Category: Photos

Photos of plants to inspire and amuse.

Two Titans

In Photos on 21 January 2012 tagged Amorphophallus, Titan

Of the eight Amorphophallus titanum seeds I planted, one rotted, two are growing, and the others are still somewhere in between.

First Titan Leaf

In Photos on 2 January 2012 tagged Amorphophallus, Titan

It still lives in a plastic bag, under lights, on a heating mat, but it’s about to outgrow all three.

Punk Rock Solanum atop Buena Vista Park

In Photos on 28 November 2011 tagged Buena Vista Park, San Francisco, Solanum

Don’t get too close. He could totally kick your ass.

Fall at the SF Botanical Garden

In Photos on 27 November 2011 tagged San Francisco, SFBG

It’s fall in San Francisco, a great time to visit the SF Botanical Garden.

Slipper Season

In Photos on 13 November 2011 tagged Bloom, Flowers, Orchids, Paphiopedilum

It’s Paphiopedilum season in Plantgasm Gardens right now.

Stunning Crinum moorei Bloom

In Photos on 24 September 2011 tagged Bloom, Crinum, Flowers

For the last few weeks, it’s been working on a bloom, and this week the first flower opened.

I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me

In Photos on 10 August 2011 tagged Bloom, Flowers, Pleiospilos, Succulents

My Pleiospilos nelii, aka Split Rock plant, is watching me.

Nasty, Nice Nasturtium

In Photos on 9 August 2011 tagged Nasturtium, Tropaeolum, Weeds

I’ve seen Nasturtium vines engulf whole bushes, spread over an entire park, and possibly abduct children.

Masdevallia floribunda flowers

In Photos on 8 August 2011 tagged Bloom, Flowers, Masdevallia, Orchids

It’s always exciting when an orchid flowers for the first time.

They Are Hugging

In Photos on 29 July 2011 tagged Carrots, Edibles, Vegetables

They may not be pretty, but they’re still pretty sweet.