I was successful enough to grow this vanilla plant and made it flower hoping I will get the vanilla beans that comes after flowering. But unfortunately, no matter how I tried to pollinate the flowers, no luck with the beans. I guess, I have to look for the bee that does the job properly.
Euphorbias are plants that might be mistaken to be cactus plants because of their thorns but is considered succulents and have milky sap that is poisonous. The one I’m talking about is the species named crown of thorns. I was not interested in these plants before because of the thorns but my cousin who just…
Orchid – Angraecum Eburneum I have been taking care of this rare orchid for quite sometime but I did not know the name until now. I tried to keep looking for the name in the internet and finally I saw the same picture from a website and so I was glad to have a name…
Not only a beautiful flower, but this type of Hibiscus known as Sabdariffa or Roselle has lots of healthful benefits. I have been researching for a natural way to lower my blood cholesterol and I came across this wonderful flower. The deep magenta color of the sepals is what gives the most benefit. It is…
Society garlic is in the family of allium which includes onions, garlic, etc. I have this plant in my garden a long time. I just want to see how it comes back year after year and flower every spring. It’s like being in a meadow in springtime and find some bulbs coming out and starts…
I just came back from Washington Middle School where they are holding an Orchid Showcase. The displays are just spectacular. I am glad I have my camera with me so I was able to take pictures. The lay out is really amazing. The different types of orchids they have are rare and not the ones…