Flowers

The Golden Uraeus

During Senusret II's 12th Dynasty (1897–1878 BC), Golden Uraeus, or Ouraeus, was a part of the Middle Kingdom. The stylized, upright form of an Egyptian cobra known as the...

Jonathan – The World’s Oldest Tortoise

The world's oldest tortoise is starting over with a clean sheet at 184 years old and enjoying his...

Oriental magpie robin song

Vocalizations: The Oriental Magpie Robin song is the most melodious note you will probably hear. In the non-breeding...

White-breasted Whistler – Nature’s Melodic Maestro

Family: The white-breasted Whistler (Pachycephala lanioides) belongs to the family Pachycephalidae in the order Passeriformes. Habitat: The White-breasted Whistler...

10 Reasons to Add Chia Seeds in Your Diet

Chia seeds come from a flowering plant in the mint family that's native to Mexico and Guatemala, and...

How to Care and Grow Perennial Iris Flowers

Some iris, such as bearded iris, grow from rhizomes; some such as Siberian iris, have fibrous roots. The others, such as Dutch Iris Flowers,...

Caleana major – Unique and Strange Shape Plant

Caleana major is a species of orchid, commonly known as the Flying Duck Orchid or Large Duck Orchid. It is native to Australia and...

Flying Duck Orchid Flowers Resembling a Duck in Flight

Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana) is a small orchid that can be found in eastern and southern Australia and New Zealand. This is a terrestrial...

The Gorgeous Silver Lace Vine Flower

Silver Lace Vine is vigorous twining vine is unusual because it blooms profusely in later summer, usually August. The flowers are 6 inch clusters,...

The Pelargonium (geranium)

Pelargonium is annual, tender perennial zones 9–1. The part of the plant used: Z fresh 3 fresh, dried with a height of approximately 2...

Lilac or Syringa – Flowering Woody Plants in Olive Family

Most lilac is not very graceful; they get tall and leggy, and their leaves are a magnet for mildew in late summer. But their...

Bromeliad – The Most Exotic Houseplant

Bromeliad fascinating plants are among the most exotic houseplants a gardener can grow and among the easiest. Not a genus in themselves, but a...

Mayapple – A Charming Plant if Used in a Right Way

Mayapple is a very charming plant if used in the right way. In late spring each plant sends up what looks like two little,...

Polaskia chende (Roland-Gosselin) A. C. Gibson & K. E. Horak 1978

Polaskia chende looks like tree cacti, branching terminally to 4 m (13 feet) high with distinct trunks to 80 cm (31 in) high and...

Polaskia: A Tree-Like Cacti

Polaskia is named after Charles Polaski, an amateur American. In 1905, Robert Roland-Gosselin described two large cacti that grow in the dry, cactus-rich area...