Vegetable Lamb Of Tartary

Plant lover and biologist. Interested in the weird, the unusual and how it all works.

[jdarfler]

Well played Maine. I didn't enjoy the red-eyed drive to get here but that is a pretty nice view to wake up to. (at Cliffside Lodge)

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Gardens looking great at Meadowbrook! (at PHS Meadowbrook Farm)

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Graduation decoration #congrats #upenn #biology #classified2016 (at University of Pennsylvania)

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Containers in the rain (at Kaskey Park)

[brilliantbotany]

I created a skunk cabbage design today, because Skunk Cabbage is weird and great!

Symplocarpus foetidus emerges early in the spring, even melting its way through snow via cyanide resistant respiration. It literally heats up the soil around it, allowing it to flower while the ground is still frozen. It produces an unpleasant smell, thus its name, which attracts pollinators.

Snag a sticker here.

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Not a bad view to enjoy with lunch. (at Bio-Pond)

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Snowdrops are blooming! (at Bio-Pond)

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Hard to get a good picture but meet my hawk friend. I feel like I should name him/her. (at Bio-Pond)

[bizzareplants]

Cephalotus follicularis, the hairy Albany Pitcher Plant. This cute little plant is related to Oxalis clovers and represents a case of clear convergent evolution with plants of the Nepenthes genus of pitcher plants. 

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Dendrobium kingianum. Native to Australia. First orchid I have ever gotten to rebloom for me!

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Adenium obesum blooming brightens the first cold winter day. (at Bio-Pond)

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Merry Christmas from the blooming rudbeckias at #biopond (at Bio-Pond)

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Finished wreath

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Christmas anniversary celebration (at Longwood Gardens)

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I bought a #totoro ornament today.

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Action shot of the Christmas tree going up

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Dracaena surculosa 'florida beauty' beginning to bloom.