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Dear visitor,

to achieve our goal of biodiversity protection and increasing income for mountain farmers of ethnic communities of our area, we have given up the sale of seeds in favor of trading bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and cuttings. This way the farmers are helping us to protect the seed sources and mother plants, produce small plants for us under the shade of trees (most of our plants require shade or need trees to climb on, hence, their production favors tree-based farming systems and forests), and receive much more income than by selling seeds, only.

We hope you appreciate our decision. If you wish to purchase bulbs, corms, rhizomes or cuttings, please e-mail us. Our main shipping season is during winter (December to February/March) and it will be necessary to reserve well on time.

If you wish to buy plants please go HERE.

Thank you for your continued support to our concept.
The TianZi Biodiversity Team.

First time: flowering plants of GOLDEN LOTUS (Musella lasiocarpa) are now available for individual orders and on wholesale from our partners in Europe and in the US.

New to science: Musa rubinea, another rare and beautiful dwarf banana species of Yunnan

New in our garden: Alpinea platychilus, the largest and most beautiful ginger or our area, mildly frost tolerant

Newly discovered in our forests: Red Curculigo, a rare species ideal for indoor decoration, tolerant of cooler climates

We are glad to announce that most of our products will soon be available in our first TianZi Tea House in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Kindly contact us if you intend to pick up larger quantities of any product there, so we can arrange transport from China on time. Thank you.

FAMILY	PICTURE	SPECIES NAME
		Click into the scientific name for more pictures and information on the species
Amaryllidaceae		Crinum amabile giant spider lily
Araceae, Aroids		Amorphophallus kachinensis
		Amorphophallus konjac
		Amorphophallus paeoniifolius by far the most spectacular flower in our garden!
		Amorphophallus yunnanensis by far the most non-spectacular flower...
		Alocasia lanciloba spear-shaped arrow leaf
		Alocasia macrorrhiza giant alocasia or "Elephant Ear"
		Alocasia odora (sub-tropical variety) with blue stems, the most elegant of the giant aroids, flowers with lovely fragrance. Very suitable also as an indoor plant. used locally for asthma and lung cancer
		Arisaema sp.
		Colocasia gigantea leaves can't get larger than these...
		Colocasia lihengiae A newly described species
		Steudnera griffithi Golden Sail an excellent plant for dark corners
		Steudnera colocasiaefolia Red Sail both species, the red and golden sail planted in one pot makes an outstanding arrangement
Araliaceae		Macropanax rosthornii dwarf aralia
		Schefflera delavayi oak aralia
		Trevesia palmata Snow flake tree a beautiful indoor design plant and a good "Christmas tree" alternative
Bamboo		Phyllostachys pubescens a frost tolerant bamboo from central China
Bignoniaceae		Mayodendron igneum
Bombacaceae		Bombax ceiba the "cotton tree"
Caesalpiniaceae		Bauhinia cateriflora the "Cascading Flowers Orchid Tree", a stunning climber
		Bauhinia variegata var. candida Buddhist Bauhinia flowers are edible
		Saraca dives Sorrow-less tree, a sacred tree of the Buddhist culture
Convolvulaceae, Morning Glories		Evening Glory a cute little exception: opens flowers in the afternoon
		Chinese yellow Morning Glory flowers in winter
Cucurbitaceae		Thladiantha spec. from Yunnan Mountain Buffalo the largest tuber plant of the world!
Hypoxidaceae		Curculigo capitulata Palm grass a flowering plant that looks like a small palm but grows like grass: what else would you wish? (prefers shade)
		Curculigo orchioides Orchid palm grass ideal for miniature plant pot arrangements
		Red Curculigo probably a new species, tolerant of colder climates
Iridaceae		Belamcanda chinensis Leopard flower a highly elegant garden flower
Liliaceae		Tricyrtis macropoda
Magnoliaceae		Magnolia officinalis
		Paramichelia baillonii
Malvaceae, Hibiscus		Hibiscus sabdariffa the species that makes your Hibiscus tea (Malven Tee)
		Red Hibiscus
		Abelmoschus sagitifolius
Melostomaceae		Melostoma polyanthum a pretty shrub for sunny places; used in local medicine to treat poisoning and stop bleeding
Menispermaceae		Stephania spec. Mountain Turtle an unusual succulent liana that can get 100 years old and 100 kg heavy; the large tubers are used for indoor decoration like bonsai. A powerful medicine for all kinds of stomach trouble
Moraceae		Ficus auriculata The elephant ear fig tree: these leaves make a difference
		Ficus religiosa The sacred "Bo" tree of Buddhism
Musaceae, Bananas		Ensete glaucum "Elephant Hip Banana"
		Musa coccinea red torch banana
		Musa itinerans Giant Jungle Banana Wild tropical mountain forest Banana; grows up to 12 meter tall.
		Musa ornata ornate banana
		Musa sikkimensis freshly harvested at place of origin
		Musa yunnanensis, a new species! Yunnan Wild Banana Wild tropical mountain forest Banana; the most cold tolerant of all our Musa species; can tolerate frost.
		Musa rubinea, another new species! red dwarf banana new to science; this is our smallest and most elegant banana with an upright, ruby red beautiful flower
		Musa sp.nov. again a new species with probably the tallest banana flower on this planet
		Musa sp. yellow banana from cool climate lime stone area
		Musella lasiocarpa Golden Lotus banana THE Banana! A sacred flower of Buddhism Wholesale of mature plants
Nymphaeaceae		Dwarf Lotus
		White Lotus
Orchids		Hygrochilus parishii new tissue culture cultivars in process
Palmae		Caryota gigas the largest palm of China
		Phoenix sp. Mekong river palm a very special and rare dwarf palm from the banks of the Upper Mekong river
Papilionaceae		Erythrina stricata a beautiful tree
		Mekong fairy bush
		Mucuna sempervirens a large vine with an unusual flower
		Uraria crinita cat tail
Piperaceae		Pepper tree "Bow pepper tree", used in local medicine; tasty leaves and fruit stands that can be used for salads and for cooking. It grows into a bushy tree of about 8 meter.
Rubiacea		Gardenia sootepensis
		unidentified climber
Sterculiacea		Sterculia brevissima smallest Sterculia; a good shrub for shaded corners and for indoor with a stunning fruit capsule
Symphoremataceae		Congea tomentosa
Taccaceae		Tacca chantrieri Tiger whisker used for gastric ulcer, high blood pressure, hepatitis, burns A very unusual plant for a shady corner of the garden or as indoor decoration
Verbenaceae		Clerodendrum japonicum used for arthritis, liver problems, eye dysfunction, hemorrhoids, hernia, insomnia Grows to 2-3 meter and has attractive fruits and large leaves
		Clerodendrum trichotomum a cold tolerant bush with white flowers and extra pretty fruits Stays smaller than C. japonicum
Zingiberaceae, Gingers		Alpinia conchigera a strongly fragrant species with a cascade of small white flowers, which attract bees and butterflies; keeps leaves in winter; our most cold tolerant ginger species used in local medicine for problems related to the stomach
		Alpinia sp. "Queen's scepter" an unidentified beauty
		Alpinia platychilus "King's scepter" by far the most outstanding of our gingers!
		Amomum maximum
		Amomum tsao-ko
		Costus lacerus A large spiralling species with a great trumpet flower
		Costus tonkinensis Golden trumpets strait from the underworld...
		Globba racemosa "Dancing Girl Ginger" this smallest of all gingers makes a charming indoor pot plant;
		Hedychium coronarium
		Hedychium flavescens
		Hedychium forrestii
		Hedychium coccineum a firework of flowers!
		Hedychium villosum Clearly the most elegant of our lili gingers
		Kaempferia rotunda
		Zingiber fragile
		Zingiber xishuangbannaese an endemic species of our area
		Zingiber zerumbet a great cut-flower!
Buddhist sacred flowers		Sacred flowers treasured by Buddhism of South China check seeds of Musella (Musaceae), Ficus (Moraceae), and Bauhinia (Caesalpiniaceae)
Ornamental seeds		Ornamental seeds
Dry and cut flowers		Cut flowers
Decor plant material		Decor plant material for flower arrangements

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