If you are a...?

if you are a botanist and you like exotic plants


what would be the best gift that can be given to you?





please name some plants that can be given as a present and the ones that i can find in a shop


thanks

If you are a...?
A bonzai tree..





They are adorable!!!





That is for the father%26#039;s day right? :)





I can%26#039;t remember if you are in Ankara or in İstanbul but there are two links for purchase in istanbul;





http://www.444cicek.com/flowerCatalog/de...





http://www.ciceksecin.com/siparis.asp?id...





and two for Ankara:





http://ankara.bonzai.googlepages.com/


http://www.ankaracicekpazari.com/bonsaiv...





I%26#039;m sure he will like them..:)
Reply:The ‘Dinosaur tree’ or ‘living fossil’, the Wollemi Pine is certainly one of the greatest botanical discoveries of our time.





In September 1994 David Noble, an officer with the New South Wales (the state that Sydney is in) National Parks %26amp; Wildlife Service, discovered some trees he didn’t quite recognise. In a deep, narrow canyon of the rugged Wollemi National Park, he discovered what we now call Wollemia nobilis or the Wollemi Pine.





The dramatic discovery of an evolutionary line thought to be long extinct is even more remarkable with these tall and striking trees growing only 150 km from Sydney, the largest city in Australia. They were found in the extremely rugged Wollemi National Park, a largely undisturbed wilderness area.





It’s rare, it’s endangered, it’s strange looking, and at first we didn’t know all that much about it. Now we know a lot more.





The worldwide demand for this plant has been enormous. Research into the horticultural development of the Wollemi Pine is being conducted at Mount Annan Botanic Garden.





Propagation and marketing of Wollemi Pines for sale worldwide is being done by commercial partners, Wollemi Australia (see link).





Plants are available from Botanic Gardens Shops in Sydney, Mount Annan and Mount Tomah or selected nurseries in Australia from 1 April 2006. For overseas orders see the link below.





A botanist would be so facinated to have something so rare and thought to be extinct. They are also aesthetically pleasing so are a nice addition to a garden.
Reply:A gift certificate to Walmart is a well thought out gift. Plus, they have a huge garden department. You also can%26#039;t go wrong with a bottle of Miracle Grow..
Reply:As a botanist myself I prefer plants that are not cultivars or horticultural varieties. But they should have interesting features, primarily there flower.





Some ideas would be:





Orchids


Carnivorous plants (Venus Fly Traps, Pitcher Plants, Sundews)





There is also a chance your botanist friend with have a favorite plant, so you may want to find out what it is and look for it.
Reply:Some orchids like phalaenopsis (see http://www.orchidguide.com/genera/phalae... or paphiopedlums (see http://www.orchidguide.com/genera/paphio... nice, showy flowers. You can find those at the indoor plants section of a nursery,


Also the carnivores are nice, like venus fly traps


(see: http://www.botany.org/Carnivorous_Plants... for some pictures



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