Posts Tagged ‘purple showcase’
Encyclia - Orchid
Posted by: The Lorax in: ● April 22, 2008
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Encyclia orchid, growing in the Quito Botanical Gardens, Quito, Pichincha Province. The genus Encyclia used to be part of the Epidendrums, but was separated off in 1828. It is a lower-altitude orchid distributed throughout Tropical America, characterized by a fleshy pseudobulb and lateral lobes of the flower that encircle the column. Most members of the species have purple stripes on some part of the flower.
This is the final purple flower in the Showcase; tomorrow things will return to my generally random sampling of plants and trees.
Dalea coerulea - Andean Blue Clover
Posted by: The Lorax in: ● April 21, 2008
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Dalea coerulea, growing in the Quito Botanical Gardens, Quito, Pichincha Province. Andean Blue Clover is a very common native of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; it grows as a scrubby groundcover in virtually all biomes. Although very pretty to look at, it is a clover, and can become quite invasive under certain conditions, namely the presence of abundant water and direct sunlight. It is perennial and propagates easily by both seeds and cuttings. It prefers clay soils, but will grow just about anywhere.
