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Most Elegant of Them All
Roger Sampson Photo | Lilies in bloom in New Zealand If one needed a single word to describe the genus Lilium, elegance might be that word. There are numerous types of lilies around the world, natives...
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Crimson Pride
Roger Sampson Photo | Metrosideros excelsa – pohutukawa in Maori – New Zealand Christmas tree An iconic symbol of New Zealand at Christmas is Metrosideros excelsa, better known in Maori as pohutukawa,...
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Home, Sweet Home
Roger Sampson Photo | Heliconia, pictured at Auckland Domain in New Zealand Many plants provide shelter to different creatures and Heliconia around the world are no exception. Related to the banana...
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O Pioneer
Centaurea maculosa – Spotted knapweed | Photo courtesy of Glen Mittelhauser/Maine Natural History Observatory Centaurea maculosa may look familiar, given that its relatives include the iconic C. cyanus...
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The Bird of Paradise
Roger Sampson Photo | Strelitzia reginae – Bird-of-paradise or crane flower Out of South Africa, there came to the Royal Gardens at Kew a most curious plant. In 1773, Sir Joseph Banks, who was the...
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The Word for Yellow
Roger Sampson Photo | Kōwhai, pictured in Auckland, New Zealand Although it has no official status as such, the Kōwhai is seen as being New Zealand’s national flower. With eight species in the genus...
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All About the Thorn
Mabel Alexa Photo | Crataegus monogyna – Common hawthorn Mabel Alexa Photo | Crataegus monogyna – Common hawthorn The cascades of fruit in autumn might be a clue to how prolific the Crataegus species...
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Totally Nuts
Janine Pineo Photo | Juglans nigra or black walnut nuts Janine Pineo Photo | Juglans nigra or black walnut bark The nuts have fallen off the black walnut tree here at Garden Maine. One good rainstorm...
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Summer Sky
Janine Pineo Photo | Iris sibirica ‘Summer Sky’ – Siberian iris “Like a cloud of butterflies,” says the description on the website of the Historic Iris Preservation Society. It is a succinct picture of...
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A Dose of Aspirin
Janine Pineo Photo | Filipendula ulmaria ‘Flore Pleno’ – Double-flowered meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria ‘Flore Pleno’ is a striking double-flowered herbaceous perennial that easily can reach four feet...
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