Nautilocalyx glandulifer - A Beautiful Bloom Too!
I previously posted about Nautilocalyx glandulifer as an attractive foliage plant. Since then, I have been treated to its beautiful blooms as well.
When repotting my plant of this species in the spring, I accidentally broke off a stem. Not being inclined to toss the piece away, I stuck it in a pot to root. The cutting rooted quickly and the plant branched and grew.
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It was not long before I noticed a flower bud forming on the newly potted plant. Perhaps it was there already when the stem broke off. It was slow in developing, in my waiting and watching opinion, but finally opened. It was worth the wait.
The white flower is covered with maroon hairs, just like the foliage. The whole plant is quite unusual and attractive.
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The inside of the flower holds a treat as well. The upper throat features dark purple streaks. The flower lasted a few days before fading and dropping. Now I watch and wait for another, though neither plant is yet showing signs of more bloom.
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