Sunday, March 15, 2026

Plant Story--Dragonfruit, A Big Viney Cactus

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Dragonfruits show up occasionally in U.S. grocery stores, big funny-looking tropical fruits. They are staples of fruit markets in the tropic...
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Monday, March 9, 2026

Disambiguation of Plant Names: Goat's Beard, Indian Paintbrush, Coneflower, and Yucca

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More than a few plants share a common name. Sometimes the plants are similar, sometimes very different. Following a previous disambiguation ...
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Bat Pollination

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Bats are important pollinators in the tropics.  Queen of the night, Epiphyllum oxypetalum , bat-pollinated cactus of the American tropics, ...
Sunday, February 22, 2026

Plant Story--Blue Eryngo, Sea Holly, Eryngium planum

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Blue eryngo, Eryngium planum , is the most common garden plant in the genus Erygnium . The eryngiums are a group of some 250 species native ...
Sunday, February 15, 2026

Plants and Tasks of the Past

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Diving into the history of plants frequently shows me crafts and professions that I knew little about and that are now largely forgotten. So...
Monday, February 9, 2026

Plant Story--Beautiful Hardy Fuchsia, Fuchsia magellanica

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They are beautiful flowers  Fuchsia magellanica flowers Fuchsias are a group of some 105 species, native mostly to South America, in the eve...
Sunday, February 1, 2026

Another Anniversary

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This blog began in February 2013. So it is turning 13.  Amazing! And I find no shortage of material to write about yet. 
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