Did you know all medicines come from plant extracts. The power of the plant is not improved by the various heat treatments and chemical processes they go through to become tablets …but they are greatly changed. Why did the pharmaceutical laboratory choose that plant…its because of its track record in Chinese & Indian communities over […]
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Hoyas are climbing, upright and/or hanging plants native to the tropical and sub-tropical worlds of Australia and Southern Asia. The flowers have varied shapes often star shaped & are thick and waxy in mixed colours. The flowers always have a central corona and 5 petals. The leaves vary from miniature through to large and thick […]
We have done a Tip of the Week on this Previously. This will be updated soon as we have done more study and trials. Here is a fantastic simple exercise for lower back pain typically caused by discs out of alignment in some way. This comes from Dr Stephen T Changs book called ‘The Complete […]
Water Lillies are tough but beautiful and are always the main attraction of a water feature. Their big broad lushe leaves float on the surface while the brilliant flowers really set them off. There are many flower colours and combos. Growth Mode They quickly establish a strong woody rhizome in mud in a water body […]
This is how you pronounce the name Aglaonema. Uh-glon-a-ma. It’s that easy. There are more Aglaonema house plants than any other variety. Beautiful structures, colours and patterns are their trademark features. Family Araceae – Aroids. They will thrive inside but also do beautifully well outside in a warm garden. Like all indoor plants they should […]
Staghorns, Elkhorns and many other Epiphytes are easy to Mount. You can attach them to trees, treeferns, posts, cork, boards, polystyrene & probably other mediums we have not yet thought of!! Did you know Staghorns will thrive in full sun in a humid climate as long as they have been sun hardened before you put […]
Come with us to the Heliconia and Ginger Farm and enjoy the vivid live colour of these amazing heliconias while we are shown how to prepare them for sale with our short video below. Heliconias come from only one Family….called Heliconiaceae. They are different to Gingers. Heliconias have the spectacular claw like bracts. The […]
Schlumbergera truncata Zygos are a tough & colourful thornless Cactus. They come in many colours & tones from reds, pinks, lavenders and purples to yellow, oranges and whites. Flowering in winter in a spectacular way they look great in a hanging basket or pot. They are very easy care. You can also plant them on […]
African Violets are just about everyones cup of tea. Fit them anywhere, cute and free flowering. And so easy to handle. The African Violet is native to Tanzania and Kenya. They are one of the worlds most popular house plants. The botanical name is Saintpaulia ionantha and there are many many hybrids. The Saintpaulia genus […]
Carnivorous Plants Carnivorous Plants are fascinating to watch in action as they capture their insect food. Not only unusual they are also amazing to look at with surprising bright flowers and ornate colour structures. Botanically speaking there are some 650 species of carnivorous plants spread over 12 Genus. The ones we deal with are in the […]