Local Plant Show 2010

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Yet another local plant show.

Lets start with the formal exhibits

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I really don't know what to say so just enjoy the pictures. I wish I was adept at this as Palmarum

Orchids

Ferns

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Native Hoyas

This one has relatively large flowers

Maybe an inch and a half across

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Mutant "boston like" fern

HAs really complicated looking leaflets

Joey Altifrons in the background

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Placyterium elephantosis

THis is a gorgeous example from staghorn fern family. Close up of the shield fronds.

and the "horns" or in this case ears

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Tillandsia Hildae??

I think this is the largest of the Tillandsias. Nice stripes

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Bonsai were well represented too

Bougainvilla

A native tree locally called "bantigue"

I don't know what species of tree this is

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Another "bantigue"

Triple trunk

Yet another bantigue -- this species is a favorite for bonsai material

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Last of the bonsai

Let's move on to ferns.

Platycerium Willinkii

Asplenium Nidus of some sort

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A Mutant asplenium Nidus - Forking leaves

Close up of the leaves

A new flush of leaves just unfurling

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Platycerium Grande-- This is endemic to the Philippines hailing from our Davao Region way down south. I think this is the second largest species after P. Wandae from Indonesia

Platycerium Welinkii

Platycerium Ridleyii -- one of the most beautiful of the genus but very challening to grow. The shield is just gorgeous with the prominent veins

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A variegated giant tree fern

You really need to look close to see the variegation

Gorgeous plant

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Let's look at some variegated stuff

Looks like some kind of grass or reed

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Variegated flowering shrub

The flowers are fragrant

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Variegated agave

Agave paryii I think

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An aloe this time

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Lets go with some color.

Ageleonemas

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Orchids next

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I know christmas is over but--- variegated Poinsetitias

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Alcantarea Odorata. Been looking for a small one for ages

A native palm-- a Pinanga I think. I must say though that palms seem to be under represented in these exhibits

nice tree with wide pleated leaves

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Gene,thanks for the photos.Those aglonemas in post #18 are spectacular.Was there a retail area at this show?Do most people there have small gardens or patios? Here almost all middle and upper class people live in Guatemala City in apartments or small houses with almost no garden.We have very few nurseries and the variety of plant material is very limited considering we have such a range of climates and could grow everything.

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Gene,thanks for the photos.Those aglonemas in post #18 are spectacular.Was there a retail area at this show?Do most people there have small gardens or patios? Here almost all middle and upper class people live in Guatemala City in apartments or small houses with almost no garden.We have very few nurseries and the variety of plant material is very limited considering we have such a range of climates and could grow everything.

Scott- I think those agleonemas are called "Super Red". Those originate from Thailand I think where there are a lot of hybridizers. Lots of incredible looking cultivars are coming from that country.

Yes there is a commercial section in the plant show and I will post photos of that tomorrow.

Here in Metro Manila which is a highly urbanized group of cities and municipalities there is a lot of pressure to develop vertically-- highrise condominiums. Though there are still old neighborhoods that have large lots and therefore enough space for gardens, a lot of them are being converted.

Condos, if ever they do have patios are very very small.

Sadly I think that gardening as a means of enjoyment is diminishing over here. Most people I know/my age if ever they buy plants they think of them as temporary decor that they throw away after the blooms have gone or are not as pretty when they got it.

The rich neighborhoods still have houses big enough for gardens though but this is not the case for the typical Filipino living in the city.

In the outside the cities though-- I think that gardening is alive and well.

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Thanks Gene-love the mystery tree with the pleated leaves in post #23-anyone know what it is?

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Thanks Gene-love the mystery tree with the pleated leaves in post #23-anyone know what it is?

it does look like a dillenia, but I thought the one with that wide leaves would be D. alata and it is a shrubs.

What about Post #22 with the flowers??

Regards, Ari

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Not sure about #22 either. It didn't have a name tag. I thought that it was teh same one as the "Mystery Shrub" I posted on the "Non Palm Forum" but I am not really sure.

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It actually look the same, Gene... That was why I asked... The leaves habit look very much like 2 Barringtonia I have.... not sure about the flowers now though.... Are you going back there? Can you ask the seller whether the flowers will open to be like a calliandra?

Regards, Ari

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Yeah the event is till next weekend and its not too far away so i will be able to pass by again for sure.

The vendor hasn't seen theirs flower yet and they are pretty certain that they never got the name of it that's why they were asking me if I might know.

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On with the pictures.

Bromeliads were coming in boxes and crates

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These ones were grown locally so they are in much better condition

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These are really nice complements to palms because of the raging colors

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OK Guys here come the palms.

What species of dypsis is this??

Its Clustering

And if you look closely --its variegated!!

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Licuala Mapu seedling

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Variegated Rhapis-- almost golden actually

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A Coccothrinax . But doesn't seem to be a crinita.

Possibly a hybrid??

Or is this Coccothrinax crinita var. Brevacaulis??? I've never seen one of those before

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A nicely variegated palm seedling but at this size its hard to tell what species it is. I am guessing an Areca catechu

Shot of the trunk - variegated too

Shot of the leaf. Nice pattern but white variegation usually burns very easily and its usually a weaker plant

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#23 has been identified as Dillenia philippinesis.

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Another variegated Rhapis.

This was imported from Thailand.

I noticed that they snipped off some portions of the leaf--probably because the variegated portions burned or were looking ratty