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Monday close-up – Tropical Milkweed
Mexican Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) This easy to grow perennial (or annual in colder zones) is a must-have for butterflies, it is a host plant for the Monarch butterfly.
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Macro Monday’s Gray Ghost
And already I joined a second gardening blog meme, the Macro Monday hosted by Lisa’s Chaos One of my favorite plants to photograph is the Graptopetalum paraguayense, the gray ghost plant. Its...
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Positively Alien – Macro Monday
My so alien looking ‘Aristolochia fimbriata’ for ‘Macro Monday’ For more close-ups go to Lisa’s Chaos, host of Macro Monday
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Abutilon – Macro Monday
One of my most favorite subjects, the Abutilon flower is positively glowing, just like a miniature lantern For more Macro pictures go to Lisa’s Chaos, host of Macro Monday
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An Orchid for Monday close-up
This one is called Bletilla ochracea, or Chinese Butterfly Orchid. This terrestrial orchid grows well in Zone 7 – 9b, likes filtered sunlight and evenly moist soil. For more Macro pictures go...
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My Anthurium eggersii
Anthurium eggersii My Anthurium eggersii, it started June 2007, at the National Botanical Garden in Washington, DC, my eyes fell on this plant prominently displayed, with huge leaves,...
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just hatched, for Monday close-up
Zebra Longwing For more Macro pictures go to Lisa’s Chaos, host of Macro Monday
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Aloe Vera – Monday close-up
Aloe Vera For more Macro pictures go to Lisa’s Chaos, host of Macro Monday No gardener should be without at least one Aloe Vera plant. Scrapes and thorn pricks, mosquito bites, sunburn,...
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Goldfish Plant – Monday close-up
Nematanthus tropicana (Goldfish Plant) For more Macro pictures go to Lisa’s Chaos, host of Macro Monday This is the more common variety with orange fish shaped flowers
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