X is for Xiphidium Caeruleum.
This Xiphidium Caeruleum has white flowers followed by orange fruits.
The genus name "Xiphidium" means "Gladiolus-like". The species name "caeruleum" comes from the Latine for "blue".
The vigorous attractive foliage plants grows to 1 Meter in height with softly arching fans of deep green leaves and attractive white flower held high above the foliage for all to to see. It has a glorious clumping effect and best grown in part of full shade.
14 comments:
And I learned something new! What a lovely plant and blossoms. Beautiful captures! Wishing you a very Happy New Year!
Sylvia
lovely images and interesting botany lesson! thank you!
Beautiful photos!
I really love the second photo. The green is just relaxing to the eyes.
Oh and I'm seriously considering to join ABC Wednesday too! Seems like loads of fun! :)
Very pretty! DO you eat the fruit or is it just for show?
Jama how knowledgeable you are about plant species.
I wish you a happy new year.
Stunning photos! Happy New Year!
I like the second picture with water drops on the leaves!
nice shots! Happy 2010!
Great choice for "X". It is a beautiful flower. I knew there had to be something in botany, but I don't know my flowers well enough to have even known where to stop
Thanks for stopping by!
Thank goodness for the Latin! Lovely flower.
A beautiful plant. Perfect X. Happy New Year!
I guess it's normal colour is blue, then? How interesting! It looks lovely, but I think you must mean it grows higher than 1cm .. maybe 1m?
Sounds like the sort of plant I need, because much of my garden is in shade. I must look out for it. :)
Lovely flower and the perfect word for X.
Wishing you a happy new year.
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