Tropicals & Tender Perennials: September Blooms, 1 by hills

hills wrote:
I'm afraid I'm going to cheat because these are not my plants, but I thought you guys might find them interesting... I went to a fascinating talk about Ascelpiads (sp) the other day and the bloke who was giving it, Vernon Read, brought these plants along to display...

The first one is Cinnamomifolia. Unfortunately the peduncle fell off on its journey but was still intact enough to see how gorgeous it could be. I was lucky enough to "win" (sure the contest was rigged, never mind!) a small plant of this one... and my boyfriend hasn't noticed, ha ha!