Local Horticultural show

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The annual horticultural show here in Manila started this weekend and will continue on till next weekend.  Its not the largest plant show in teh world but its the best occassion to see a wide variety of collectibe; and unususal plants.  

Not just palms but any plant you can think of.

These first shots are of plants in the show.  For some reason I didn't think to take pictures of the entire set up of displays.  Well that's something to do for next weekend I guess.

An unusual agave- at least for us  over here.

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Aloe Lineata.  There aren't a lot of aloe varieties available here locally.

I'd love to be able to grow some tree aloes but alas there are none to be found.

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Another agave-  did not get the name but it sure had a lot of pups.

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Some sort of crawling succulent

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here it is again from another angle-- looks like a bowl of caterpillars.

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This one is pretty interesting

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Medusa's hair peice      

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cacti

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I think this one is a type of ginger.  The stalks are a striking orange red.  really nice!!

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Closer look at those stalks

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close up!

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THe show also has some bonsai

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root over rock

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This is an Agleonema--var. "Super Red".  I think the name fits!!!

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Closer shot.

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Ther are other varieties too.  There are so many named varieties of this already and the differences between them are very slight that its confusing already.

Sometimes I think they just come up with new names just to come up with a perception of rarity  

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Another named varietybut looks like a young "Super Red" to me.

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This is a cool variegated plant

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It does have flowers but its the leaves that grab your attention.

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Can anyone ID?  Stupid me didn't get the name of teh plant----again!

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one giant bowl of Schismattoglottis

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One example of Freaky Birds nest ferns-- there are so many varieties of these.

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This specimen was huge probably 5 feet across.  Notice the crinkled leaves

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Some more leaf detail

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This is the other freak.  which was just as big

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I can't really find a description of the leaf type so just see for yourself-- close up

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closer

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Bromeliads-- Neoregelias!!

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The current craze this side of the world---Anthuriums

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A dark petiole variety.  

No Superbums were on display-- must have been all sold to thai and indonesian collectors

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Agaves

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More Bormeliads-- Aechmeas???????

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Aechmeas!!

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Cool orchid

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another birds nest fern freak

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narrow leaves and slight krinkling