Africa Wild

A week later, and the Kniphofia hirsuta flowers have now opened.

Here is a wild one :D (Kniphofia caulescens)

Lovely colours Toko!

Interestingly enough, bamboo falls in the category of grasses, and can thus be named as the tallest of that particular family..... (seems like one of my family has recently been to a general-knowledge quiz )

Grumpy wrote:Interestingly enough, bamboo falls in the category of grasses, and can thus be named as the tallest of that particular family..... (seems like one of my family has recently been to a general-knowledge quiz )

Grumpy,
Grasses and Bamboo both fall within the same family - Poaceae
The growth habit of Grass and Bamboo are completely different. Bamboo branches from the stems which grass doesn't do.

But if you see the flowers of both, you can see why they are related.

Hi All,

I saw this at a garden centre today and couldn't resist. It wasn't cheap.

An Aristolochia of sorts, but I need to do a bit of research first before I can ID it.
Probably one of the Brazilian species

Interesting Dzombo!

Flutterby wrote:Interesting Dzombo!

Yup, I hope I can keep it going long term.
Is indoors, as I don't think outside will be warm enough, even in our summer.

How big is the flower?

Beautiful. Wonder if you need a heating lamp on chilly days?