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Aconitum ] also known as aconite, monkshood, wolf's bane, leopard's bane, women's bane, devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or blue rocket, is a genus of over 250 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae. These herbaceous perennial plants are chiefly native to the mountainous parts of the northern hemisphere,[] growing in the moisture-retentive but well-draining soils of mountain meadows. Most species are extremely poisonous and must be dealt with carefully.
Pachystachys lutea, known by the common names lollipop plant and golden shrimp plant, is a subtropical, soft-stemmed evergreen shrub between 36 and 48 inches (90 and 120 cm) tall. The zygomorphic, long-throated, short-lived white flowers emerge sequentially from overlapping bright yellow bracts on racemes that are produced throughout the warm months. It is a popular landscape plant in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. --- quoted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Last weekend, I found these growing in the tropical greenhouse. They are a member of the african violet family. Chicago Botanic Garden Feb 12, 2011 L1150815.dng
Poinsettia are popular potted plants, particularly during Christmas, They come in a variety of colours , Red & Pink being the most popular,
that would be 'mr cheesy' to you and me :)
he is my new friend and i have high hopes of keeping him alive forever and ever... (which is a terribly long time, but we are going to take it one day at a time)
Dianthus is a broad group of plants that includes carnations, pinks, sweet Williams and the numerous hybrids between them. They all share the common features of needing sunshine and free-draining soil.
I found this beautiful flower and its visitors on a hike in the mountains in an alpine meadow, where it is rather common. I thought at first that it's a chervil (dt. Kerbel) but I'm sure it's not. I know chervil. It has a more flat top, rougher flowers and fruit. I think it might be "Chaerophyllum hirsutum" (dt. rauhaariger Kälberkropf), but I'm not sure at all. Unfortunately I don't have a clue what could be its name in English. Anybody have an idea?
Plant in an alpine meadow above Flims (rr. Flem), Surselva, Grison, Switzerland.
We bought the larger plant in front at a garden center. The other eight plants were grown from seed. Taken by Edgar.
An ant
There are more than 12,000 species of ants all over the world.
An ant can lift 20 times its own body weight. If a second grader was as strong as an ant, she would be able to pick up a car!
Some queen ants can live for many years and have millions of babies!
Ants don’t have ears. Ants "hear" by feeling vibrations in the ground through their feet.
When ants fight, it is usually to the death!
When foraging, ants leave a pheromone trail so that they know where they’ve been.
Queen ants have wings, which they shed when they start a new nest.
Ants don’t have lungs. Oxygen enters through tiny holes all over the body and carbon dioxide leaves through the same holes.
When the queen of the colony dies, the colony can only survive a few months. Queens are rarely replaced and the workers are not able to reproduce.
Our front porch gets the hot afternoon sun so I need something hardy to grow in pots there. Geraniums are proving to be just the plant for this spot. They are really thriving now that it's not quite so hot.
Parkowe zawilce. Wczoraj widziałam ich raptem kilka sztuk, a dziś już całe mnóstwo. Szybko ta wiosna przybywa :)
Yesterday I saw first anemones in my hometown park, but today there were many of them. Now I'm sure that The spring is already here :)
Anemone nemorosa is an early-spring flowering plant in the genus Anemone in the family Ranunculaceae. Common names include wood anemone, windflower, thimbleweed and smell fox, an allusion to the musky smell of the leaves. It is a perennial herbaceous plant, growing in early spring from 5 to 15 cm tall.
The plants start blooming soon after the foliage emerges from the ground. In the wild the flowers are usually white, but may be pinkish, lilac or blue, and often have a darker tint to the back of the petals. The plant contains poisonous chemicals that are toxic to animals including humans, but it has also been used as a medicine. All parts of the plant contain protoanemonin, which can cause severe skin and gastrointestinal irritation.
Polish name: zawilec gajowy
Autres photos Arbres, Plantes et Fleurs ici / other photos Trees, Plants and Flowers here : www.flickr.com/photos/140051458@N06/albums/72157668841180741
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