Beauties (and Freaks)

Brilliant pictures LongK.

Yes I remember the Heliconia well. I bought a rhizome back in my case from Madeira earlier this year, and it has been growing well. Though I don't know how long they take to flower.

 

Here's a few more;
Euglossa sp. & Tococa guianensis by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Aphelandra aurantiaca var. stenophylla, Acanthaceae by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Aphelandra aurantiaca var. stenophylla, Acanthaceae by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Gurania sp., Cucurbitaceae by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Gurania sp., Cucurbitaceae by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Elleanthus sp. by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Elleanthus sp. by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Saddleback caterpillar, Acharia stimulea by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Aphelandra sp., Acanthaceae by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Aphelandra sp., Acanthaceae by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

 

Keep going LongK.

There are some lovely plants in the Acanthaceae family. The problem is that you can't get hold of most of them. I have a yellow Aphelandra - but would love a pink one.

 

Some more from Andreas Kay;
Bomarea sp., Alstroemeriaceae by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Caterpillar of a noctuid moth, Hemicephalis sp. by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Wild cocoa, Herrania sp., Malvaceae by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Spider & Entomopathogenic fungus by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Drymonia pulchra, Gesneriaceae by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Drymonia pulchra, Gesneriaceae by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Rustia schunkeana, Rubiaceae by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Rustia schunkeana, Rubiaceae by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Ipomoea philomega, Convolvulaceae by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

Ipomoea philomega, Convolvulaceae by Andreas Kay, on Flickr

 

Lovely LongK

That Ipomoea philomega is nice. It looks perennial as is I. carnea. I wonder if either would compare with I indica, in a conservatory where they will survive the winter, - to give a different colour.