A special thank you to: Harry and Molly Stine and Stine Seeds Merle Philips The Shea Foundation Greenhouse of UNI Del’s Greenhouse Joe and Joan Traylor Ben and Tina Donath Bev Edmondson Patricia Hampton
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Only in a greenhouse can you have a desert right next to a rainforest. The western most of the three rooms has a number of cacti, aloes, agaves and euphorbia collected from the American Southwest and South Africa. The middle room has many species from the warm and wet parts of our planet, several of which make good houseplants. The nearest room is reserved for research projects, new plants and display of plants that are blooming. Greenhouse funds were Rainforest provided by Stine Seeds. Bambusa verticillata (Gramineae) (Bamboo) Carissa grandiflora (Apocynaceae) (Natural Plum Jasmine) Cissus rhombifolia (Grape Ivy) Desert Citrus lemoni (Ritaceae) (Ponderosa Lemon) Adromischus cristatus (Crassulaceae)(Crinkle Leaf Plant) Cyperus alternifolius (Cyperaceae) Aloe brevifolia (Liliaceae) (Crocodile Jaws) Drypterus marginalis (Eastern Wood Fern) Astrophytum myriostigma (Cactaceae) (Bishop’s Cap) Evolvulus speciosa (Convulaceae) Bryophyllum daigremontianum (Crassulaceae) (Mother of thousands) Ficus benjamina (Braided Ficus Tree) Crassula arborescens (Crassulaceae) (Silver Dollar Jade) Ficus elastica (Rubber Plant) Crassula perforata (Crassulaceae) (String of Buttons) Hymenocallis narcissiflora (Amaryllidaceae) (Star Flower) Crassula socialis (Crassulaceae) Monstera deliciosa (Araceae) (Elephant Ear) Cryptocereus anthonyanus (Cactaceae) (St. Anthony’s Rick-Rack) Neomarcia northiana (Iridacea) (Walking Iris) Euphorbia abyssinica (Euphorbiaceae) Nephrolepis exaltata (Oleandraceae) (Boston Fern) Euphorbia millotii (Euphorbiaceae) Ornithogalum caudatum (False Sea Onion) Euphorbia splendens (Euphorbiaceae) (Crown of Thorns) Pelargonium X Lemon Scented Geranium Euphorbia tirucalci (Euphorbiaceae) (Pencil Tree) Polypodium punctatum ‘grandiceps’ (Polypodiaceae) Gasteria sp. (Asphodelaceae) (Ox Tongue) Psilotum nudum (Psilotaceae) (Whisk Fern) Graptopetalum paraguayense (Crassulaceae) (Ghost Plant) Scheffelera arboricola Haworthia tesselata (Asphodelaceae) Spathiphyllum wallisii (Araceae) (Peace Lily) Kalanchoe beharensis (Crassulaceae) (Elephant Ears/Felt Plant) Streptocarpus saxorum (Dolphin Violet) Kalanchoe bracteata (Crassulaceae) Opuntia × occidentalis (Cactaceae) (Prickly Pear) Sedum morganianum (Crassulaceae) (Burro Tail) Project Room Selenicereus grandiflorus (Cactaceae) (Queen of the Night) Chlorophytum Comosum (Spider Plant) Crassula ovata (Crassulaceae) (Jade Plant) Kalanchoe longiflora (Crassulaceae) Prairie showcase Pelargonium x hortorum (Geranium) The prairie showcase just south of the greenhouse is a chance to see Peperomia obtusifolia (Piperaceae) the plants that were common in northwest Iowa before agriculture Peperomia obtusifolia (Piperaceae) transformed the landscape. Look for the magnificent grasses such as Peperomia puteolata (Piperaceae) big and little bluestem that nature selected for their resistance to Strelitzia reginae (Strelitzianceae) (Bird of Paradise) drought and fire. You can also find a large number of broadleaved Tradescantia pallida (Purple Heart) forbs with something in bloom at almost any part of the growing Vappodes phalaenopsis season. Even in winter the dried seed heads offer a sense of the sophistication and beauty of our native flora.