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This is a blog showcasing flower photography. I always enjoy photographing blooms, as do many other photographers!Melbourne Australia Photoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00495515492384987803noreply@blogger.comBlogger642125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1718000150529430260.post-54067014616066511942024-03-14T04:44:00.000-07:002024-03-14T04:44:31.145-07:00FFF638 - STROMANTHE<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Stromanthe sanguinea</i> is a plant species in the arrowroot family Marantaceae, native to the Brazilian rainforest. It is a common houseplant in temperate climates, valued for its striking variegated leaves with purple undersides. It can grow outside in a humid tropical climate, but needs light shade in the afternoon and must be protected from high winds. The soil should be kept moist at all times, but never waterlogged as the plant is susceptible to root rot.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hummingbirds and bees are the main pollinators. Under ideal growing conditions, Stromanthe sanguinea will reach 1.2–1.8 m tall in about a year after emerging from its rhizome. Propagation can be from either seeds or rhizome division, but it is faster and more reliable to take rhizome cuttings. The Latin specific epithet <i>sanguinea</i> means “blood-red. <i>Stromanthe sanguinea</i> has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Join me for Floral Friday Fotos by linking your flower photos below, and please leave a comment once you have done so.</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><b>****If you take part in the meme, please show an active link back to this site on your own blog post!****</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50iqvvwiB5tzBmwlm26wFCo-BVtpvrcHuViGHvBCJ-Qm_ViQifcindCOq8ShDUG-hQyDQ5gNKHwLv2tYNQ8DrX9R0WXXMIir5PmenzxdDbUpMRTF6kbGYMXdpln508K6Sg6n_GEUY5t_a4DU7nheMcU2R3x1M29E2lSMoebB0B-zVDJEtiDmi-yyJx-I/s1732/Stromanthe.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="1732" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50iqvvwiB5tzBmwlm26wFCo-BVtpvrcHuViGHvBCJ-Qm_ViQifcindCOq8ShDUG-hQyDQ5gNKHwLv2tYNQ8DrX9R0WXXMIir5PmenzxdDbUpMRTF6kbGYMXdpln508K6Sg6n_GEUY5t_a4DU7nheMcU2R3x1M29E2lSMoebB0B-zVDJEtiDmi-yyJx-I/w640-h480/Stromanthe.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>
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