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Dendrophorbium peregrinum, commonly known as string of dolphins, is a distinctive succulent with leaves that resemble leaping dolphins. Its fleshy, elongated leaves are bright green and feature unique white markings that resemble the playful dolphins' fins. Each leaf is adorned with a series of tiny, crescent-shaped "fins", giving the plant its ...
Reaching a height of 15 cm (6 inches) tall, the plant's curvy leaves develop two small points which make it look like a pod of coltish dolphins. It blooms from May to June. The flowers are mincing and white in colour, forming clenched puffballs. Each bloom has a halo of blood red to golden yellow filaments. [3]
“String of turtles,” or Peperomia prostrata, is a charming indoor plant that lives up to its name. The succulent is made up of vines covered in green leaves with white veins, and they look ...
Leaves. Curio rowleyanus receives its common name from specialized leaves which are the size and shape of small peas (about 6 mm or 1 ⁄ 4 inch diameter).Its trailing stems can grow 2–3 feet (60–90 cm). There is a small tip at the distal point of each leaf and a thin band of dark green tissue on the side known as a "window" (see below).
Curio herreanus, syn. Senecio herreanus, which is also known as string of watermelons, string of beads, gooseberry plant and string of raindrops, is a flowering succulent plant in the daisy family Asteraceae that is native to Namibia. [1]
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Leaves of most plants include a flat structure called the blade or lamina supported by a network of veins, a petiole and a leaf base; [1] but not all leaves are flat, some are cylindrical. [ citation needed ] Leaves may be simple, with a single leaf blade, or compound, with several leaflets .
The genus name Delphinium derives from the Ancient Greek word δελφίνιον (delphínion) which means "dolphin", a name used in De Materia Medica for some kind of larkspur. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Pedanius Dioscorides said the plant got its name because of its dolphin-shaped flowers.