Moon Orchid

>> Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Description Scientific Names: Phalaenopsis amabilis Common Names: Moon Orchid, Moth Orchid, Butterfly Plant, Anggrek Bulan (Indonesia) Plant Type: Small-size vines flower. Height: 12-18 inch (30-45 cm). Flowers can grow up to 10cm even more. Native...
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Mountain Holly

>> Sunday, January 15, 2012

Description Scientific Names: Ilex montana Common Names: Mountain Holly, Mountain Winterberry, Big-leaf HollyPlant Type: Deciduous small-tree. Height: Up to 30 feet. Native Habitat: Understory and openings in hardwood forests. Native Range: Mostly mountainous...
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Rafflesia arnoldii

>> Saturday, January 14, 2012

Description Scientific Names: Rafflesia arnoldii Common Names: Giant Padma, Rare Padma, Corpse Flower, Meat FlowerPlant Type: Giant flower. Plant Size: 12-100 cm in diameter. Native Habitat: Rafflesia arnoldii is found in tropical rain forests in Indonesia. Native...
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Rafflesia

Description Scientific Names: Rafflesia Common Names: Corpse Flower, Meat FlowerPlant Type: Giant flower. Plant Size: 12-100 cm in diameter. Native Habitat: Rafflesia is found in tropical rain forest area of southeastern Asia. Native Range: All found...
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Teak

>> Friday, January 13, 2012

Description Scientific Names: Tectona grandis Common Names: Teak, Jati, Sagon, Sagwan, Tevaram Plant Type: Large-size. Height: 30-40 m. Native Habitat: Tectona grandis is found in a variety of habitats and climatic conditions from arid areas...
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Ylang-ylang

>> Thursday, January 12, 2012

Description Scientific Names: Cananga odorata Common Names: Kenanga, Ylang-ylang, Dwarf Ylang-ylang Plant Type: Small-size tree. Height: 15-40 ft. Native Habitat: Tropical rain forest. Native Range: Indonesia, Philippines and North Australian. Flowering...
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Yellowwood

Description Scientific Names: Cladrastis kentukea, Cladrastis lutea Common Names: Yellowwood, American Yellowwood, Gopherwood, Vergilia Plant Type: Mid-size deciduous tree. Height: 30 to 50 feet in height. The fragrant, white flowers are pendulous,...
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Bigleaf Magnolia

Description Scientific Name: Magnolia macrophylla Common Names: Bigleaf Magnolia, Silverleaf Magnolia Plant Type: Mid-size deciduous tree. Height: 40-60 feet. Native Habitat: Moist soils, usually in valleys or ravines. Native Range: South-central...
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Pinckneya

>> Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Description Scientific Names: Pinckneya pubens, Pinckneya bracteata Common Names: Pinckneya, Fever Tree, Fever-bark Tree, Georgia Fever-bark Plant Type: Small deciduous tree. Height: 10-20 feet Native Habitat: Margins of swamps, bays and streams. Native...
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Bird Cherry

Description Scientific Names: Prunus padus Common Names: Bird Cherry, Hackberry Plant Type: Mid-size spring flower. Height: 2–12 m (7–40 ft.). Native Habitat: Broadleaf woods, streamsides, waterside thickets, forest margins. Also an ornamental. Native...
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