Subtropical abundance
Today Joseph is take us along on a visit toMiami Beach Botanical Gardens . Sited in southeastern Florida , it is inUSDA Zone11a , which means temperature commonly never dip below freezing , let a huge range of tropical plant to prosper .
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The delicate spray of white flush of nodding clerodendron ( Clerodendronwallichii , Zones 8–11 )
One of the fun thing for Northerners visitingtropical gardensis seeing plants we think of ashouseplantsgrown to their actual mature sizing . This is a ponytailpalm(Beaucarnearecurvata ) , which has flourish in many awindowsillin the North but has never reached these balance .
Monsteradeliciosais another popular houseplant that is presently a bit of a fad on Instagram among houseplant lover . It by nature clings to and climbs up the trunk of tree diagram , and so can reach enormous ratio .
The 2nd part of the nameMonsteradeliciosarefers to these — the fruits that age plants produce — which are , plainly , delicious .
These staghornferns(Platycerium bifurcatum ) are produce as they would in nature — clinging to the trunks of trees .
genus Phalaenopsis , like many of the popular tropicalorchidsgrown as houseplant , are epiphytes in nature , clinging to trunks and branch of trees with their compact roots .
The big red bract of this banana ( Musaspecies ) peel back one by one to reveal rows of flowers .
As the inflorescence stem grows , the aged blooming develop into the familiar banana fruits .
The banyan Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ( Ficus benghalensis ) sends down root from its branches as it grows .
Once the roots extend to the dry land , they inspissate and develop into lowly trunks , allowing the tree diagram to arise and spread out through a immense area .
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