Colorful Spring Flowers are Here in Central Florida
Showy Paintbrush Last week we went about two hours further south to the Orlando area to my brother’s house. It...
Despite a Dry Spring Many Local Plants are Doing Great
Despite a Dry Spring, Many Local Plants are Doing Great features a macro photo of a soon to flower lamb’s tongue flower head. It shows how well this late spring plant is doing despite a dry spring.
A Couplet of Narrow Leaf Plantains Make a Beautiful Sight
A Couplet of Narrow Leaf Plantains Make a Beautiful Sight tells the story of how this “mistake” shot turned out to be a good featured image. It also explains why the photographer enjoys taking images of this plant.
Garden Valerian is a Useful but Invasive Herb
Garden Valerian is a Useful but Invasive Herb discusses garden valerian both as a potentially invasive weed escaped from gardens and as an edible, medicinal herb. Like many other things in nature it can be both good and bad.
Orange Milkwort is Amazing and Beautiful As Well
Orange Milkwort is Amazing and Beautiful As Well shows readers the interesting structure of these gorgeous flowers as well as providing a few unusual facts about the plant itself. It also tells the story of how the author found these plants in a roadside ditch.
Arrow Leaf Sida is Astonishingly Beautiful and Useful, Too
Arrow Leaf Sida is Astonishingly Beautiful and Useful, Too is the story of a walk in the woods and the accidental discovery of a plant that took me back to my vet school years.
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