#exoticplant

These bizarre pearly pink stars look like a plant from an alien planet in Star Trek, and they belong to the extravagantly named Harlequin Glorybower tree (Clerodendrum trichotomum). These trees are naturally found in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, India, and the Phillipines. Despite their warm climate origins, the Harlequin Glorybower will survive in sheltered gardens in Northern Europe. This tree is also known as the "peanut butter tree" because the leaves are said to smell like peanut butter when crushed. What exactly are the shiny "stars" in my photos? They are not flowers - they actually the "calyx" of the original flower. In plant anatomy, the calyx are modified petals that support the main ornamental petals. When the flower is fertilised and the blue seed matures, the calyx turns pink and unfolds to expose the seed. The electric blue seeds gain their colour from a unique pigment called Trichotomine, found only in this plant.

Just got this beautiful #Calathea from Morrisons!! #plant #plantporn #houseplant #exoticplant #tropicalplant #UnitedKingdom #planthoarder https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq44waDgxWe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dfmdclf8gnjh

Papaya with lots of fruit. I don't have to wait any longer 😅😋. #papaya #tropicalfruit #rare #exoticplant #Bazram #farm (at Sari, Iran)

又拔了一些回來 #斛蕨 #plantlove #plantlover #platyceriumwallichii #indoorplants #outdoorplants #houseplants #jungleplants #plantdecor #staghornfern #fern #pakupakis #pokoktandukrusa #pokoktandukkijang #outdoorplants #outdoorplant #pokokhutan #exoticplants #exoticplant #staghornferns #polypodiaceae #garden #platycerium #plantmakepeoplehappy #botanicalpickmeup #plantparenthood #urbanjunglebloggers #houseplantclub #fernaddict #hobby #landscaping #landscape（在 Guangzhou, China）

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Sunshine on a rainy day. A tempting and deliciously fragrant courtyard garden near the Sharjah Art Foundation just two weeks ago. Currently heading through the flooded Dorset and Wiltshire countryside towards St.Swithuns in Winchester for some colourful pop up mayhem. . #sharjahartfoundation #sharjahart #sharjah #uae #courtyard #courtyardgarden #walledgarden #secretgarden #exoticplant #warmth #sunshine #bluesky #gardener #urbangarden #urbangardening #sanctuary (at Rolla Sharjah)