Monthly Archives: March 2013

Like A Phoenix From The Flames – Drosanthemum micans

Get your sunglasses on!  Why?  Because it’s gonna be a hot one.  Can you feel the electricity of color surging from this flower?!  Today’s model comes to us from South Africa.  It’s a succulent that, as you can see, produces

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Delicate and Deliciously Dreamy – Verbena lilacina ‘De La Mina’

Going native never smelled so good!  Imagine notes of lilac, warm vanilla, and a hint of heady jasmine.  Well, thanks to mother nature and her curious craft she has produced her own exclusive fragrance in the form of Verbena lilacina

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Bristle Brush Orange Cherry Crush – Scadoxus puniceus ‘Magnificus’

Today’s botanical menu features some major bulb-a-liscousness.  Let me introduce you to Scadoxus puniceus ‘Magnificus’ other wise known as the Royal Paintbrush or Paintbrush Lily.  Allow me to set the scene for you.  It’s winter.  All is quiet in the

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Seductive Sneak Attack Blooms In Black – Kennedia nigricans

Today’s cover model is giving us some serious exotica!  It’s a dark and mysterious stranger with an unusual, unique, and über-seductive savior faire.  Ladies and gentlemen may I introduce Kennedia nigricans also commonly referred to as the Black Coral Pea.

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Slender, Shady, And Totally Tubular – Clivia gardenii

When was the last time you were in a forest?  I haven’t been in one for years.  They remind me of childhood.  They remind me of places where you can enjoy a certain type of silence that only gets interrupted

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