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Nepenthes (/nɪˈpɛnθiːz/) is a genus of carnivorous plants, also known as tropical pitcher plants, or monkey cups, in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus comprises about 170 species, and numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids. They are mostly liana-forming plants of the Old World tropics, ranging from South China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines; westward to Madagascar (two species) and the Seychelles (one); southward to Australia (three) and New Caledonia (one); and northward to India (one) and Sri Lanka (one). The greatest diversity occurs on Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines, with many endemic species. Many are plants of hot, humid, lowland areas, but the majority are tropical montane plants, receiving warm days but cool to cold, humid nights year round. A few are considered tropical alpine, with cool days and nights near freezing. The name "monkey cups" refers to the fact that monkeys were once thought to drink rainwater from the pitchers, however this is false, the pitchers are filled with digestive fluids not water and monkeys do not drink from them.
Huntington Library and Botanic Gardens. San Marino. California.
Photographed the Hummingbird Clearwing Moth and the Garden Phlox in my sister's flower garden in the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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• Red bottlebrush, crimson bottlebrush, lemon bottlebrush
• Árbol del cepillo, escobillón rojo, limpiatubos
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Melaleuca
Origin: Bottlebrushes are members of the genus Melaleuca and belong to the family Myrtaceae. They are closely related to paperbark melaleucas, which also have 'bottlebrush' shaped flower spikes. Most Bottlebrushes occur in the east and south-east of Australia. Two species occur in the south-west of Western Australia and four species in New Caledonia. Bottlebrushes can be found growing from Australia's tropical north to the temperate south. They often grow in damp or wet conditions such as along creek beds or in areas which are prone to floods.
This species is probably the best known bottlebrush and is widely cultivated. The bright red flower-spikes appear in summer and autumn. Crimson Bottlebrush grows well in wet conditions and usually reaches 4 m. Plants should be lightly pruned and fertilised after flowering. Neglected or mis-shapen plants respond to hard pruning.
Note (2026): Previously identified as Callistemon citrinus. Species designation removed pending review, as the notably longer and narrower linear leaves are inconsistent with the typical foliage of C. citrinus. The plant is tentatively considered to be Callistemon linearis (syn. Melaleuca linearis) or Callistemon viminalis (syn. Melaleuca viminalis), but it may also represent a cultivated hybrid or cultivar. Until additional diagnostic characters are available, it is retained only as Callistemon sp.
Paso Centurión, Cerro Largo, Uruguay
Classificação científica
Reino: Plantae
Género: Asclepias
Ordem: Gentianales
Clado: Angiospérmicas
Clado: Eudicotiledóneas
Família: Asclepiadaceae
White Passion Flower found in the Royal Botanical Gardens Centre's Mediterranean Garden located in the City of Burlington Ontario Canada.
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Also commonly known as the African daisy, Gerbera is native to tropical regions of South America, Africa and Asia.
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Subfamily:Mutisioideae
Tribe:Mutisieae
Genus:Gerbera
The first scientific description of a Gerbera was made by J.D. Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described Gerbera jamesonii, a South African species also known as Transvaal daisy or Barberton daisy.
Classificação científica
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Reino: Plantae
Ordem: Malvales
Género: Hibiscus
Família: Malvaceae
Classe: Magnoliopsida
Divisão: Magnoliophyta
Also commonly known as the African daisy, Gerbera is native to tropical regions of South America, Africa and Asia.
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Subfamily:Mutisioideae
Tribe:Mutisieae
Genus:Gerbera
The first scientific description of a Gerbera was made by J.D. Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described Gerbera jamesonii, a South African species also known as Transvaal daisy or Barberton daisy.
• Giant Chin Cactus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Core eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Subfamily:Cactoideae
Tribe:Trichocereeae
Genus:Gymnocalycium
Species:G. saglionis
Origin: Gymnocalycium saglionis has a wide range and is locally abundant in Argentina (Jujuy, Catamarca, La Rioja, Salta, San Juan, Tucumán). It was Originally found in Dept. Trancas, ca. 12 km al norte de Tapia en la ruta 9 a Vipos, 700 m, Tucumán.
From my collection
Scientific classification
Clade: Monocots
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Commelinids
Clade: Angiosperms
Tribe: Tradescantieae
Order: Commelinales
Clade: Tracheophytes
Family: Commelinaceae
Subtribe: Tradescantiinae
Subfamily: Commelinoideae
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Amaranthaceae
Genus:Suaeda
Species:S. vermiculata
Synonyms: Chenopodium alexandrinum
Faro del Tostón (El Cotillo), La Oliva, Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias
Endemic of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Core eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Subfamily:Cactoideae
Tribe:Trichocereeae
Genus:Echinopsis
Species:E. calochlora
From my collection
Some other Echinopsis of 2020:
• Echinopsis subdenudata flic.kr/p/2kaGtuT
• Echinopsis eyriesii flic.kr/p/2kbh6KH
• Hybrid (white / broad petals) flic.kr/p/2kgRjQE
Lithops verruculosa is recognizable for the characteristic small shiny red verruculae or pimples on the face, and shows a large variety of flower colours. It form small groups up to 8 or more heads (usually 2-4).
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Core eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Aizoaceae
Subfamily:Ruschioideae
Tribe:Ruschiae
Genus:Lithops
Species:L. verruculosa
Origin and Habitat: 90 km W of Kenhardt, South Africa
This year more orange than salmon!
Many other fruits are also wonderful in their season, but the pear at its finest can be so much more exceptional in terms of its luscious texture, richness of taste, and its fragrances reminiscent of rose water, musk, and vanilla.
Pears grow in the Alcinous' orchard, in The Odyssey:
"A LARGE ORCHARD of four acres, where trees hang
their greenery on high, the pear and the
pomegranate, the apple with its glossy burden, the
sweet fig and luxuriant olive ... Pear after
pear, apple after apple, cluster on cluster of grapes,
and fig upon fig, are always coming to perfection ..."
The Odyssey by Homer, written 800 BC
Hybrid Echinopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Core eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Subfamily:Cactoideae
Tribe:Trichocereeae
Genus:Echinopsis
From my collection
L’Acero del Canada ha foglie opposte caduche, con nervature profonde, da tri- a pentalobate e lunghe fino a 13 cm; i lobi, poco incisi, sono separati da angoli ottusi. Di colore verde scuro, d'autunno assumono sfumature di gradazioni brillanti dal giallo oro all'arancione, fino al cremisi e allo scarlatto; la muta più spettacolare avviene nella zona settentrionale dell'areale, dove c'è la giusta alternanza di giornate soleggiate e notti fredde.
Canada Maple, has opposite deciduous leaves, with deep veins, from three to five-lobed and up to 13 cm long; the lobes, slightly incised, are separated by obtuse angles. Dark green in colour, in autumn they take on shades of brilliant gradations from golden yellow to orange, up to crimson and scarlet; the most spectacular moult occurs in the northern part of the range, where there is the right alternation of sunny days and cold nights.
Les feuilles d’érable du Canada sont caduques, opposées, à nervures profondes, de trois à cinq lobes et mesurant jusqu'à 13 cm de long ; les lobes, légèrement incisés, sont séparés par des angles obtus. De couleur vert foncé, elles prennent en automne des nuances brillantes allant du jaune doré à l'orange, jusqu'au cramoisi et à l'écarlate ; la mue la plus spectaculaire se produit dans la partie nord de la chaîne, où il y a une bonne alternance de jours ensoleillés et de nuits froides.
The genus name "Lampranthus" means "shining-flowers" in Latin.
Lampranthus roseus is an evergreen plant in the Aizoaceae family.
• Feather cactus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Core eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Subfamily:Cactoideae
Tribe:Cacteae
Genus:Mammillaria
Species: Mammillaria plumosa
From my collection
Native to Europe, Northern Africa and the temperate zones in Western Asia. This summer flowering coastal poppy grows on shingle beaches, sand dunes and cliffs. Will flower in June and later followed by the horned like curling seedpods and if these are broken the plant will exude a yellow sap that is poisonous.
The vine is a plant of the genus Vitis native to Asia.
In Catalonia, the Vitis vinifera species is grown in vineyards or vinyards to obtain grapes.
The fruit of several Vitis species are grown commercially for consumption as fresh grapes and for fermentation into wine.
Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Stachytarpheta Vahl
Species: S. cayennensis (Rich.) Vahl
Binomial name: Stachytarpheta cayennensis
Photographed the Garden Phlox in the wife's flower garden in Timmins in the Township of Mountjoy in the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario Canada
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Hybrid specimen with beautiful white flowers
My Night Blooming Cactus
Echinopsis subdenudata (Cactaceae)
They bloom one night only and than withers away.
Ne s'ouvre qu'une nuit, fane au matin.
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Apocynaceae: Dogbane family
Periwinkle - Vinca minor Apocynaceae:)
Vinca mineur (Apocynacées)
Name also: Dwarf Periwinkle, Common Periwinkle, Small Periwinkle, Myrtle, Creeping Myrtle, Running Myrtle, Greater Periwinkle
Autres noms français : Bergère, Buis bâtard, Petit sorcier, Violette des morts ou de serpent ou des sorciers, Petite pervenche, Herbe à capucine, Pucelage, Violette mineure.
• Peyote
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Core eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Genus:Lophophora
Species:L. williamsii
From my collection
Sunflowers
While it is so grey and rainy in Europe right now, think it's time to bring a little sunshine with those sunflowers or Helianthus, as seen and photogrpahed in the Philippines.
And ere is some background information from Wikipedia about the sunflowers:
Sunflowers are usually tall annual or perennial plants that in some species can grow to a height of 300 cm (120 in) or more. They bear one or more wide, terminal capitula (flower heads), with bright yellow ray florets at the outside and yellow or maroon (also known as a brown/red) disc florets inside. Several ornamental cultivars of H. annuus have red-colored ray florets; all of them stem from a single original mutant. During growth, sunflowers tilt during the day to face the sun, but stop once they begin blooming. This tracking of the sun in young sunflower heads is called heliotropism. By the time they are mature, sunflowers generally face east. The rough and hairy stem is branched in the upper part in wild plants, but is usually unbranched in domesticated cultivars. The petiolate leaves are dentate and often sticky. The lower leaves are opposite, ovate, or often heart-shaped.They are distinguished technically by the fact that the ray florets (when present) are sterile, and by the presence on the disk flowers of a pappus that is of two awn-like scales that are caducous (that is, easily detached and falling at maturity). Some species also have additional shorter scales in the pappus, and one species lacks a pappus entirely. Another technical feature that distinguishes the genus more reliably, but requires a microscope to see, is the presence of a prominent, multicellular appendage at the apex of the style. Sunflowers are especially well known for their symmetry based on Fibonacci numbers and the golden angle.
Quite a bit of variability is seen among the perennial species that make up the bulk of those in the genus. Some have most or all of the large leaves in a rosette at the base of the plant and produce a flowering stem that has leaves that are reduced in size. Most of the perennials have disk flowers that are entirely yellow, but a few have disk flowers with reddish lobes. One species, H. radula, lacks ray flowers altogether.Helianthus species are used as food plants by the larvae of many lepidopterans. The seeds of H. annuus are used as human food.
And ofcourse:
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Supertribe: Helianthodae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Genus: Helianthus
Muscari armeniacum (Hyacinthaceae)
Hyacinthus botryoides
Common name: Common Grape Hyacinth.
Nom commun: Muscari botryde
• Bootlace huernia
• Skoenveter-aasblom
• Imitya
Origin and Habitat: South African endemics species restricted to river gorges in the Transkei, Eastern Cape (Bolo and along the Mbashe River, and at Collywobbles).
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Subfamily:Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:Stapeliae
Genus:Huernia
Species: H. pendula
From my collection
• Zulu giant / giant carrion plant / giant toad plant
• Flor carroña gigante
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Subfamily:Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:Stapeliae
Genus:Stapelia
Species:S. gigantea
From my collection
Very variable species with the largest flowers in the genus ranging from 100-400 mm in diameter. Clump-forming succulent with fat, green, erect, deeply ribbed stems, up to 200 mm tall and 30 mm thick.
The flowers are large, star-shaped 5-petalled, pale yellow in color, with transverse crimson lines variable in color and covered with purplish or crimson hairs.
It is the most widely north-south distributed species and occurs in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
• Ñire, Ñirre, Haya antártica
• Antarctic beech
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Fagales
Family:Nothofagaceae
Genus:Nothofagus
Species:N. antarctica
Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Aster seeds waiting for the wind to carry them away.
les graines d'aster attendant que le vent les emporte.
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (Asteraceae-Astéracées)
Common Names: hairy Michaelmas-daisy, Michaelmas daisy.
Reino: Plantae
División: Magnoliophyta
Clase: Magnoliopsida
Orden: Dipsacales
Familia: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamilia: Caprifolioideae
Género: Lonicera
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Lithops ruschiorum var. ruschiorum C241
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Core eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Aizoaceae
Subfamily:Ruschioideae
Tribe:Ruschiae
Genus:Lithops
Species: L. ruschiorum
Origin: 65 km ENE of Henties Bay, Namibia
From my collection
Photographed the Tiger Lily in one of the Flower gardens on Prout's Island on Lake Sesekinika in Grenfell Township in Northeastern Ontario Canada
Lance-leaved tiger lily is native to China, but is widely cultivated in North America. It often escapes from cultivation and is quite common and widespread in New England in fields, roadsides and lawn edges. The large bulbs are edible, and the flowers are sometimes eaten in salads.
This species is distinctive for having alternate leaves with small bulbils forming in the upper leaf axils.
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Subfamily:Asclepiadoideae
Genus:Orbea
Origin and Habitat: Coast regions around Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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Endemic of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Core eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Subfamily:Cactoideae
Tribe:Trichocereeae
Genus:Echinopsis
Species:E. calochlora
From my collection
My Echinopsis:
• Hybrid (white) flic.kr/p/2bY4PnU
• E. eyriesii flic.kr/p/2d1QjUE
• Hybrid (pink / broad petals) flic.kr/p/2d8M4w8
Red Bottlebrush Shrub flower photographed in the Vilar do Golf Resort located in Quinta do Lago in Almancil in the Algarve of Southern Portugal.
Callistemon species have commonly been referred to as bottlebrushes because of their cylindrical, brush like flowers resembling a traditional bottle brush. They are mostly found in the more temperate regions of Australia, especially along the east coast and typically favour moist conditions so when planted in gardens thrive on regular watering.[citation needed] However, two species are found in Tasmania and several others in the south-west of Western Australia. At least some species are drought-resistant and some are used in ornamental landscaping elsewhere in the world.
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In the Southern Hemisphere, spring has gently arrived, bringing with it the peaceful beauty of blooming flowers and calm, sunny days.
Gerbera, also known as the African daisy, is native to tropical regions of Africa and has been successfully introduced to Latin American and Southeast Asian countries. This species is widely cultivated as a decorative garden plant and as a popular cut flower. The domesticated cultivars are primarily hybrids of Gerbera jamesonii and Gerbera viridifolia, collectively referred to as Gerbera × hybrida.
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Subfamily:Mutisioideae
Tribe:Mutisieae
Genus:Gerbera
Thousands of cultivars exist, displaying remarkable variation in shape, size, and color — including white, yellow, orange, red, and pink. The flower heads (capitula) range from about 7 cm in diameter (Gerbera ‘Mini Harley’) to 12 cm (Gerbera ‘Golden Serena’). The center of the flower is sometimes black, and often a single bloom can have petals of several different colors.
In temperate climates, Gerbera exhibits a bimodal blooming pattern, with flowering peaks in late spring to early summer and again from late summer to early autumn. Although a perennial species, it is often grown as an annual in regions that experience severe frost.
In loving memory of my mother
María Eugenia Ibáñez Somma
💜 December 26, 1950 – October 22, 2025
In the Southern Hemisphere, spring has gently arrived, bringing with it the peaceful beauty of blooming flowers and calm, sunny days.
Gerbera, also known as the African daisy, is native to tropical regions of Africa and has been successfully introduced to Latin American and Southeast Asian countries. This species is extensively used as a decorative garden plant or as cut flowers. The domesticated cultivars are primarily hybrids of Gerbera jamesonii and Gerbera viridifolia, referred to as Gerbera × hybrida.
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Subfamily:Mutisioideae
Tribe:Mutisieae
Genus:Gerbera
Thousands of cultivars exist, exhibiting significant variation in shape, size, and color, including white, yellow, orange, red, and pink. The flower-heads (capitula) range from 7 cm in diameter (Gerbera 'mini Harley') to 12 cm (Gerbera ‘Golden Serena’). The centre of the flower is sometimes black, and often the same flower can have petals of several different colours. Gerbera exhibits a bimodal blooming pattern in temperate climates, with flowering periods in late spring to early summer and late summer to early autumn. Despite being a perennial, it is cultivated as an annual in regions experiencing severe frost.