💮 It's not an orchid! But it looks like orchid: Laos Silver Stripe

• 💋 Kaempferia angustifolia - Laos Silver Stripe is one of the most beautiful of all the Kaempferia Peacock Ginger cultivars. It is one of the large types.
• 💋 The plant has boldly striped leaves of green and silver.
• 💋 The flowers are orchid shaped white and purple
• 💋 Small, compact perennial, great for container culture. Deciduous in winter, like many others from Ginger family.
• 💋 Shade lover, great as exotic houseplant.
• 💋 This hard to find variety is a must for every Ginger collector.

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😶 Riki's educational television

"I find television very educational. Every time someone turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." - Groucho Marx

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🏆 Watch the biggest Vanilla Orchid in the world moving to 100 gal pot!

Vanilla dillioniana - The Biggest Vanilla Orchid grown in 100 Gal Pot! "Intelligent Design" by Robert Riefer.
Today we take a tour in Robert's garden, where he shows us the secret of growing the biggest vanilla orchid in the world. To find out how, watch this video filmed in 2017, and check out updates of this monster plant in the next post!
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🛒 Get your own super rare Leafless Vanilla dilloniana - propagated from this exact historical plant!

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One look and you're hooked: Macaranga!

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• 🐘 These leaves are bigger than your head!
Macaranga grandifolia – the Elephant Ear Tree - came from Hawaii. It has leaves so huge, they look like elephant ears or jungle umbrellas! Each one can grow over a foot wide, with a glossy, rounded shape that's pure eye candy.
• 🐘 Macaranga is easy to grow - perfect for a frost-free garden or in a big pot.
• 🐘 Macaranga is a real conversation starter. It looks like something straight out of a rainforest dream. Big, bold, and totally tropical! Fast-growing, it brings that lush, exotic vibe instantly to your garden.
• 🐘 Hard to find, super cool, and ridiculously showy - you’ll want this beauty front and center. Once you see it, you have to have it!

🛒 Get your giant leaves - Elephant Ear from Hawaii

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A flying bat with whiskers?

Have you seen a flower like this? Find out from the next post!⤵️

Tacca Lily - also known as the Black Bat Flower or Devil Flower, looks like something brewed up in a witch's greenhouse.

🛒 Shop Bat Head Lilies - Devil's Flower Tacca

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