Giant Tomato Tree

The Giant Tomato Tree is a gardener’s dream come true! It is a virtual tomato factory with a new crop of farm fresh tomatoes each week, every week. You can produce up to 180 pounds of super-sized tomatoes for less than a penny a piece. This amazing Giant Tomato Tree zooms to a towering eight feet tall in just 90 days!

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The Leafy Sundew Plants of Australia

Drosera stolonifera, sometimes referred to as the leafy sundew, is a tuberous perennial species in the genus Drosera that is endemic to Western Australia. It produces 2 to 3 semi-erect lateral stems that grow 10 to 15 cm long. It is most closely related to D. purpurascens, but differs by several characteristics including height and petiole length. It is native to a number of swampy locations around Perth south to Pinjarra. It grows in peaty water-logged soils in swamp heathland and flowers from September to October. After a bushfire it will flower en masse. 

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Tillandsia Ionantha plants, native to Costa Rica

Tillandsia ionantha is a species of the genus Tillandsia. This species is native to Costa Rica.

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Cherry Blossoms in Japan

In Japan the nighttime viewing of cherry blossoms in spring, like these at Kyoto’s Hirano Shrine, is a special event

Photo credits : Diane Cook, Len Jenshel

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Cobra Lily Plants of North America

Darlingtonia californica also called the California pitcher plant, cobra lily, or cobra plant, is a species of carnivorous plant, the sole member of the genus Darlingtonia in the family Sarraceniaceae. It is native to Northern California and Oregon, growing in bogs and seeps with cold running water. This plant is designated as uncommon due to its rarity in the field.

The name "cobra lily" stems from the resemblance of its tubular leaves to a rearing cobra, complete with a forked leaf - ranging from yellow to purplish-green - that resemble fangs or a serpent's tongue. The plant was discovered in 1841 by the botanist William D. Brackenridge at Mount Shasta. In 1853 it was described by John Torrey, who named the genus Darlingtonia after the Philadelphian botanist William Darlington.

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