A Wandering Botanist
Tales of a lover of plants, history and travel.
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Visiting Northern Japan--Sakura (Cherry Blossoms)
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Cherry blossoms, Tendo City, Japan Japan is famous for celebrating spring with cherry blossoms. In mid April we flew from Colorado where...
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Sunday, April 23, 2017
Tulips and the Tulip Bubble Part 2
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This is part two of a pair of postsabout the Tulip Bubble, aka tulipomania, when in the 1630s in Holland the price of a tulip bulb inflated ...
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Sunday, April 16, 2017
Tulips and the Tulip Bubble Part 1
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Tulips are blooming. They're a riot of color that make people smile. Yet economists make a Bad Example of tulips. Tulips created ...
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Sunday, April 9, 2017
Plant Story--the Striking Eastern Redbud
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I look forward to eastern redbud flowers every spring.
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Sunday, April 2, 2017
Plant Story--the Merry Periwinkle, Vinca
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Periwinkle is an early spring flower that doesn't get much notice. But it has long colorful history. The name periwinkle is an old ...
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Sunday, March 26, 2017
Visiting Colorado--The Foothills in March
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I've been out in Larimer County Parks, checking out sites for spring wildflower walks. I took lots of pictures to get a head start ident...
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Sunday, March 19, 2017
Plant Story--Stavesacre and Larkspurs in Europe
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Stavesacre. Would you think "larkspur"? The larkspurs ( Delphinium species) of North America are tall plants with curiously-sh...
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