Friday, July 27, 2012

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

Song sparrow, North American variation, is streaked brownish above with brown wings.Dark, dense streaking may merge into central spot on whitish breast. Long rounded tail pumped in flight. Wide grey eyebrow, brown crown with grey central stripe, dark mustache mark.

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Zygocactus Schlumbergera


 

Zigocactus Schlumbergera, wildly known as  Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus and Holiday Cactus ( for time of blossom) or Crab Cactus (for appearance of stems), named after cacti collector Frederick Schlumberger (1823-1893). Originally, Schlumbegera is found in the coastal mountains of southeastern Brazil. Plant grows in tropical forest on trees or rocks, in shady, high humid habitat.

The cultivation in Europe has started In 1818, the Schlumbergera Truncata was introduced to Europe. Shortly after, in 1839, was introduced Schlumbergera russelliana. A few years later, in 1852, was recorded the first hybrid S. x buckleyi, named after it is founder W. Buckley.

Today you could find considerable number of cultivars, which are available in a quite number of colors and are usable as ornamental plants.  


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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Primula


PrimulaPrimula is a genus of 400-500 species. Many of them are growing as ornamental flowers. Perennial Primula blooms mostly at spring. ( Sourse - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primula )

Primula is a genus of 400-500 species. Many of them are growing as ornamental flowers. Perennial Primula blooms mostly at spring. ( Sourse - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primula )
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Sunday, July 22, 2012

Bee Balm (Monarda) Flower


Bee Balm (Monarda )Flower

Bee Balm (Monarda ) is annual or perennial plant native to North America. Common names include Bee balm, Horsemint, Bergamot and Oswego tea. Today the plant gives the taste to Earle Grey Tea, but long since was used by Ntive Americans as medical plant for it antiseptic, carminative and general stimuation actions. Also, the Bee Balm flower favorite with hummingbirds.( Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarda )

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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Rainbow’s End Rose

Rainbow's End Rose flower

 Rainbow’s End Rose. While growing in full sun the light red on the petals of the flower become a dark red, almost completely covering the petals. The flowers at a begining open as a deep yellow, flushing with dark red. As the flower opens fully, the dark red fades to a pink. The plant usually has three flowers in different stage, so at any given time making it look as though there are tree different roses on the same plant.

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Friday, June 15, 2012

The Chive


The Chive

Flowering chives and Coriander buds on green, blurred background.
The chive (Allium schoenoprasum), the smallest species of edible onions, a perennial plant native to Europe, Asia and North America.

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Monday, February 20, 2012

The Crow



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Sunflower

Sunflower & Bee 2.Asteraseae (sanflower tribe).Cluster of basal leaves. Leaves 4–17 in. long, lance-shaped to oblong, pinnately divided to central vein, with toothed leaflets. Leaves gray with long woolly hairs. Pair of small deeply divided leaves occurs just under flower head, otherwise stem is leafless. Flower head with 13 or more ray flowers 1/12–2 in. long. Grows in wetter areas than other balsamroots. Sometimes confused with smaller B. hookeri, hairy balsamroot, which also has silky hairs pressed to leaf surface.

Asteraseae (sunflower tribe).Cluster of basal leaves. Leaves 4-17 in. long, lance-shaped to oblong, pinnately divided to central vein, with toothed leaflets. Leaves gray with long woolly hairs. Pair of small deeply divided leaves occurs just under flower head, otherwise stem is leafless. Flower head with 13 or more ray flowers 1/12-2 in. long. Grows in wetter areas than other balsamroots. Sometimes confused with smaller B. hookeri, hairy balsamroot, which also has silky hairs pressed to leaf surface.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The White-Crowned Sparrow



The Sparrows is a small bird with mostly gray plumages. The White-Crowned Sparrow is also gray but has a brown back and wings. Read more about White-Crowned Sparrow here .

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW -5.The Sparrows is small bird with mostly gray plumages. The White-Crowned Sparrow is also gray but has a brown back and wings. It is so named because of a white and black striped crown.It's a common summer residents and breeds across northern North America. The White-Crowned Sparrow is less common in the winter and can be found in the lowlands, specially in agricultural areas.Habitats: Shrubby woodland, parks, cities. Farms are preferred in winter. Song of the White-crowned Sparrow: In the call of the White-Crowned Sparrow some people seem to hear phrases like “See me, pretty, pretty me”



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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine's !


                                          Happy Valentine's!
 
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Friday, February 10, 2012

Dahlia

Dahlia pinnata is the national flower of Mexico,species having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads

Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, perennial plants native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. There are at least 36 species of dahlia. Dahlia hybrids are commonly grown as garden plants. The Aztecs gathered and cultivated the dahlia for food, ceremonies, as well as decorative purposes, and the long woody stem of one variety was used for small pipes. Dahlias are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Angle Shades, Common Swift, Ghost Moth and Large Yellow Underwing. The dahlia is named after Swedish 18th-century botanist Anders Dahl . In German the dahlia was known during most of the 19th century as Georgia, being named after the naturalist Johann Gottlieb Georgi of St. Petersburg, Russia. (sourse - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlia ). Dahlia plants range in height from as low as 12 in (30 cm) to as tall as 6–8 ft (1.8–2.4 m). The flowers can be as small as 2 in (5.1 cm) in diameter or up to 1 ft (30 cm) ("dinner plate").

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