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Date: 28 Aug 2024

Fun Fact: Voodoo Lily

Amorphophallus konjak - Voodoo Lily plant

Amorphophallus konjak - Voodoo Lily plant

Amorphophallus konjak - Voodoo Lily, flower

Amorphophallus konjak - Voodoo Lily, flower

Amorphophallus konjak - Voodoo Lily, flower

Amorphophallus konjak - Voodoo Lily, flower

😈 Fun Fact: Voodoo Lily



👹 Amorphophallus konjak - Voodoo Lily, blooms from a single corm and releases an unforgettable scent, often compared to rotting meat. Despite its bizarre appearance and smell (that only lasts one day!), it's a showstopper that can easily be grown as a houseplant.

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Date: 27 Aug 2024

Fun Fact: Bulls-Horn Acacia

Acacia collinsii (sphaerocephala) - Bulls-Horn Acacia

Acacia collinsii (sphaerocephala) - Bulls-Horn Acacia

Acacia collinsii (sphaerocephala) - Bulls-Horn Acacia

Acacia collinsii (sphaerocephala) - Bulls-Horn Acacia

Acacia collinsii (sphaerocephala) - Bulls-Horn Acacia

Acacia collinsii (sphaerocephala) - Bulls-Horn Acacia

Fun Fact: Bulls-Horn Acacia



🐜 Acacia collinsii (sphaerocephala) - Bulls-Horn Acacia, named for its bull-horn-shaped thorns, has a unique partnership with ants! The plant provides shelter in its hollow thorns, and in return, the ants fiercely protect it from herbivores. Nature’s ultimate bodyguards!

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Date: 25 Aug 2024

When Bat Head Devil Flower is in bloom

🌚 When Bat Head Devil Flower is in bloom


  • Tacca Lily - has been in bloom all summer, on an off.

  • Curious, bat-like inflorescence both in shape and color, with wide spreading, wing-like bracts of rich maroon-black, accompanied by long trailing filaments or "whiskers".

  • Perfect container plant for a greenhouse. Needs filtered light, prefers high humidity.

  • Comes in different species and colors: Black, White, Green:
Tacca nivea - White Tacca
Tacca chantrieri - Black Tacca
Tacca leontopetaloides - Green Tacca

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Bat Head - Devil Flower

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Date: 25 Aug 2024

When Bat Head Devil Flower is in bloom

Tacca chantrieri - Black Tacca

🌚 When Bat Head Devil Flower is in bloom

  • Tacca Lily - has been in bloom all summer, on an off.
  • Curious, bat-like inflorescence both in shape and color, with wide spreading, wing-like bracts of rich maroon-black, accompanied by long trailing filaments or "whiskers".
  • Perfect container plant for a greenhouse. Needs filtered light, prefers high humidity.
  • Comes in different species and colors: Black, White, Green:
Tacca nivea - White Tacca
Tacca chantrieri - Black Tacca
Tacca leontopetaloides - Green Tacca

📚 Learn more from previous post:
Bat Head - Devil Flower

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Date: 24 Aug 2024

What does Clitoria flower look like?

Clitoria ternatea - also called Butterfly Pea

💞 What does Clitoria flower look like?



💙 Clitoria ternatea
- also called Butterfly Pea, has distinctive, delicate blooms resembling certain anatomical features... These curious flowers have the shape of clitoris - hence the name of the plant.

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Flowers with lady's parts
Clitoria and its Tea Infusion


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