by Jesus at his crucifixion.

Crown of Thorns

Miltonia Orchid

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Miltonia’s region of origin extends from the Andes in Colombia to Peru and Ecuador. Miltonia is an epiphyte. In its home region the plant grows on the fringes and in open spaces in mountain forests on moss-covered branches. Miltonia is also called the ‘pansy orchid’. There are hundreds of species which vary greatly in terms of shape and size. Captured a few at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in North Carolina.

Miltonia with Buds
Miltonia Cluster

Bright Orange Guzmania

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Guzmania conifera has a bright orange and yellow pine-cone-shaped flower head with deep green leaves. Guzmania is a genus of over 120 species of flowering plants in the bromeliad family. There is another plant in this family that is edible and can be found in grocery stores all over the United States. That’s right, pineapples are also bromeliads!

Bright Orange

Not Only Orchids

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The Orchid Conservatory at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden has more than orchids. Guzmania is a genus of over 120 species of flowering plants in the botanical family Bromeliaceae. They are mainly stemless, evergreen, epiphytic perennials native to Florida, the West Indies, southern Mexico, Central America, and northern and western South America.

Guzmania Pair

Flora of Costa Rica

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Costa Rica has the greatest diversity of plants in the world. With close to one quarter of its landmass being dedicated to protected areas, there is absolutely no shortfall of incredible aquatic or terrestrial plants, flowers, and other epidemic species of plant life that even expert biologists will enjoy and be amazed.

The Poor-Man’s Umbrella (bottom left) is an herbaceous plant that has a stem that can be up to twelve inches in length, and leaves that can be three to six feet in diameter. The leaves have five main veins that allow them to disperse water to avoid the growth of fungi and mold, and the fruits have one seed each.

Flora of Costa Rica

Flowers – Hosta Lily Waiting to Bloom

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The most popular of all plants for shade, Hostas are prized for their marvelous foliage. The thin spikes of lavender or white, trumpet-shaped flowers that appear for several weeks in summer are a bonus, and they are a favorite among hummingbirds. Here is a Hosta lily ready to bloom in Santa Monica, California

Hosta Lily Waiting to Bloom

Flowers – Blazing Star

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Commonly called blazing star, gayfeather, or prairie star, is a versatile North American plant with plenty of ornamental allure. Noted for their tall, stately plumes of amethyst or white and delicate grass-like foliage, it is an appealing, durable wildflower. This beauty was captured in Blowing Rock, North Carolina.

Blazing Star

Pollen Dust on a Sunflower

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The pollen can belong to the original plant or may come from another sunflower. Self-pollination is a mechanism that this flower uses to stay alive. … Seeds created by self-pollination will only produce flowers that look like the original plant, so no hybridization will have occurred.

 

Pollen Dust