Recently there was a rare opportunity to see a flowering corpse flower in the Toronto Zoo.
September 15, 2018
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Tag Archives: Plant
December 28, 2017
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Eucalyptus Trees in California
California is so full of Eucalyptus trees that they seem to be a natural part of the landscape.
December 11, 2017
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Redwood
The English term redwood seems to mean several related trees in the Sequoioideae subfamily.
May 29, 2016
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Neofinetia falcata
The Neofinetia falcata is an epiphytic orchid from East Asia.
March 8, 2016
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Jimson Weed
The Jimson weed is a highly poisonous ‘medicinal’ plant spread all over the world.
January 16, 2016
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Jewel Orchid
The jewel orchid is a terrestrial orchid species from South-east Asia.
October 22, 2015
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Small Pet and Plant Expo, Budapest, 2015
I like to go to pet expos, so I was happy when I have noticed that there was one held in Budapest just as I was passing through.
June 28, 2015
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Milkweed
Milkweed is the common name for the flowering plants in the genus Asclepias.
May 31, 2015
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Dandelions
Dandelions are one of the most common wild plant native to Eurasia and North America.
May 18, 2015
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White Trillium
The white trillium is a beautiful flower in the genus Trillium native to most of North America.
May 1, 2015
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Zamioculcas
Zamioculcas zamiifolia, usually known as the ZZ plant, is a plant from Africa which is now becoming a common house plant.
February 26, 2015
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Peanut Allergy In The News
Apparently the way to avoid peanut allergy is to start eating peanuts before one becomes allergic to them:
February 25, 2015
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Hemp
Hemp used to be a traditional crop for its fiber and seeds all over Europe.
January 1, 2015
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Saucer Magnolia
The saucer magnolia is a beautiful flowering tree that blooms in the spring.
December 12, 2014
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Ginkgo Biloba
The Ginkgo biloba also known in English as the maindenhair tree is one of the living fossils that we can encounter almost every day.
November 23, 2014
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Larch
Larch trees are deciduous pine trees with species living all over the colder regions of the northern hemisphere.
November 11, 2014
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Wild Poppy
The common poppy is a beautiful red flower that grows wild in most of Europe.
November 1, 2014
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Opuntia
Opuntia is the name of a genus of edible cactuses originally from the Americas which are now grown world wide both as ornamental plants and as a food source.
October 12, 2014
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Marsh Gladiolus
In spite of its name the marsh gladiolus does not really grow in marshes.
October 5, 2014
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Bug Orchid
The bug orchid Anacamptis coriophora is a somewhat rare orchid that grows in South-Eastern Europe.