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Skyflower

Duranta sp

Habitat:

Allan Gardens is one of the oldest parks in Toronto, Canada. It was founded in 1858 and has a conservatory (greenhouse), a playground and two fenced off-leash areas for dogs. It is operated by Toronto Parks who also run Centennial Park Conservatory. It is open every day of the year and is free. Rare tropical plants from all over the globe are nurtured inside five greenhouses covering 16,000 square feet. The southern “Tropical House” has a waterwheel and tropical plants like orchids and bromeliads. The “Cool House” has a waterfall, Kashmirian Cypress, small pond and citrus trees. The central Palm House houses tall bananas, bamboo and a huge Screw Pine. Another tropical house has many kinds of hibiscus, datura and a cycad. The Cactus House has a wide variety of cacti and succulents.

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C.Sydes
C.Sydes 12 years ago

a cultivated variety of Duranta repens, quick-growing shrubs or small trees from Central America. The common name Golden Dewdrops refers to the bunches of small golden yellow fruits that hang like little clusters of grapes.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Golden Dewdrop

yulia8473
Spotted by
yulia8473

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Oct 15, 2011
Submitted on Jan 17, 2012

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