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Because of our unique climate, the information here may or may not be typical. Plants I am currently working with fall into 1 of 3 categories.
1) Rare - Plants that are either hard to find for sale or in limited numbers naturally.
2) Exotic - Plants that do not occur naturally in SouthWest Florida, are not often seen in local landscapes, and/or there is little growth data available for this climate.
3) Unusual - Plants that have an unusual or striking appearance. (The plants that even the neighbors keep an eye on)
Current/Near Future Projects & Experiments:
Puya Berteroniana - Turquoise Puya (Chile) - From Seed
Puya Mirabillis - Lime-Green Dwarf Puya (Bolivia) - From Seed
Puya Dyckioides - Salmon/Blue Puya (Argentina) - From Seed
Lachenalia Viridiflora - Turquoise Hyacinth (South Africa) - From Seed
Tacca Chantrieri - Black Bat Flower (Yunnan Province, China) - From Seed
Hylocereus Undatus - Pitaya/ Dragon Fruit (Central America/Mexico) - Small Plants
Chiranthodendron Pentadactylon - Devils Hand Tree (Mexico) - Seed/Small Plants
Aechmea Rubens - Orange/Yellow Bromeliad (Brazil) - Mature Plant
Aechmea (Lilac Cloud?) - Pink/Purple Bromeliad (?) - Mature Plant
Datura Devil's Trumpet - Hemingway House (Key West 2nd generation)- Seeds
Tillandsia ionantha "Rosita" (Mexico/Nicaragua)- Mature Plant
Osteospermum Dimorphoteca -African Daisy Whirligig(South Africa)- Seeds
Eucalyptus gunnii - Cider Gum Eucalyptus (Australia)- Seeds
Sept, 13th 2008
Received a new batch of Puya Berteroniana seeds today, these are an amazing rare bromeliad from Chile. They are one of the largest and most visually stunning Bromeliads. The Puya Berteroniana comes in both a blue and a green variety.These seeds are the "turquoise". Not to be confused with Puya alpestris which is another very similar, also rare, and very beautiful blue puya.
They should produce a blue flowered spike of 6' - 10'.
Sept 14th 2008
I picked up two large Bromeliads at our local hardware store this week. I usually do not take much notice of what they have in the plant department, but these were marked only "full sun bromeliads" and they easily stood out. From looking around I believe they are Aechmea Rubens and Aechmea Del Mar or "Lilac Cloud"? Please correct me if you feel this is incorrect.
They are in full bloom currently. Please forgive the dusty nature of the photo's, they were taken prior to watering which really makes the colors jump out.
Aechmea Rubens


Aechmea Del Mar or Aechmea "Lilac Cloud"?


Sept, 17 2008
The Lachenalia Viridiflora seeds, arrived today, these are a Turquoise Hyacinth, from a small area on the Cape West coast of South Africa where it is "critically endangered" due to development. As Florida was once part of West Africa and has a similar climate I am very optimistic these plants will do well here with a watchful eye. They are also a beautiful color not often seen in the wild. I hope to see them breaking ground in about 3-4 weeks.
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