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Rufino Osorio: August 2013

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Sunday, August 25, 2013. Pine Honey is an Actual Thing. I had always assumed that honey was made only from the nectar of flowers; however, I recently learned about pine honey while surfing the internet. Pine trees do not produce flowers in the botanical sense of the word, rather, they produce cones and cones do not produce nectar. So how could pine honey be an actual thing? Pine honey is not simply an unusual novelty item. It is an economically important product accounting for almost 65% of annual ho...

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Rufino Osorio: Zephyranthes atamasca – Atamasco-Lily

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Sunday, March 16, 2014. Zephyranthes atamasca – Atamasco-Lily. A clump of Zephyranthes atamasca,. The atamasco-lily, blooming in my yard in March. It is one of the oldest plants in my collection having been continuously with me, either in pots or in the ground, since 1988 (26 years). Thus, it is as long-lived as it is beautiful. Species, Zephyranthes atamasca. And Zephyranthes simpsonii,. Are frequently confused with the non-native, white-flowered Zephyranthes insularum. But the native Zephyranthes.

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Rufino Osorio: Photographs Sorted by Family

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Photographs Sorted by Family. Justicia betonica (inflorescence and flower). Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (virused leaf). Agave aff. potatorum (growth habit). Aleurodicus rugioperculatus (adult and larvae). Aloe arborescens (probable hybrid) (growth habit). Toxicodendron radicans (leaf with galls). Nerium oleander 'Variegata' (foliage). Pachypodium lamerei (growth habit). Arisaema triphyllum 'Black Jack' (potted plant). Landoltia punctata (growth habit). Roystonea regia (fruits and trunk). Croton glandu...

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Rufino Osorio: October 2013

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Sunday, October 6, 2013. Flaveria linearis – Yellow Top. A beautifully grown flowering plant of Flaveria linearis. Photographed in the native plant garden of Ryan Leavengood, a member of the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. Although it bears small flower heads, Flaveria linearis. For any garden that can accommodate its needs, including those of novice gardeners or gardeners with little experience growing perennials, wildflowers, or native plants. Posted by Rufino Osorio.

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Rufino Osorio: South Florida Field Trip - Part 1

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Sunday, September 15, 2013. South Florida Field Trip - Part 1. As I entered the backyard, I was greeted by several Nepenthes. Tropical pitcher plants), among which was Nepenthes. Red Dragon', a plant with sizeable green pitchers accented with an attractive red peristome (pitcher rim) and operculum (pitcher lid). On the way to his American pitcher plant collection ( Sarracenia. Species), I passed several tubs of aquatic plants, most of which had a native duckweed, Spirodela polyrhiza. Common duckweed....

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Rufino Osorio: Pentas lanceolata 'Gloria's Heirloom Pink'

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Saturday, September 28, 2013. Pentas lanceolata 'Gloria's Heirloom Pink'. Is an evergreen perennial or subshrub native to Africa and Yemen that is commonly used as a flowering landscape plant in frost-free areas and as an annual or houseplant in colder regions. Old-fashioned cultivars are rather large plants that grow to about 4 feet tall and wide, whereas modern cultivars tend to be more compact. Its common names are listed in a variety of references as Egyptian star flower. Or Egyptian star cluster,.

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Rufino Osorio: Manihot esculenta 'Variegata' – Variegated Cassava

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Sunday, October 6, 2013. Manihot esculenta 'Variegata' – Variegated Cassava. Variegata' photographaed at the vegetable garden of Mounts Botanical Garden, where it was being grown as an ornamental accent plant. Image and text © 2013 Rufino Osorio. Posted by Rufino Osorio. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Photographs Sorted by Family. Photographs Sorted by Name. Florida Native Plant Society. Highlights from a summer trip to Colorado. The Art of Maintaining a Florida Native Landscape: A Book Review.

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Rufino Osorio: Flaveria linearis – Yellow Top

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Sunday, October 6, 2013. Flaveria linearis – Yellow Top. A beautifully grown flowering plant of Flaveria linearis. Photographed in the native plant garden of Ryan Leavengood, a member of the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society. Although it bears small flower heads, Flaveria linearis. For any garden that can accommodate its needs, including those of novice gardeners or gardeners with little experience growing perennials, wildflowers, or native plants. Posted by Rufino Osorio.

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Rufino Osorio: March 2014

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Sunday, March 16, 2014. Zephyranthes atamasca – Atamasco-Lily. A clump of Zephyranthes atamasca,. The atamasco-lily, blooming in my yard in March. It is one of the oldest plants in my collection having been continuously with me, either in pots or in the ground, since 1988 (26 years). Thus, it is as long-lived as it is beautiful. Species, Zephyranthes atamasca. And Zephyranthes simpsonii,. Are frequently confused with the non-native, white-flowered Zephyranthes insularum. But the native Zephyranthes.

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Rufino Osorio: Photographs Sorted by Name

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Photographs Sorted by Name. Abrus precatorius (legumes and seeds). Agave aff. potatorum (growth habit). Aleurodicus rugioperculatus (adult and larvae). Aloe arborescens (probable hybrid) (growth habit). Angelonia angusifolia (close up of flower). Arisaema triphyllum 'Black Jack' (potted plant). Bellis perennis (foliage and flowers). Borrichia frutescens (foliage and flowers). Bourreria radula (leaves and fruits). Bucida molinetii (foliage and flowers). Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum (fruits). Mitraca...