Phytophilia

My experiment to see what Tumblr is all about. I like to take photos of plants and things so I imagine I'll post lots of plant photos by myself and others as well as the occasional oddity that appeals to me.

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Ceropegia cimiciodora at the University of Colorado EBIO Greenhouse.

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Here are a bunch of recent orchid photos from the University of Colorado EBIO Greenhouses

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Agapetes Serpens at the University of Colorado EBIO Greenhouses

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Jumping Spider at the CU EBIO greenhouse.

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Chamaerops humilis var cerifera at University of Colorado EBIO Greenhouse. I usually photograph interesting flowers and plants at the greenhouse but photography is essentially about capturing light. This photograph is more about the light.

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Impatiens paucidentata at the CU Boulder EBIO greenhouse.

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Bulbophyllum picturatum at the University of Colorado EBIO greenhouse.

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Aechmea fendleri Red Form infloresence at the University of Colorado EBIO greenhouse.

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Bulbophyllum wolfiae at the University of Colorado Greenhouses

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Drosera spathulata

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Tillandsia ionantha at the CU Greenhouse.

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Bulbophyllum medusae at the University of Colorado greenhouses.

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Lecanopteris mirabilis

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Hoyas at Unsolicited Plant Talks. April, Bree and Daryk at Unsolicited Plant Talks let me spend a morning photographing in their amazing Hoya greenhouses.

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Aloe sinkatana is native to Sudan though the wild populations have reportedly been decimated for their medicinal properties.

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Epidendrum porpax is an orchid native to Mexico, Venezuela and Bolivia. I don't know how it is pollinated, but based on its bug-like appearance, it wouldn't surprise me if it is one of those orchids that tricks an insect into attempting to mate with it and subsequently pollinating it.

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Haworthia truncata is native to the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Its common name is horse's teeth.