The William H. Williamson, III, Orchid Conservatory at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden features a waterfall with showy blooming orchids and tropical plants against a backdrop of rock designs.
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Flora of Costa Rica
Costa Rica has the greatest diversity of plants in the world. With close to one quarter of its landmass being dedicated to protected areas, there is absolutely no shortfall of incredible aquatic or terrestrial plants, flowers, and other epidemic species of plant life that even expert biologists will enjoy and be amazed.
The Poor-Man’s Umbrella (bottom left) is an herbaceous plant that has a stem that can be up to twelve inches in length, and leaves that can be three to six feet in diameter. The leaves have five main veins that allow them to disperse water to avoid the growth of fungi and mold, and the fruits have one seed each.
Variety of Flowers in India
There are estimated to be over 18,000 species of flowering plants in India, which constitute some 6-7 percent of the total plant species in the world.
Flowers – Hosta Lily Waiting to Bloom
The most popular of all plants for shade, Hostas are prized for their marvelous foliage. The thin spikes of lavender or white, trumpet-shaped flowers that appear for several weeks in summer are a bonus, and they are a favorite among hummingbirds. Here is a Hosta lily ready to bloom in Santa Monica, California
Flowers – Brazilian Jasmine Trio
Mandevilla sanderi, the Brazilian jasmine, is a vine belonging to the genus Mandevilla. Grown as an ornamental plant, the species is endemic to the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Captured in Santa Monica, California.
Flowers – Blazing Star
Commonly called blazing star, gayfeather, or prairie star, is a versatile North American plant with plenty of ornamental allure. Noted for their tall, stately plumes of amethyst or white and delicate grass-like foliage, it is an appealing, durable wildflower. This beauty was captured in Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
Pollen Dust on a Sunflower
The pollen can belong to the original plant or may come from another sunflower. Self-pollination is a mechanism that this flower uses to stay alive. … Seeds created by self-pollination will only produce flowers that look like the original plant, so no hybridization will have occurred.
Pollen Dust
Pollinating
The showy outer ray petals help attract the pollinators. Bees go from flower to flower within the disc, becoming covered with pollen. They then pollinate other sunflowers as they go from plant to plant. The success of sunflower as a crop for seeds and oil depends totally on bees.
Pollinating
Spring – Texture of a Different Kind
This succulent plant seems to be thriving with the advent of Spring
Texture of a Different Kind
Nature’s Art
Nature’s Art
Rain drops cling to a succulent creating an amazing design by nature