By Eric Driskill – I work to update my plant tags when plants are reclassified, though seldom do I find myself in a rush about it. Sometimes, for sentimental reasons, I conveniently overlook a tag when I want to hold onto that old name. …
By Kathleen Miller – Belonging to the Pitcairnioideas subfamily, Abromeitiella brevifolia consists of four species found growing in dense mats on rocks in hot, dry areas of Bolivia and Argentina. They appear to be miniature dyckias, a …
By Bob Williams – Sometimes botanists like to play cruel jokes on people. Mention the genus Adenia to most people, and more often than not, you will be corrected that the name is Adenium. Both genera can grow impressive caudices. They lose their leaves in the winter. They …
By Pam Schnebelen – Adenias are members of the Passion Flower family, Passifloraceae. Most adenias are vines from Africa, Madagascar and Asia. The most collectible of these are the “fat plants” – the caudiciforms with swollen stems that taper rapidly as the vine climbs up …
By Pam Schnebelen – Members of the passion flower family (Passiflora), most Adenias are vines from Africa, Madagascar and Asia. The most collectible of these are the “fat plants” – caudiciforms with swollen stems that taper rapidly as they climb up into the trees and shrubs that hide …
By Pam Schnebelen – Little has been published on the web about Adenia epigea and its close cousins, A. epigea var. stylosa, A. firingalavensis var. stylosa and A. stylosa. After reading descriptions and examining photographs of these plants, I have concluded that many plants …
By Nikki Murdick – Earlier this year, I was the delighted “winner” of a lovely Adenium obesum. This plant has spent the winter happily living in my dining room. It kept most of its leaves throughout the winter, although I think it will be happier still …
By Chris Deem – In this heat, the water hole seems smaller. It grows ever more stagnant, muddy and warm. The small flies wait, knowing the prey will come. While the sun broils overhead, all is quiet. A leopard crouches low, but not in fear, …
By Joe Merkelbach – Since our show T-shirt will feature Adenium obesum for 2009, I thought it would be worthwhile to put out the information I have discovered while researching so everyone will have some talking points while working …
By Eric Driskill – Adromischus is in the family Crassulaceae. The election of the genus name Adromischus was done by Lemaire in 1852. The name comes from the Greek “adros” (thick) and “mischos” (stem). In Lexicon of Succulent Plants, Jacobsen lists 32 species. In their book …