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  1. Mass flowering of Gebang palms in Darwin described as ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ natural event

    Almost two dozen decades-old palm trees, of a species rarely spotted across Australia, are currently flowering in Darwin…
    #Australia #ArafuraSwamp #AU #Austrlia #BotanicGardens #Coryphautan #coryphautantree #darwinbotanicalgardens #floweringtrees #g-bangpalmtree #gebangpalmtree #gebangpalms #gebangtrees #lakealexander #monocarpicplant #newtrees #palms #plants #raretrees #treeseeds
    europesays.com/australia/22271/

  2. Day 2 in #Belfast. Spent the morning cheering on my wife who was competing in the #BelfastMarathon

    We walked through the city center during the race, and stopped by #stgeorgesmarket to browse the shops and grab a snack. It was well organized and there was a good variety of food stalls.

    After the race, I snuck out with one of my teens to see inside the #palmhouse in the #botanicgardens while my wife was showering and resting.

    We finish the day with a #pizza dinner and saw #projecthailmary

  3. Day 2 in #Belfast. Spent the morning cheering on my wife who was competing in the #BelfastMarathon

    We walked through the city center during the race, and stopped by #stgeorgesmarket to browse the shops and grab a snack. It was well organized and there was a good variety of food stalls.

    After the race, I snuck out with one of my teens to see inside the #palmhouse in the #botanicgardens while my wife was showering and resting.

    We finish the day with a #pizza dinner and saw #projecthailmary

  4. Day 2 in #Belfast. Spent the morning cheering on my wife who was competing in the #BelfastMarathon

    We walked through the city center during the race, and stopped by #stgeorgesmarket to browse the shops and grab a snack. It was well organized and there was a good variety of food stalls.

    After the race, I snuck out with one of my teens to see inside the #palmhouse in the #botanicgardens while my wife was showering and resting.

    We finish the day with a #pizza dinner and saw #projecthailmary

  5. Day 2 in #Belfast. Spent the morning cheering on my wife who was competing in the #BelfastMarathon

    We walked through the city center during the race, and stopped by #stgeorgesmarket to browse the shops and grab a snack. It was well organized and there was a good variety of food stalls.

    After the race, I snuck out with one of my teens to see inside the #palmhouse in the #botanicgardens while my wife was showering and resting.

    We finish the day with a #pizza dinner and saw #projecthailmary

  6. Day 2 in #Belfast. Spent the morning cheering on my wife who was competing in the #BelfastMarathon

    We walked through the city center during the race, and stopped by #stgeorgesmarket to browse the shops and grab a snack. It was well organized and there was a good variety of food stalls.

    After the race, I snuck out with one of my teens to see inside the #palmhouse in the #botanicgardens while my wife was showering and resting.

    We finish the day with a #pizza dinner and saw #projecthailmary

  7. 9-Jan-2026
    World’s vast plant #knowledge not being fully exploited to tackle biodiversity and climate challenges

    An international group of researchers says that #biodiversity #conservation and scientific research are not benefiting from the vast knowledge about the world’s #plants held by #botanicGardens, because of fragmented #dataSystems and a lack of standardisation.

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #ecology

  8. 9-Jan-2026
    World’s vast plant #knowledge not being fully exploited to tackle biodiversity and climate challenges

    An international group of researchers says that #biodiversity #conservation and scientific research are not benefiting from the vast knowledge about the world’s #plants held by #botanicGardens, because of fragmented #dataSystems and a lack of standardisation.

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #ecology

  9. 9-Jan-2026
    World’s vast plant #knowledge not being fully exploited to tackle biodiversity and climate challenges

    An international group of researchers says that #biodiversity #conservation and scientific research are not benefiting from the vast knowledge about the world’s #plants held by #botanicGardens, because of fragmented #dataSystems and a lack of standardisation.

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #ecology

  10. 9-Jan-2026
    World’s vast plant #knowledge not being fully exploited to tackle biodiversity and climate challenges

    An international group of researchers says that #biodiversity #conservation and scientific research are not benefiting from the vast knowledge about the world’s #plants held by #botanicGardens, because of fragmented #dataSystems and a lack of standardisation.

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #ecology

  11. 9-Jan-2026
    World’s vast plant #knowledge not being fully exploited to tackle biodiversity and climate challenges

    An international group of researchers says that #biodiversity #conservation and scientific research are not benefiting from the vast knowledge about the world’s #plants held by #botanicGardens, because of fragmented #dataSystems and a lack of standardisation.

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #ecology

  12. These tall flower stalks felt almost architectural — repetition, spacing, and quiet structure rising out of the garden. Foxtail lilies (Eremurus) turn bloom into form.

    If this resonates, feel free to share it along.

    #FloralForm #BotanicGardens #VisualStorytelling #ScottKissPhoto

  13. These tall flower stalks felt almost architectural — repetition, spacing, and quiet structure rising out of the garden. Foxtail lilies (Eremurus) turn bloom into form.

    If this resonates, feel free to share it along.

    #FloralForm #BotanicGardens #VisualStorytelling #ScottKissPhoto

  14. These tall flower stalks felt almost architectural — repetition, spacing, and quiet structure rising out of the garden. Foxtail lilies (Eremurus) turn bloom into form.

    If this resonates, feel free to share it along.

    #FloralForm #BotanicGardens #VisualStorytelling #ScottKissPhoto

  15. Rare #orchid discovered at #Denver #BotanicGardens Chatfield Farms denverpost.com/2024/07/23/cora #plants #fungi #orchids

    A #StripedCoralrootOrchid has never been documented at #ChatfieldFarms, and the only other time a Jefferson County specimen was collected for a #herbarium was in 1905... Striped coralroots are unique because they don’t gather energy from the sun through #photosynthesis. Instead, they gather energy and nutrients through a #fungus on the roots of a host plant.

  16. Rare #orchid discovered at #Denver #BotanicGardens Chatfield Farms denverpost.com/2024/07/23/cora #plants #fungi #orchids

    A #StripedCoralrootOrchid has never been documented at #ChatfieldFarms, and the only other time a Jefferson County specimen was collected for a #herbarium was in 1905... Striped coralroots are unique because they don’t gather energy from the sun through #photosynthesis. Instead, they gather energy and nutrients through a #fungus on the roots of a host plant.

  17. Rare #orchid discovered at #Denver #BotanicGardens Chatfield Farms denverpost.com/2024/07/23/cora #plants #fungi #orchids

    A #StripedCoralrootOrchid has never been documented at #ChatfieldFarms, and the only other time a Jefferson County specimen was collected for a #herbarium was in 1905... Striped coralroots are unique because they don’t gather energy from the sun through #photosynthesis. Instead, they gather energy and nutrients through a #fungus on the roots of a host plant.

  18. Rare #orchid discovered at #Denver #BotanicGardens Chatfield Farms denverpost.com/2024/07/23/cora #plants #fungi #orchids

    A #StripedCoralrootOrchid has never been documented at #ChatfieldFarms, and the only other time a Jefferson County specimen was collected for a #herbarium was in 1905... Striped coralroots are unique because they don’t gather energy from the sun through #photosynthesis. Instead, they gather energy and nutrients through a #fungus on the roots of a host plant.

  19. Rare #orchid discovered at #Denver #BotanicGardens Chatfield Farms denverpost.com/2024/07/23/cora #plants #fungi #orchids

    A #StripedCoralrootOrchid has never been documented at #ChatfieldFarms, and the only other time a Jefferson County specimen was collected for a #herbarium was in 1905... Striped coralroots are unique because they don’t gather energy from the sun through #photosynthesis. Instead, they gather energy and nutrients through a #fungus on the roots of a host plant.

  20. Trip down memory lane this morning. Glasnevin’s my original neck of the woods and it’s looking fierce well in October sunshine. #TolkaHouse #Tolka #Glasnevin #StreetArt #Tree #Trees #river #BotanicGardens #Dublin #Northside #Mastodaoine

  21. Trip down memory lane this morning. Glasnevin’s my original neck of the woods and it’s looking fierce well in October sunshine. #TolkaHouse #Tolka #Glasnevin #StreetArt #Tree #Trees #river #BotanicGardens #Dublin #Northside #Mastodaoine

  22. Finally made it back to #DenverBotanicGardens last Sunday. Been too hot to go all summer. Desert Willow Shrubs with their amazing ruffled bell shaped flowers were in full bloom. Here are a couple of examples, both image overlays.
    #Colorado #Flowers #BotanicGardens #DesertWillow Click to see full image.

  23. Exuberant azaleas showing off at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
    I’m more of a wisteria sort person…but the azalea show was undeniably dazzling!

    #gardens #flowers #azaleas #wisteria #Brooklyn #gardening #BotanicGardens #color #LandscapePhotography #FlowerPhotography #dazzling

  24. Exuberant azaleas showing off at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
    I’m more of a wisteria sort person…but the azalea show was undeniably dazzling!

    #gardens #flowers #azaleas #wisteria #Brooklyn #gardening #BotanicGardens #color #LandscapePhotography #FlowerPhotography #dazzling

  25. I’m sure you’ve seen one of these on the internet before. Or maybe IRL!

    This is a #Amorphophallustitanum… the largest stemmed flowering plant (an inflorescence - ie a cluster of flowers arranged on a single stalk) on earth.

    It is native to the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia.

    The first pic is from the #Cairns #Botanicgardens, #Queensland #Australia (2022).

    Intriguing info:

    The Amorphophallus titanum is also known as the "#corpseflower" because of its pungent smell when it blooms.

    The odour is designed to attract carrion flies for pollination by imitating the stench of a dead animal.

    Some #Amorphophalli will go through an entire life cycle in three or four years, although most (a #titanarum, pictured) can be expected to live for several decades.

    The titanarum stores energy in its corm, or underground stem. This energy (food) is later used to fuel the rapid growth, following a period of dormancy.

    Usually takes 4–10 years or more between flowerings (ie, for a titanarum).

    The corm can weigh around 70–90 kg (154–200 pounds).

    While in bloom, the plant structure generates heat, more than 90 °F (32 °C)

    They typically grow around 2.5m (8 feet) tall. Some grow larger.

    How intriguing!

    Source: abc.net.au.
    Also Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphop and Britannica.com.

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #januaryjoy #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy

  26. I’m sure you’ve seen one of these on the internet before. Or maybe IRL!

    This is a #Amorphophallustitanum… the largest stemmed flowering plant (an inflorescence - ie a cluster of flowers arranged on a single stalk) on earth.

    It is native to the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia.

    The first pic is from the #Cairns #Botanicgardens, #Queensland #Australia (2022).

    Intriguing info:

    The Amorphophallus titanum is also known as the "#corpseflower" because of its pungent smell when it blooms.

    The odour is designed to attract carrion flies for pollination by imitating the stench of a dead animal.

    Some #Amorphophalli will go through an entire life cycle in three or four years, although most (a #titanarum, pictured) can be expected to live for several decades.

    The titanarum stores energy in its corm, or underground stem. This energy (food) is later used to fuel the rapid growth, following a period of dormancy.

    Usually takes 4–10 years or more between flowerings (ie, for a titanarum).

    The corm can weigh around 70–90 kg (154–200 pounds).

    While in bloom, the plant structure generates heat, more than 90 °F (32 °C)

    They typically grow around 2.5m (8 feet) tall. Some grow larger.

    How intriguing!

    Source: abc.net.au.
    Also Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphop and Britannica.com.

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #januaryjoy #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy

  27. I’m sure you’ve seen one of these on the internet before. Or maybe IRL!

    This is a #Amorphophallustitanum… the largest stemmed flowering plant (an inflorescence - ie a cluster of flowers arranged on a single stalk) on earth.

    It is native to the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia.

    The first pic is from the #Cairns #Botanicgardens, #Queensland #Australia (2022).

    Intriguing info:

    The Amorphophallus titanum is also known as the "#corpseflower" because of its pungent smell when it blooms.

    The odour is designed to attract carrion flies for pollination by imitating the stench of a dead animal.

    Some #Amorphophalli will go through an entire life cycle in three or four years, although most (a #titanarum, pictured) can be expected to live for several decades.

    The titanarum stores energy in its corm, or underground stem. This energy (food) is later used to fuel the rapid growth, following a period of dormancy.

    Usually takes 4–10 years or more between flowerings (ie, for a titanarum).

    The corm can weigh around 70–90 kg (154–200 pounds).

    While in bloom, the plant structure generates heat, more than 90 °F (32 °C)

    They typically grow around 2.5m (8 feet) tall. Some grow larger.

    How intriguing!

    Source: abc.net.au.
    Also Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphop and Britannica.com.

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #januaryjoy #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy

  28. I’m sure you’ve seen one of these on the internet before. Or maybe IRL!

    This is a #Amorphophallustitanum… the largest stemmed flowering plant (an inflorescence - ie a cluster of flowers arranged on a single stalk) on earth.

    It is native to the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia.

    The first pic is from the #Cairns #Botanicgardens, #Queensland #Australia (2022).

    Intriguing info:

    The Amorphophallus titanum is also known as the "#corpseflower" because of its pungent smell when it blooms.

    The odour is designed to attract carrion flies for pollination by imitating the stench of a dead animal.

    Some #Amorphophalli will go through an entire life cycle in three or four years, although most (a #titanarum, pictured) can be expected to live for several decades.

    The titanarum stores energy in its corm, or underground stem. This energy (food) is later used to fuel the rapid growth, following a period of dormancy.

    Usually takes 4–10 years or more between flowerings (ie, for a titanarum).

    The corm can weigh around 70–90 kg (154–200 pounds).

    While in bloom, the plant structure generates heat, more than 90 °F (32 °C)

    They typically grow around 2.5m (8 feet) tall. Some grow larger.

    How intriguing!

    Source: abc.net.au.
    Also Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphop and Britannica.com.

    #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #januaryjoy #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy