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Kodiak Island Alaska

Kodiak Island is the second-largest island in the United States that extends for 100 miles (160 kilometers) across the Gulf of Alaska. Most of the Kodiak Island is an...

The Domestication of the Horse

The domestication of the horse revolutionized human civilization by allowing people to travel vast distances, carry heavy loads,...

Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Call

Call/Voice/Drumming The Three-toed Woodpecker call (Picoides tridactylus) is not very vocal. The bird has a short but rather soft...

Inky Cap Mushroom (Coprinopsis atramentaria)

The Inky Cap mushroom, also known as the (Coprinopsis atramentaria), is a type of edible mushroom commonly found...

Panum Crater – A Rhyolitic Lava Dome in California

Do you enjoy geological formations and natural wonders? Panum Crater in California is a volcanic formation that will...

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...

Fritillaria Imperialis – A Commonly Grown Plant

Two types of fritillaries are very commonly grown in gardens. They’re like Mutt and Jeff. Fritillaria meleagris (checkered lily) has flowers shaped like little...

Amorphophallus Titanum – A Large and Unsual Shape Flowering Plant

The Amorphophallus titanum plant has been known for its large size and unusual shape. It is also called the corpse flower because of its...

Matucana intertexta

Matucana intertexta plants are usually solitary. The stunning flowers are oblique, pale orange to vermilion to scarlet, with violet margins, 7–10.5 cm (2.8–4.1 inches) long,...

Trumpet Vine – Hummingbird’s Favorite Flower

Trumpet vine is a perfect example of a hummingbird plant. It's red-orange two to three-inch, trumpet-shaped flowers, which bloom in mid-July have evolved along...

10 Unique Rose Varieties

The Rare Nine Unique Rose Varieties Rare roses are flowers that are not commonly found in gardens or nurseries. They are often hard to find...

How to Grow Philodendron?

Philodendron means “tree loving,” inspired by the tree-climbing habit of many South and Central American jungle plants. Some species are not jungle plants. Philodendron...