Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 23, 2020
A highlight of last year’s trip to Chile was seeing all of the members of the Philesiaceae in the wild–all two of them! The viny Lapageria rosea has previously been featured on BPotD; this is its scrambling shrub-like relative, austral bellflower or coicopihue.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 16, 2020
Although there are a number of spring bulbs in bloom at the moment locally, today’s photograph features a summer-blooming geophyte. Leichtlin’s mariposa is native to California, Nevada, and Oregon, though it is by far more common in California than elsewhere.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 5, 2019
Lilies certainly have a high rank among the groups of plants with the most cultivated (named) selections, with over 3000 entries in the RHS Horticultural Database. If anyone has the inclination to do so, it’d make for an interesting discussion in the comments about which genera have the most cultivars, particularly by plant groups (trees, […]
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 25, 2018
Many species of lilies are commonly called “tiger lilies”, but this species is perhaps the best one to bear that moniker. After all, before the plant taxonomists determined it should properly be named Lilium lancifolium, the scientific name most in use for this species was Lilium tigrinum.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 6, 2018
Over eighty percent of Sugarloaf Ridge State Park burned in October of last year. Perhaps the opportunity to see post-fire wildflowers in the stark landscape is what enticed today’s photographer, Sandy Steinman, to visit the area in early April.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 7, 2018
Instead of counting sheep to fall asleep, plant enthusiasts should count tulip cultivars. There are upwards of 2400 cultivars listed in the RHS Horticultural Database. It is doubtless that there are many more, including some that have been lost to cultivation.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 1, 2018
Spring is now arriving throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere. For those of us in this part of the world, it’s nice to know that we can begin to enjoy blooming flowers not only on our computer screens, but also in person. For me, it is also satisfying to put a name to a plant […]
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