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Geophytes and others
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Collecting (mostly) geophytes in the Pacific Northwest 🇨🇦
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Hippeastrum mandonii

#hippeastrum #amaryllis #amaryllidaceae #rareplants #plantsky #horticulture #botany #plants #flowers
July 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Absolutely enamored by what I received in a plant swap as Hippeastrum leonardii, but several knowledgeable people have indicated might be H. menesesii instead.

#hippeastrum #amaryllis #geophyte #flowerbulb #gardening #rareplants #horticulture #caudex #houseplants #plantsky
A scape of Hippeastrum leonardii bearing two flowers pointed in opposite directions. The flowers have six petals and are star-shaped, with fine reddish streaks and speckles on a green-white background
July 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Monnierara Millennium Magic 'Witchcraft'

#Monnierara #catasetum #catasetinae #orchid #gardening #horticulture #houseplant
An inflorescence of the black orchid Monnierara Millenium Magic 'Witchcraft', with 13 dark spiky flowers arranged along its length. In the background, the main plant is visible as a cluster of spindle shaped pseudobulbs in a dark pot
June 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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A pretty dutch iris
#dutchiris #iris #gardening #horticulture
A flowering dutch iris, with other flowering irises in the background
May 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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#pamianthe #houseplants #gardening #rareplants #horticulture #endangered
Wide open Pamianthe flowers rise over bright green foliage. Six enormous petals radiate like a star from a cup shaped central corolla
April 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Phalaenopsis schilleriana

#phalaenopsis #orchid #orchidaceae #plantsky #horticulture #gardening #houseplant #indoorgardening
A hanging, spidery inflorescence of pale pink Phalaenopsis flowers
April 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Paphiopedilum maudiae-type hybrid

#paphiopedilum #orchid #slipperorchid #gardening #houseplant #indoorplant #horticulture
A close up of a Paphiopedilum flower. The flower is purple with intricate dark veins lacing the petals. Some petals have dark hairs fringing their margins
April 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Some late snowdrops

#snowdrop #springbulbs #flowerbulbs #gardening #horticulture #plantsky
A dense cluster of common snowdrops. The leaves are narrow, strap shaped and dark green with a whitish cast. The flowers are bell shaped and hang facing downwards above the leaves
March 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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#scadoxus puniceus

#amaryllidaceae #amaryllis #bulbplants #flowerbulbs #plantsky #horticulture #gardening #indoorplants #geophyte #caudex #flowers
A scadoxus puniceus inflorescence. Hundreds of small orange flowers are crowded together with protruding yellow stamens, giving the impression of a paintbrush. Four round, burgundy bracts surround the mass of flowers
March 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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I haven't repotted this Gasteria since 2016. Had to smash the pot to get it out

#gasteria #succulent #houseplant #indoorplant #gardening #horticulture #plantsky #cactus
An old Gasteria succulent with a very dense rootball. The rootball is a perfect mold of the inside of the flowerpot, which is visible as smashed shards on the ground as it had to be broken to extract the plant. No potting mix is visible through the dense roots
March 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The tangled mess of fuzzy, creepy rhizomes underneath
February 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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A giant blue star fern for #fernfriday. The whole plant is over a meter across
#bluestarfern #phlebodium #fern #houseplant #indoorplant #plantsky #gardening #horticulture
A very large blue star fern spills exuberantly out of its terracotta pot.
February 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Phaedranassa dubia from the Ecuadorean Andes

#phaedranassa #amaryllidaceae #bulbplant #flowerbulb #geophyte #plantsky #houseplants #indoorplants #rareplants #horticulture #gardening #botany #plants
Two flower spikes of Phaedranassa dubia. The flowers are tubular, red in the middle with green tips and bases.
February 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Haemanthus albiflos, a cute little south African bulb. More or less indestructible.

#haemanthus #amaryllidaceae #bulbplant #flowerbulb #plantsky #gardening #horticulture #botany #houseplant #indoorplant #plant #flower
A Haemanthus albiflos inflorescence, looking like a white paintbrush with yellow tips
February 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Hippeastrum aulicum, an epiphytic species amaryllis from southern Brazil
#hippeastrum #amaryllis #amaryllidaceae #plantsky #houseplants #plant #gardening #horticulture #botany #indoorplants
Hippeastrum aulicum flower facing the camera. The tepals are narrow and spindle shaped, green then dark burgundy at the bases, fading to bright red towards the tips
February 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Drimiopsis sp. 'Kampersrus', a recently(ish) discovered South African bulb with pretty striped leaves.

#drimiopsis #hyacinthaceae #scilloideae #bulbplant #plantsky #garden #horticulture #botany #houseplant #indoorplant #flowerbulb
A small pot of Drimiopsis. Round purplish bulbs sit at soil level. Tall tongue shaped leaves rise vertically from the bulbs along with a single flower stalk from each bulb.
February 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Veltheimia bracteata, a charismatic bulb plant from south Africa. Excels as an indoor plant in a cooler household.

#veltheimia #bulbplant #plantsky #horticulture #botany #gardening #indoorgarden #plant #houseplant #indoorplant #geophyte #flowerbulb #bulb #caudex #caudiciform
A flowering Veltheimia. A cluster of tubular pink flowers sits on top of a purplish stalk. In the bottom of the photo, strap-shaped, grass green leaves are visible
February 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Hippeastrum papilio, demonstrating the laterally compressed flowers common in this species. An epiphytic amaryllid from Southern Brazil, endangered in habitat but widespread in cultivation #hippeastrum #amaryllis #plantsky #gardening #horticulture #botany #houseplant #plant #flowerbulb
A flowering Hippeastrum papilio posed in front of a white wooden wall. Two star shaped flowers facing opposite directions rise from a grass green stalk. The flowers have burgundy centers and whitish green tepal tips
February 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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A closeup of the gorgeous, intricate venation on a crocodile fern (Microsorum musifolium) frond

#fernfriday #fern #botany #plant #plantsky #horticulture #gardening #houseplant #indoorplant #foliage #crocodilefern
A close up shot of a crocodile fern leaf. The leaf is grass green, with a fine geometric meshlike pattern of black veins. The olive green midrib of the frond runs vertically through the middle of the photo
January 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Update: it has been repotted. Couldn't extricate it from its old pot which had to be smashed.

#monsteramonday #monstera #aroid #araceae #plantsky #houseplant #indoorplant #botany #horticulture #gardening
A very large terracotta pot propped up by a cinder block, partially smashed by a hammer to reveal a very dense mass of thick roots. The background is littered with pottery shards
January 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Begonia brevirimosa showing off foliage and flowers #begonia #begoniabrevirimosa #rareplants #houseplant #indoorplant #plantsky #botany #tropical
January 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The first #Pamianthe on bluesky? A spectacular, epiphytic #amaryllid from cloud forests of the Peruvian Andes. Extinct in the wild due to habitat loss and exceedingly rare in cultivation
#amaryllis #amaryllidaceae #epiphyte #botany #plantsky #plants #houseplant #rareplant #gardening #conservation
January 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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An enormous Monstera deliciosa for #monsteramonday
#monstera #monsteradeliciosa #aroid #araceae #plantsky #houseplant #indoorplant #plants #gardening #botany
A very large Monstera deliciosa posed in front of a slatted beige wall. The leaves are heart shaped with a delicate pattern of holes and dissections
January 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Sinningia leucotricha, a spectacular tuberous gesneriad native to southeastern Brazil

#sinningialeucotricha #sinningia #brazilianedelweiss #rainhadoabismo #gardening #plants #plantsky #botany #caudex #caudiciform #houseplants #indoorplants #gesneriaceae #gesneriad #bulbplant #rareplants
A mature flowering Sinningia leucotricha. A corky brown tuber sits half buried in a large green flowerpot. Three fuzzy silver stems emerge from the center of the tuber. They have four fuzzy silver leaves and several dozen tubular orange flowers each
January 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Phaedranassa viridiflora, a rare amaryllid from the Ecuadorean Andes

#phaedranassaviridiflora #phaedranassa #queenamaryllis #amaryllidaceae #geophyte #bulbplant #flowerbulb #rareplant #houseplant
A closeup of Phaedranassa carmiolii flowers, which are in a cluster at the top of a tall green stalk. The flowers hang downwards and open towards the bottom, with the tepals flaring slightly like a trumpet. The flowers are yellow at the base, pale white in the middle and have green tips. A photo of the entire plant of Phaedranassa carmiolii. Two tall blooming stalks arise from a pot with numerous narrow, floppy leaves
January 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM