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Blog Posts by Michael
Hickman
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Eoceoclades lonchophylla
The spear head leaf eoceoclades is an African terrestrial orchid in the sub family Epidendroideae of the family Ochidaceae. |
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Oeceoclades maculata African spotted orchid is an African terrestrial orchid in the sub family Epidendroideae of the family Ochidaceae. |
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Dermatobotrys saundersii The beautiful Dermatobotrys saundersii with its scarlet red flowers is a member of the snap dragon family Scrophulariaceae. |
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Asplenium prionitis Growing the fern Asplenium prionitis indoors. |
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Vanilla roscheri Vanilla roscheri which is easy to grow must have warm to hot temperatures with high humidity to grow well. |
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Eulophia petersii Eulophia petersii is an unusual member of the orchid family in that it lives in a harsh environment where it has adapted to growing in very arid environments. It is among the few orchid species to have evolved into a truly desert living species. |
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Eulophia speciosa Eulophia speciosa is a species of terrestrial orchid which has a wide distribution range in Africa. |
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Gladiolus cruentus Gladiolus cruentus a
jewel of a flower is a South African endemic found
growing only in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
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Medinilla speciosa Growing Medinilla speciosa Showy Asian Grapes |
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Medinilla magnifica Medinilla magnifica the
most spectacular and most widely grown species
of Medinilla
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Zamioculcas zamiifolia is the only species in
the genus Zamioculcas which belongs to the plant
family Araceae which is home to many or our most popular and easy to
grow house and garden plants
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Asplenium rutifolium The carrot fern,
Asplenium rutifolia is attractive and very easy to
grow and most certainly needs to be popularised as a house plant here
in South Africa
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Green roof
trials A brief evaluation of the
Green roof trials conducted in Durban over a period of ten years
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Dangers
of using Picloram
The Dangers of using Picloram in Conservation Areas |
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Spanish
Reed Arundo donax Spanish Reed, Giant Reed
Arundo donax, giant cane, is one of the invasive alien plants that we
have been eradicating
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Polystachya
pubescens Polystachya pubescens is a small compact orchid species which is common in South Africa |
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Tropical
Chickweed Drymaria cordata subspecies diandra is known as one of the most aggressive weeds of the tropical and subtropical parts of the world. |
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Scadoxus
puniceus Scadoxus puniceus which belongs to the plant family Amaryllidaceae is native to much of southern and eastern Africa |
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Begonia
dregei Begonia dregei is a South African endemic occurring naturally from East London to Durban |
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Mystacidium
pusillum Mystacidium pusillum is a miniature sized twig epiphytic, cool to cold growing South African endemic orchid |
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Microcoelia
exilis Pinhead Orchid Microcoelia exilis is a monopodial leafless epiphytic orchid with an extensive branching root system |
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Constructing
and maintaining a natural pool Beware of fast growing fast multiplying plants in particular grasses and sedges |
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