A stem of hybrid Desert Rose was connected to a Bangkok Kalachuchi to form a single plant. The gardener aims to combine SERENA’s beautiful flowers and variegated leaves with the roots of a “local” variety of Desert Rose that offers vigor and resilience. Horticulturists call this process grafting. Since hybrid Adeniums may take years to produce seedlings, grafting can…
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#92 squash blossom
I spotted this during a morning walk with my pets…
#67 purple Torenia
“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.” –Alice Walker
Weekly Photo Challenge: Regret
My mom was so happy when this orchid produced a bloom in the last week of August 2011. However, her gladness was short-lived when a garden pest feasted on the sepals and petals of Cattleya ‘Tip Mali’. Mom regretted that she hadn’t transferred her plant sooner.
#26 seeds of miniature anthurium
Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. Rachel Carlson
#25 cactus pollens
Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls forth faith rather than reason. Hal Borland “The Certainty – April 5” Sundial of…
#24 daisy-like flower
Nature always tends to act in the simplest way. Bernoulli
#21 pink Periwinkle
Today, charting your own course isn’t just more necessary than ever before. It’s also much easier – and much more fun. Pink Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/p/pink.html#ixzz1kM81lyYO
