Showing posts with label Color - Black. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Color - Black. Show all posts

Xanthorrhoea Australis - Grass Tree / Black Boy

 Shaven Multi-head Xanthorrhoea Australis Black Boy


Common Name: Black Boy, Grass Tree, Bukkup or Kawee
Scientific Name: Xanthorrhoea Australis
Height: 2-4m
Span: 1-3m
Growth Rate: Slow Growing
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
ABP Index: 4.5 (Aesthetics 4.5, Solidarity 4.5)

The Xanthorrhoea Australis or commonly known as the Black Boy is found only in Australia, a land of many unique flora and fauna. The black trunks are the result of them surviving the bush fires that frequents their semi-desert environment and creates a unique reptile looking texture. The needle like leaves, sprout like someone's hair who just got out of bed. Many people who have the black boy would trim the leaves to expose the beautiful trunk and a sprout of leaves at the top. This plant is a protected species in Australia and if bought, would need a licensed tag on it to export. A truly unique and architecturally beautiful plant.





2x Xanthorrhoea Australis Black Boys


Group of Xanthorrhoea Australis Black Boys 1




Group of Xanthorrhoea Australis Black Boys 2

 Solitary Shaven Xanthorrhoea Australis Black Boy

Xanthorrhoea Australis Black Boy Flowering


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Macrozamia Moorei

Macrozamia Moorei in Landscape

Common Name: Macrozamia Moorei
Scientific Name: Macrozamia Moorei
Height: up to 7 m
Span: up to 4 m
Growth Rate: Unknown
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun, Shade
ABP Index: 2.0 (Aesthetics 1.5, Solidarity 2.5)
The Macrozamia Moorei is a cycad, a living, breathing prehistoric plant from the age of dinosaurs. It is a native of Queensland, Australia, like the Bottle Tree, and looks very much like palms. It doesn't look beautiful in the wild with its fronds being too much and messy. However, when its trimmed with lesser leaves, it reveals a beautiful brown/black beehive looking trunk and tree looks like a beautiful shuttlecock.


Macrozami Moorei Trunks

Bald Macrozamia Moorei

Macrozamia Moorei


Macrozamia Moorei Nursery Farm

2 Headed Macrozamia Moorei



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Elephant's Ears - Alocasia Macrorhiza

Alocasia Macrorhiza 'Solid Gold'

Common Name: Elephant's Ear, Yam Plant
Scientific Name: Alocasia Macrorhiza
Height: 1.8 m
Span: 1.5 m
Growth Rate: Very fast
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun, Shade
ABP Index: 3.5 (Aesthetics 4, Solidarity 3)

Crowned as the plant with the biggest undivided leaf, the Alocasia is one magnificient sight. These leaves are about 0.9 m high and 0.6 m wide. The Alocasia Macrorhiza has many different varieties of colors. Among them, the 'Solid Gold' and the 'Black Stem' are the most beautiful, displaying gold and black veins of their stem and leaves. They are also hardy plants that can grow well in almost any kind of conditions.

Alocasia Macrorhiza 'Solid Gold' Leaf
Alocasia Macrorhiza 'Solid Gold' new leaf shoot
(grows into a leaf in 3-4 days)
Alocasia Macrorhiza 'Black Stem'



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