Category Archives: Flowers
A Day in the Life of a Sandpaper Plant
Sunrise (6:49 AM): After watching this plant, the sandpaper plant, Davilla kunthii, for an entire month, I was beginning to wonder whether it would ever bloom. But on the evening of January 29, I saw quite a bit of yellow … Continue reading
Little Machete – Another Living Fence
Several of the living fence post species are in bloom now. Living fence posts are fence posts that have sprouted after becoming a part of a fence. They can be obvious posts with a few sprouts coming out the top, … Continue reading
The Orchid, the Lily, and the Iris
Quick! What is this flower? An orchid, a lily, or an iris? You may have been able to answer immediately because you are very familiar with all three kinds of flowers, but what was it about this one that told … Continue reading
The Leaf inside the Flower
This vine belongs to the plant family Malpighiaceae, which is the family of the nance, a favorite fruit tree here in Panama. Because the family is represented only in the tropics and subtropics, I want to spend a little time … Continue reading
