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Another local plant show - 2009


Gbarce

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The variegated Agave in your last posts look like variegated False Agave, which looks like Agave, but is closer to the bromeliad family.

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JD in the OC - You've really got a thing for variegated plants huh? I don't collect them per se but in this Plant Show/Sale I am finding that most of the stuff I got were variegated. As usual I will show my loot at the end. :lol:

Speaking of variegated stuff...

A Variegated Colocasia that has a totally albino leaf

I don't know what the variegated plants in the middle are

Variegated anthurium

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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A variegated Macaranga.

Macaranga Grandifolia is found in the Philippines but with the help of Aussiearoid I think that we have correctly identified this as Macaranga tanarius.

seedlings and a leaf close up

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Encephalartoses - still a rarity over here and it reflects in the prices. That E. Horridus for example is P45,000 so that's roughly over $900.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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More palms...

THere were someLarge and small variegated Christmas Plams. I guess this is another variant of the golden form that kept some chloropyll.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Some times the variegation fades to a lighter green, yellow and some remain white. I'v also heard that they sometimes revert back to all green

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

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THis stall had a lot of carnivorous plants. I'd like to try these out but my first few attempts have always ended in failure. Too needy and can't stand the neglect when I am too busy with work.

The aquarium housed a few varieties that required high humidity.

Some large and small species of Nepenthes-- which are tropical pitcher plants. These form vines and develope the cups at the end of each leaf

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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I thought Sommeria elegans are darker than that?? I have one in the shadehouse somewhere...

If you want to get carnivorous plants, get low land nepenthes... They don't need much looking after. Just don't forget to water. Although, my friends kept on killing his as well, which I don't understand. I only got 2 left from my Gove days, and they are still growing with very little care.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

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These "cobra" ferns -- what people here informally call this mutated Asplenium nidus - is suddenly everywhere. What was once a rarity is getting really common. A couple of years back large speimens of these commanded a very very very high price-if you could find one.

They are still spectacular plants and a worthy addition to anyone's collection but the prices are much much lower now. Don't get me wrong -- the are still expensive (over $200 for the ones you see here) but they are no longer astronomical--for lack of a better term.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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THere was a big box of these filled with tiny seedlings. Probably propageted from spores. These are much more reasonably priced for teh eager collectors who is willing to wait :hmm::)

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Let's turn to bamboos now. i didn't realize that there were so many varieties available now.

First is is an aptly named -- Giant Bamboo.

My dave-in-Socal style attempt to illustrate the size of these things

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Bamboos are hard to photograph since they are so tall so I just have to concentrate on the stems.

THe regular form of Buddha Belly Bamboo and a close up

I see Golden and Maroon/Black stems

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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I thought Sommeria elegans are darker than that?? I have one in the shadehouse somewhere...

Yup - am pretty sure its S. Elagans. Its probably just a bit sun bleached like this Licuala Mapu

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Another Dracaena-- Can anyone ID this one??

Very unusual form--I first thought that it was a Yucca. And a variegated variety to boot.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Artsy fartsy break - some close ups of a fuzzy silver leafed plant.

The pictures almost look like they were shot in Black and White

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Trees with BIG LEAVES

Coccolobas, a Leea ( Macroglossa - THanks Aussiearoids and Edric) and I don't know what that is.

That's all for now. More to come and I will try to get more pictures this weekend.

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Had to resize this shots-- they were too big. More moth orchids.

Exposure isa bit off though. I just tried to adjust teh contract and brightness to improve the shots

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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Another Mutant fern. THis asplenium's leaves just split once creating a bifid shape. Not as wild and crazy as the others that I posted

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

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