stephanotis: Photo Friday - Stephanotis
- 06/20/14 02:05 AM
Photo Friday - Stephanotis One of my all time favorite summer bloomers is the Stephanotis. The flower is commonly referred to as the wedding flower. It's long stems have numerous clusters and is very showy. It is highly fragrant and the flower itself is thick and wax like. It blooms in clusters ranging from 5 to 7 flower brackets and its foilage is dark and dense. I raise mine in a pedestal planter with a climbing lattice as it likes to throw out numerous shoots that will wrap around just about anything it comes in contact with. This is a relative … (12 comments)
One of my favorites of the year is growing like a weed and is in full bloom with dozens of clusters of the very fragrant waxy white flowers. They call the Stephanotis flower the Wedding flower because it is so often used in bridal bouquets. The stem from the main plant to the cluster is only about 4 inches and I have never seen how these flowers are actually tied in to those wedding arrangements. But I did find a source on-line that showed quite a few examples of how they might … (41 comments)
stephanotis: Stephanotis, What's With the Seed Pods?
- 09/15/10 12:47 PM
Stephanotis A relative to the Jasmine flower, the Stephanotis is the fragrant and waxy petaled flower often found in wedding arrangements. It was nicknamed Bridal Veil , I guess for that reason. But many others know of it as, Madagascar Jasmine. I love this plant for it's abundant summer flowers and the fragrance is out of this world. I have been very fortunate that this plant has thrown out many seed pods over the last couple years. When the pod matures and splits open, it has many many seeds that have a silky plume of white hairs, attached to one end for allowing … (32 comments)
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Photo Friday - Stephanotis
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