After a long wait, it flowers!
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Also known as Balfour's touch-me-not, Kashmir balsam, and poor man's orchid. At the Pittsburgh Zoo in Pittsburgh, PA.
Bauhinia purpurea
Goblin Hill Villas, San San, Port Antonio, Jamaica
Not native
P1220338
Toad lily.
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Lelie.
Formosana toad lily.
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Paddelelie.
Tricyrtis formosana.
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Paddelelie.
Amsterdam's Zoo has not only animals but also plants. In fact, it quite recently has been gazetted as a Botanical Garden. In the reptile house I saw this wonderfully bright Poor Man's Orchid in a newly furbished terrarium. It's home to Dendrobates tinctorius, a Poison Dart Frog. That Frog (see inset) is found primarily in French Guyana in the environs of Regina, a town on the Approuage River. Its time there may be virtually over. The area has been devastated by gold mining and the habitat of our Frog has been mostly destroyed.
Tricyrtis hirta. Lily.
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Paddenlelie.
Tricyrtis flower. Lily.
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Paddenlelie.
Tricyrtis formosana 'Dark Beauty'.
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Paddenlelie.
One of the most beautiful blooms of spring comes from an unusual member of the Iris family — the walking iris (Neomarica gracilis). Neomarica is a clumping perennial that reaches anywhere from 18 to 36 inches (45-90 cm.). And once you see its flowers, you will appreciate another of its common names—the poor man’s orchid (not to be confused with the Schizanthus poor man’s orchid). This exotic-looking plant with its graceful sword-like foliage has white, yellow or blue flowers that resemble a cross between those of an orchid and an iris. Although they are short lived, lasting only a day, numerous blooms continue to follow over an extended period of time throughout spring, summer and fall. Growing walking iris plants is a great way to enjoy these interesting flowers.
Walking Iris, Neomarica gracilis, Poor Man's Orchid
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
www.susanfordcollins.com
MTP´s Garten
- Blüte / Schizanthus x wisetonensis
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaltblumen
