Robert Nyman
Like, flowers
We approach the waterfalls - soon to come pictures - and see the steaming water droplets in the air like in a steam bath. I expected water droplets to be in the air and protected my camera like I would do in other major waterfalls I have visited ( Rheinfall, Victoria falls ) but all the water droplets turned into steam by the power of the tropical hot sun. It was near n oon (1125 KH time) my camera and server are set to PHT) and the temperature was in the range of 40 degrees in the hot Cambodian sun.
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I don't generally approve of plants in houses - they never look quite comfortable, not in my home, at least. I've been lucky enough to travel to places where Ficus benjamina are the size of oak trees and Monstera deliciosa are climbing towards a forest canopy. For me it just doesn't feel right to grow them next to the TV.
But it's a plantaholic's prerogative to change their mind. So I must confess I was secretly delighted to discover at Tatton what could become my ideal houseplant.
The Hawaiian palm (brighamia) is not so much a jungle escapee desperately pining for the rainforest - it's more of an endangered species in need of fostering. Raised from seed by Dutch nursery Plant Planet, these beautiful plants can be grown happily in your living room. And as there are only seven specimens left in the wild, the IUCN is desperate to bring attention to them.
That's a pretty good reason to grow one. They need little watering and have the added bonus of flowering in deepest, darkest winter. I think I have the perfect spot in mind.
Camilla Phelps, Gardening Editor
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