rare flowers

Passiflora ambigua or Passion Flower is a very rare Passiflora that grows very fast and becomes very big.Its highly decorative blooms are 4 to 5 inches across, and are followed by delicious fruit. This is strictly a tropical vine that needs temperatures over 55 degrees.Passiflora ambigua is found in rain forests from southern Mexico to Ecuador.They were cultivated by the ancient Mayans and are still sold in markets today.

Zantedeschia is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Araceae, and they are native to southern Africa from South Africa to Malawi. This genus was named after the Italian botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi (1773–1846). It has a particularly rich historical significance in its native habitat of southern Africa.This bulb was highly regarded by the Xhosa for its medicinal and edible qualities. Placing a warm leaf on the forehead is said to aid headaches and the fresh leaf is soothing for insect bites.

Yellow flag is native to North Africa, Europe and Asia. It is now naturalized in Australia, South America and North America. This species is invasive in many temperate parts of the world.Herbaceous perennial, 1-1.5 m (or a rare 2 m) tall. Leaves are sword-shaped, green to blue green, erect, flattened with a raised midrib, to 1 m long, about 10 per ramet (individual member of clone). Rhizomes pink in color. Flowers showy, large, with typical iris structure, yellow with brownish mottled markings upper surfaces. Flowering occurs in spring or early summer. The fruit is a dry capsule 4-7 cm long,with numerous pale brown seeds.