Neoraimondia herzogiana Arecaceae forming a tight rosette

forming a tight rosette

Anthurium chilmabajense

edge-clean foliage

while aerial roots fasten each section to its support

avoid cold drafts and rapid temperature shifts

Neoraimondia herzogiana Arecaceae forming a tight rosetteNeoraimondia herzogiana The most unusual feature of Neoraimondia herzogiana is its areoles. These woolly, spine bearing cushions can enlarge for years. They repeatedly produce new spines, flowers and fruit. Set along six or seven broad ribs, they give the heavy column a distinctly armoured, ancient looking surface. A young plant is commonly a solitary, club shaped cactus and shows only the first stage of its much larger future form. In the wild, an