It has been snowy and cold, icy and cold, windy and cold, and just cold the last week. So here are so plant photos to remind you of warmth.
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| Ixora |
These you could go see, now, by going to tropical or subtropical places. Cultivated ornamentals, very beautiful. Imagine heat and humidity as you look at them:
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| orchid |
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| bougainvillea |
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| camellia |
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| rosy periwinkle, Catharanthus probably |
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| ki or ti in Hawaii, red dracaena, Cordyline fruticosa |
Or, these, if you went to the Southern Hemisphere, where it is summer,
from South America
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| firebush, Embothrium coccineum |
New Zealand
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| puhutukawa, New Zealand Christmas tree, Metrosideros excelsa |
Australia
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| Acacia |
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| flame tree (Brachychiton), perhaps |
Somewhere, there are always flowers.
Comments and corrections welcome
Kathy Keeler, A Wandering Botanist
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