Flowers

The Mysterious Petrifying Well of Knaresborough

On the banks of the River Nidd, near the town of “Knaresborough” in North Yorkshire. One of the oldest “entrance charging” tourist attractions in England. It’s a Petrifying Well...

Horseradish – A Perennial Plant

Family: The horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) is an everlasting plant of the mustard family member Brassicaceae. Description: Horseradish is prized...

The Melodious Crested Lark Singing and Other Facts

Vocalizations: As a bird lover, if you hear a melodious song in the dry fields, it is probably...

Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis castaneiventris)

There is very little known about the chestnut-breasted cuckoo (Cacomantis castaneiventris) because of its remote and inaccessible habitat...

Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus)

Habitats: 'BOOM-AND-BUST' controls the rarely seen Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus).  During the day, they rest quietly in groups among...

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...

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...