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The Mana Pools were designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance on 3 January 2013. [3] Mana Pools National Park is a World Heritage Site based on its pure wilderness and beauty. It is home to a wide range of mammals, over 350 bird species, and aquatic wildlife and is one of the world's wildest and best preserved natural ecological ...
Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers; List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas; Plants in culture – uses of plants by humans; Narcissus in culture – uses of narcissus flowers by humans
Hibiscus trionum, commonly called flower-of-an-hour, [2] bladder hibiscus, bladder ketmia, [2] bladder weed, puarangi and venice mallow, [2] is an annual plant native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. It has spread throughout southern Europe both as a weed and cultivated as a garden plant.
The spathe is cartilage-waxy, brightly coloured (red, pink) and 8–15 cm long, excluding the inflorescence (the spadix), which is 7–9 cm long, similar to a candle-holder, white or yellow in colour, is erected, and bears many small hermaphroditic flowers. These include a perianth with four segments and stamens with a compressed mesh ...
Tabernaemontana divaricata, commonly called pinwheel flower, [3] crape jasmine, East India rosebay, and Nero's crown, [4] is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to South Asia, Southeast Asia and China. [1] In zones where it is not hardy it is grown as a house/glasshouse plant for its attractive flowers and foliage.
It is suitable for cultivation in a shady or dappled area, or in a wildflower garden, and the flowers and dried siliques are often seen in flower arrangements. [5] Numerous varieties and cultivars are available, of which the white-flowered L. annua var. albiflora [ 10 ] and the variegated white L. annua var. albiflora 'Alba Variegata' [ 11 ...
Amorphophallus (from Ancient Greek amorphos, "without form, misshapen" + phallos, "penis", referring to the shape of the prominent spadix) is a large genus of some 200 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants from the Arum family (), native to Asia, Africa, Australia and various oceanic islands.
In cultivation, M. petola requires diffuse, indirect light and moderate to high humidity (> 85%). Proper care conditions should mimic the plant's natural habitat. Substrates suitable for the plant should be porous and well-draining and may include a mixture of leaf litter, sphagnum moss, coir a