(September 6, 2014 at 12:57 pm)Little lunch Wrote: I was quite impressed with the Rafflesia.
I saw a few in Indonesia. Usually you have to stop on the side of the road and have a local guide you kilometres through the forest and it's sought of expensive, not to mention a little dangerous.
I saw one outside of Jakarta and two outside of Surabaya.
I also like Datura. We get a lot of it in North Queensland but the largest and most beautiful I've seen was on Tanna Island in Vanuatu.
I did a lot of mushies when I was young and had some terrible nightmare trips occasionally.
But nothing I ever did was as bad as Datura.
Don't try it. It'll rewire your brain forever and most probably kill you.
Anyway, I'm more attracted to leaves.
I don't know why.
So my favourite plant for flower and leaf is the Tibouchina. I have three in my yard and they just put me at ease, especially the one over my pond.
New Guinea Impatiens are also a lovely leaf and flower plant. :-)
Whateverist, I'm really impressed.
Sounds like you've taken some pretty serious plant trips. Would love to see a Raflessia. I think they are the largest single flowers. Of course their are flowering stalks which get much bigger like some agaves, puyas and the Titan lily.
I think you must be into gardens and plants too. Would love to see pictures. =)
