Zygoneria (Happy Bay 'Green Hills' x World Charmer 'Spring Rose') #orchid #zygoneria #zygopetalum #flower #houseplant #bloomscrolling 🌱

#Anthurium scherzerianum var. rothschildiandum (and a glimpse of regular red scherzerianum) bloom in winter for me, when they're most needed. Lots of new root growth and swelling buds in their new potting mix, too! (equal volume fine orchid bark, pumice, and Pittmoss). 🌱 #bloomscrolling #garden

That is spectacular!

First time blooming this Pleurothallis restrepioides 'Dragonstone'. I need to repot it into a more water-retentive mix. Polyodium formosanum and Hoya linearis playing accompaniment
🌱 #orchids #pleurothallis #orchid #pleurothallisrestrepioides #indoorjungle #houseplant #flowers

There aren't many, and there are even fewer with significant fragrance. This species, odorata, a few hybrids involving those 2, and the fragrant tuberous begonias. There are others but I think they smell like the power of suggestion 😂

Begonia integerrima is proving to be a reliable bloomer for February-March, and the flowers smell amazing. #begoniaintegerrima #begonia 🌱 #fragrantflowers #houseplants

Elfin saddle mushroom, Helvella lacunosa

A fairy ring of unknown mushrooms growing in the grass.

The elves left one of their saddles at my house. And I have a fairy ring at the bottom of my back slope. I guess I have an out when it all becomes too much 🙃

#newhomeowner #mushrooms #fungi #oregoncoast 🌱

Photo shows three potted tree ferns

First priority, moving my tree ferns from the exposed, wind-swept flats of Albany to my new home on the coast. 🌱

My new home has nurse stumps in the back yard! I'm so excited!

My new home, a little cottage 2 miles from the Pacific Ocean.

Photo shows an enclosed deck with porch swing.

Photo shows grass and brush in my new front yard, with a Cordyline australis and blue shed on the right.

Photo shows a terraced slope, the back yard of my new home.

Making my dreama reality. I'm officially a homeowner! My little oasis on the Oregon coast. I have a lot of work to do, but I'm so thankful to have even made it this far.

Waves crashing against rocks with a colony of sea palm, Postelsia palmaeformis, a marine algae.

Sea palms? Yes.

Kings? No.

Stay safe out there. Stay peaceful. Like marine algae firmly anchored to the rocks, unmoved by the crashing waves.

This is a proudly anti-fascist account.

Silene vulgaris, aka sculpit or stridolo, is a fast-growing edible plant.

Silene vulgaris, aka sculpit or stridolo, grows so fast you can harvest it every 2 or 3 days. Very young shoots taste a bit like pea shoots, but slightly bitter. The bitterness intensifies quickly as the leaves age, esp. in hot weather, so cut often!

#silenevulgaris #ediblegarden 🌱

Flower of Vasconcellea x heilbornii, babaco or babaco papaya. This hybrid only produces parthenocarpic female flowers, producing seedless fruit without needing pollination.

A young Vasconcellea x heilbornii, or babaco, aka babaco papaya

My little babaco is finally holding onto its flowers after giving it a larger container. Can't wait to sample the fruit. Here's hoping I like it! 😅

🌱 #bloomscrolling #babacopapaya #vasconcelleaxheilbornii #ediblegarden #fruitygarden #containergarden

Flowers of Pelargonium 'New Gypsy'

Closer photo of Pelargonium 'New Gypsy'

Life is a mess but at least I have flowers.

Pelargonium 'New Gypsy'

#bloomscrolling #pelargonium #flowers #gardensky #gardening #containergarden 🌱

Flowers and foliage of Pelargonium 'Eskay Saar'

Flowers and foliage of Pelargonium 'Eskay Saar'

Adding to this now that more flowers are open!

#bloomscrolling

It's thought the spots are an adaptation to trick scale insects or other pests into thinking the plant is already occupied, so the insects move on to a plant that has more food and space available for them.

Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Dappled Expectations' leaf showing yellow spots in young leaf.

Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Dappled Expectations' leaf developing the pale halo around each spot.

Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Dappled Expectations' leaves from last year, with fully developed spots and halos.

Watching the spots develop on this Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Dappled Expectations'. They start as yellow pinpricks and expand, then develop a pale green halo.

#aspidistra #castironplant #houseplants #gardening #bloomscrolling 🌱

Flowers of Pelargonium 'Eskay Saar'

Pelargonium 'Eskay Saar'

On top of those fantastic flowers, the leaves smell like cinnamon

🌱 #bloomscrolling #pelargonium #flowers #scentedleaves

Same. It's so good!

A fantastic seedling of Fatsia polycarpa 'Needham's Lace', from seed sown by @amateurbotannist.bsky.social

(Hose included for garden realism, not because I'm lazy... 😛)

#fatsiapolycarpa #garden #seedgrown #foliage 🌱

Thank you. I've liked them for years but didn't start growing them until a few months ago. They're hardy outside where I live but I'm keeping them inside for now. My older ones have done well indoors.

Pyrrosia lingua 'Futaba Shishi'

Pyrrosia lingua 'Futaba Shishi'. I already have a lant labeled Futaba Shishi, but I'm not sure it's accurate, so I wanted another from a reliable source to compare.

Pyrrosia hastata

Pyrrosia hastata

Unboxing a package of Pyrrosia

Pyrrosia lingua 'Shigei'

Pyrrosia lingua 'Obake'

Pyrrosia lingua 'Sango Cristata'

Added some new Pyrrosia to my collection

Pyrrosia lingua 'Shigei'
P. lingua 'Obake'
P. lingua 'Sango Cristata'
P. hastata
P lingua 'Futaba Shishi'

So excited to have these special ferns and, eventually, be able to share them more widely.

#ferns #pyrrosia #plants #gardening 🌱

#bloomscrolling #houseplants #purpleflowers #siderasisfuscata 🌱

Siderasis fuscata with flowers

Siderasis fuscata is one of my all-time favorite houseplants. It's mostly about the leaves, but the flowers, albeit short-lived, are a fun bonus.

I can fit a 15' kayak in the back of my car! 😂

Pakboat Quest 150 on Fern Ridge Lake, Oregon

Usnea lichen

Tule abounds in Fern Ridge Lake

The water was mostly very calm

Sometimes (rarely) I post non-plant things. I took my new kayak out today for the first time. May have overdone it because I seriously questioned whether I'll be able to move my arms at work tomorrow. Worth it.

#kayak #paddling #water #usnea #tule

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Hemerocallis dumortieri flower

Hemerocallis dumortieri flower and buds

Hemerocallis dumortieri flowers

Hemerocallis dumortieri is a small species daylily with dark yellow flowers blushed dark copper on the reverse and a scent like sweet myrrh. #bloomscrolling #daylily #fragrantflowers #gardensky #flowersky