Month: September 2019

A genus worth admiring.

To find them in nature when you are in the jungle, keep a close eye around coconut palm trunks, and underside of the trunk. Go during or right after rainy days. It would’nt be too hard to find a specimen in the Maldives islands if you crawl deep into the tropical jungles of the larger islands like H Dh. Kelaa, B. Goidhoo, B.Sonevafushi, K,Kaashidhoo to name a few.

Ferns

Ferns are prehistoric plants, older than dinosaurs. They are practically living fossils. Scientists consider that around 475 million years ago land plants emerged from the water.The earliest photosynthetic organisms on land would have resembled modern algae, cyanobacteria, and lichens, followed by bryophytes (liverworts & mosses). The evolution from algae to land plants was a lengthy …

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“Sashiki”

Sashiki “Sashiki”– is a kind of  asexual breeding of plants. A method that is very popular among Bonsai growers. A variety of plants can be grown with cutting (sashiho), which replicates the features of the mother plant. This method of planting does not limit to bonsai plants only, it includes vegetables, leafy greens and fruit …

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