The fruits are a conical pod with seeds contained in holes in the pod. When the seeds are ripe, they become loose in the pod. The pod then tips down towards the water, releasing the seeds.
Start out as a soft shiny green. As they age, they develop light brown or purple splashes which eventually cover the leaf, leaving only the veins green.
The Capensis large, elegant blue flowers are held well above the water at the tip of a sturdy green stalk. This plant blooms repeatedly from mid-spring to early fall.
This showy plant is old fashion, a real heritage and very fragrant too. The flowers are 8 to 12 inches across and are produced most freely throughout the summer into early fall.
Nymphaea Tetragona has cup-shaped white flowers that bloom from July to August. The seeds ripen from August to October. The flowers are pollinated by flies and...
Excellent fresh cut and they can also be easily dried and will make choice Winter arrangements. It can spread quickly, plant where it can be controlled.
Rehmannia elata takes advantage of mild climate and blooms over a long period. Flowers continuously from May to November with the heaviest bloom in late Spring.
Teloxys aristata also called "Sea Foam" or "Zeechium" is a particularly attractive annual plant for lovers of dry bouquets, architects and designers. Indeed, its stems are used for reproducing miniature trees.
Somber enough to be out of place even at a funeral, these strange and sinister flowers are quite unlike any other and are going to excite curiosity in all that see it.