Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley Garden; RHS; RHS Garden Wisley; Surrey; England; Butterflies in the Glasshouse 2012; Hippeastrum papilio; Butterfly Amaryllis; native to Brazil; family Amaryllidaceae;
Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley Garden; RHS; RHS Garden Wisley; Surrey; England; Butterflies in the Glasshouse 2012; Paper Kite; aka Rice Paper; aka Large Tree Nymph; Idea leuconoe; ventral view;
Description
The Paper Kite is known especially for its presence in butterfly greenhouses and live butterfly expositions. The Paper Kite is of Southeast Asian origin.
Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley Garden; RHS; RHS Garden Wisley; Surrey; England; Butterflies in the Glasshouse 2012; Echinopsis; Echinopsis tarijensis; native to Argentina & Bolivia; family Cactaceae;
Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley Garden; RHS; RHS Garden Wisley; Surrey; England; Butterflies in the Glasshouse 2012; Echinopsis; Echinopsis tarijensis; native to Argentina & Bolivia; family Cactaceae;
Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley Garden; RHS; RHS Garden Wisley; Surrey; England; Butterflies in the Glasshouse 2012; Flamingo flower; aka Boy flower; Anthurium; family Araceae;
Description
Anthurium is a large genus of about 600–800 (possibly 1,000) species, belonging to the arum family (Araceae).
Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley Garden; RHS; RHS Garden Wisley; Surrey; England; Butterflies in the Glasshouse 2012; Grevillea; aka Spider Flower; aka Silky-oak; aka Toothbrush; family Proteaceae;
Description
Grevillea is a diverse genus of about 360 species of evergreen flowering plants in the protea family native to Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Sulawesi.
Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley Garden; RHS; RHS Garden Wisley; Surrey; England; Butterflies in the Glasshouse 2012; Butterfly; Peleides blue morpho; aka Common Morpho; aka The Emperor; Morpho peleides; Ventral view;
Description
Native to South and Central America Wingspan: 9.5-12cm Active: Daytime (Diurnal) Larval Food Source: Fabaceae
Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley Garden; RHS; RHS Garden Wisley; Surrey; England; Butterflies in the Glasshouse 2012; Butterfly; Peleides blue morpho; aka Common Morpho; aka The Emperor; Morpho peleides; Ventral view;
Description
Native to South and Central America Wingspan: 9.5-12cm Active: Daytime (Diurnal) Larval Food Source: Fabaceae
Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley Garden; RHS; RHS Garden Wisley; Surrey; England; Butterflies in the Glasshouse 2012; Butterfly; Peleides blue morpho; aka Common Morpho; aka The Emperor; Morpho peleides;
Description
Native to South and Central America Wingspan: 9.5-12cm Active: Daytime (Diurnal) Larval Food Source: Fabaceae
Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley Garden; RHS; RHS Garden Wisley; Surrey; England; Butterflies in the Glasshouse 2012; Synadenium compactum var rubrum; African Milk Bush; medicinal plant; livestock treatment of East Coast fever; native to Kenya;
Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley Garden; RHS; RHS Garden Wisley; Surrey; England; Butterflies in the Glasshouse 2012; Tea plant; aka tea tree; aka tea shrub; Camellia sinensis; Chinese tea; family Theaceae; White tea; green tea; oolong; pu-erh tea; black tea; Kukicha (twig tea);
Description
The species of plant whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce Chinese tea. Normally white flowers! White tea, green tea, oolong, pu-erh tea and black tea are all harvested from this species, but are processed differently to attain different levels of oxidation. Kukicha (twig tea) is also harvested from Camellia sinensis, but uses twigs and stems rather than leaves.
Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley Garden; RHS; RHS Garden Wisley; Surrey; England; Butterflies in the Glasshouse 2012; Tea plant; aka tea tree; aka tea shrub; Camellia sinensis; Chinese tea; family Theaceae; White tea; green tea; oolong; pu-erh tea; black tea; Kukicha (twig tea);
Description
The species of plant whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce Chinese tea. Normally white flowers! White tea, green tea, oolong, pu-erh tea and black tea are all harvested from this species, but are processed differently to attain different levels of oxidation. Kukicha (twig tea) is also harvested from Camellia sinensis, but uses twigs and stems rather than leaves.
Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley Garden; RHS; RHS Garden Wisley; Surrey; England; Butterflies in the Glasshouse 2012; Echinocactus grusonii; native to central Mexico; Golden Barrel Cactus; aka Golden Ball; aka Mother-in-Law's Cushion; rare and critically endangered in the wild; family Cactaceae;
Royal Horticultural Society; Wisley Garden; RHS; RHS Garden Wisley; Surrey; England; Butterflies in the Glasshouse 2012; Bird of Paradise flower; Strrelitzia reginae; flower; monocotyledonous flowering plant; aka Strelitzia; aka Crane Flower; indigenous to South Africa; Official Flower of the City of Los Angeles; ornamental plant; family Strelitziaceae;
Cleistocactus; Family Cactaceae; columnar cacti; Wisley; RHS Garden Wisley; Royal Horticultural Society; The Glasshouse; giant green house; simulated tropical habitat;
Family Cactaceae; Haageocereus acranthus; aka Haageocereus limensis; native of Peru; Wisley; RHS Garden Wisley; Royal Horticultural Society; The Glasshouse; giant green house; simulated tropical habitat;
Echeveria setosa; Mexican fire cracker; flowering plant; Crassulaceae family; native to semi-desert areas of Mexico; Wisley; RHS Garden Wisley; Royal Horticultural Society; The Glasshouse; giant green house; simulated tropical habitat;
Coast barrel cactus; aka San Diego barrel cactus; Ferocactus viridescens; Family Cactaceae; barrel cactus; native to southern California and northern Baja California; Wisley; RHS Garden Wisley; Royal Horticultural Society; The Glasshouse; giant green house; simulated tropical habitat;
Guzmania lingulata; scarlet star; ; Guzmania 'Tempo'; Family Bromeliaceae; subfamily Tillandsioideae; flowering plants; stemless, evergreen, epiphytic perennials; Guzmania lingulata; scarlet star; native to rainforest habitats in Central America, northern South America and the West Indies; Wisley; RHS Garden Wisley; Royal Horticultural Society; The Glasshouse; giant green house; simulated tropical habitat;
Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley, Surrey, as part of its 2006 Apple festival, 'painting' of a Lion made entirely out of varieties of apples (apple, fruit, harvest), design competition amongst schools was won by Catherine Davenport, Comin Infants School, Aberdare, an M&N Publishing photograph by Martin Hendry
