Friday

Rare Calico Monkey Flower Mimulus pictus

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A truly rare gem. Calico Monkey Flower Mimulus pictus This wildflower is endemic to California, found only above the southeastern San ...

Dioscorea elephantipes Elephant Foot Caudiciform

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A fascinating plant.  Dioscorea elephantipes (syn. Testudinaria elephantipes), also commonly known as turtle back, elephant's foot,...

Rare Heirloom Giant White Choclo Corn from the Inca empire - Cuzco

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Choclo, is a variety of corn, also referred to as Peruvian corn or Cuzco corn (named for the capital city of the Inca empire - Cuzco), is ...

Grow Your Own Pistachio Nuts!

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Pistachios are a great source of vitamins and minerals and are naturally cholesterol free. A serving of pistachios contains 170 calor...
Monday

Puya alpestris Turquoise Metallic Flowers

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Wow!  The plant kingdom at its flamboyant best.  The highly ornamental Sapphire Tower is a hardy bromeliad relative native to regions of...
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Friday

Red and White Peppermint Candy!

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This intriguing half hardy alpine produces crimson striped, funnel shaped buds like tiny striped barbers poles! The striking petals open...
Thursday

Fruit Salad Plant Monstera

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Native to the rain forests of Central America, Monstera is a popular foliage plant easily recognized by its large glossy leaves that ar...

Beautiful and rare Guaiacum

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What a stunning show. Guaiacum Officinale, is a small, highly ornamental tree /shrub introduced from the West Indies.  Growing to abo...
Tuesday

Ornamental Rose of Siam Ginger

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Just beautiful!  An absolutely stunning species known to generate more blooms per square yard than any other Etlingera. The foliage is ...

Australian Apple Berry Billardiera

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A wild and very unusual evergreen climbing shrub. Also known as climbing blueberry, Cherry Berry or Climbing Appleberry, Billardiera long...
Wednesday

Rare Willow Gentian asclepiadea

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Gentiana asclepiadea is a species of flowering plant of the genus 'Gentiana' in the family Gentianaceae, native to central and eas...
Thursday

True Fragrant Corkscrew Shell Vine Cochliasanthus Vigna caracalla

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Super cool Collector Vine the true Cochliasanthus Vigna caracalla ! Definitely a to "drool" over Plant. Very hard to find . ...
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Monday

Tower of Jewels Tajinaste Rojo Echium wildpretii

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One flower that is sure to make jaws drop is the Echium wildpretii of tower of jewels flower. The amazing biennial can grow from 5 to 8 ...

Rare Native Purple Milkweed Asclepias purpurascens

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The hard to find Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens) is a herbaceous plant species. It is in the genus Asclepias, making it a type of...
Tuesday

Black Heirloom Juicing Corn from Peru - Morado Corn

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This is an absolutely beautiful dark dark purple corn.  Also known as Kculli this ancient type of corn is particularly known in Peru a...

Monkey Puzzle Tree Pehuén Araucaria araucana

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Very unusual and exotic looking prehistoric specimen Tree. The tree is native to central and southern Chile and western Argentina.  ...

Christmas Bells Sandersonia aurantiaca

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Sandersonia aurantiaca, known as christmas bells, is a climbing bulbous plant from South Africa with attractive orange-yellow, bell-shap...
Friday

Unique Chocolate Garden Flowers

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The sights and smells of chocolate plantings add elegance and drama to any display bed, and can be easily replicated in home gardens. From f...
Tuesday

Scientists Discover First ‘Virological Penicillin’ in Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica

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Chinese researchers have discovered what they say is the first ‘virological penicillin’ – MIR2911, a molecule found naturally in a Chine...
Thursday

Black Vegetables and Black Flowers

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Well..not completely black, but at least near black. Black Flowers have always had a mystery to them but black vegetable gardens are pretty ...