Flowers

Great-billed Heron (Ardea sumatrana)

Family: The great-billed heron (Ardea sumatrana) is a member of the heron family Ardeidae in the genus Ardea. Habitat: Most of its habitats are around the coast, including mangroves, islands,...

Schomburgk’s Deer – An Extinct Deer Species

Despite being once common, Schomburgk's Deer (Rucervus schomburgki) is a mysterious extinct animal. Currently, there is only one...

Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

The bobcat (Lynx rufus) was once considered the southern form of the Canada lynx. However, the fossils and...

Natural First Aid Kit Must-Have’s

Natural First Aid Kit Must-Have's Be it a headache, an injury, or a wound, our first instinct is to...

Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata)

Antarctic Prion is often forced to dig through deep snow to clear a way into its burrow at...

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...