Tropical Plants and Flowers in my cousin's Florida Garden

Please left double click this photo and all the pictures in the posts below to see the incredible and beautiful details of these blooms and foliage. All of these were taken in my first cousin Hunter's Eden-like garden in St. Petersburg, Florida. Enjoy!

Tropical Plant Collection in Lush Florida Garden

I love how my cousin Hunter has landscaped his back garden with this wonderful assortment of tropical plants. The diversity of their foliage is dazzling to me.

Grammatophylum Tiger Paw Orchid

The grand size of this orchid in all its glory is proof of the 10 green fingers my cousin has with the wonderful collection of plants he grows in his Florida garden.

Tacca Chantrieri....The Bat Plant

Hunter does not have bats in his attic but he does grow this exotic Bat Plant in his garden in St. Petersburg, Florida. Left double click this picture with your mouse to enlarge it and see the unusual details of this bloom. Will it bite your nose if you sniff it?

Aerides Odorata Orchid in Hunter's Florida Eden

According to my cousin Hunter this plant has an incredible fragrance.

Magnificent Cattaleya Canhamiana Orchid

My first cousin Hunter says this orchid has a beautiful fragrance in his Florida garden and that it was given to him years ago by our great-uncle in Tampa.

Heliconia Rostrata "Lobster Claw" Flower

Picture of a Heliconia Rostrata in my cousin Hunter's Eden-like Florida Garden.

Back From Medical Leave....Posting Resumed on 7-1-08

I will have to have eye surgery later this summer at which time I will go back on medical leave and will again stop posting then for awhile, but for now, my blog is "OPEN" again. My thanks to many visitors for kind words and best wishes while I was off.