32 HORT 235
Week 8 - Krohn Conservatory

Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
c: Butterfly Palm, Yellow Palm

Interesting crotch and branch.
Similar to the Rapis exaltata, but R. exaltata has a fuzzy branch.


Chrysalidocarpus lutescens


Note the branch structure of C. lutescens

Brassia actinophylia

Pointy leaf.
Similar to Schefflera arboricola, but not a Schefflera.
Cuts in the leaves.


Bassia actinophylia - image brightened after the fact.

Strelitzia nicolai
Bird of Paradise







Platycerium bifurcatum
c: Staghorn fern

Air plant.
Needs high humidity.
Does not take anything from host.
Gets nutrients from air.



Cyprenus alternifolius
c: Umbrella plant

Stacked foliage.
Loves water, wet feet.



Other Plants

It ends up, we didn't have to learn the Calathea, but what a cool picture anyway. 



Agalomena



Chinese Evergreen



Draceana marginata