A single yellow Xanthosoma sagittifolium blooms with its elegant shape amidst lush green foliage. The surrounding ferns create a rich, textured background that enhances the flower's delicate beauty. The plant has large pointed green leaves that can grow up to three feet and resemble the shape of an elephant's ear. The corm of the plant is a starchy part of the stem similar to a root and is edible as the common name for the plant American Taro refers. | Lilium longiflorum White Lily
A close-up view of Lilium longiflorum, a white lily in full bloom, with soft-focus greenery in the background. The flower's delicate petals and vibrant yellow stamens are prominently displayed. These lilies are also known as trumpet lilies and are highly fragrant perennials that are often cultivated to bloom in the spring Easter season. | Coconut Palm Fruits
The coconut tree is a member of the palm tree family. The coconut fruit is a drupe (stone fruit) with a fibrous husk and thus classified as a simple dry, fibrous drupe. They have pinnately divided leaves, the leaf sections arising at multiple points along a common axis. The coconut palm here is one growing along the southern Florida Gulf Coast. |
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Blushing Bromeliad
The Blushing Bromeliad, (Neoregelia carolinae) turns red at the center when it’s about to flower. The flowers are small, purplish-blue and spring up from the reddish colored center of the plant. Originating in the rainforest of Brazil, growing on trees they are considered epiphytes, their small roots attach the plant onto trees or other plants in the rainforest. | Blue Purple Grape Hyacinth Wildflowers
The grape hyacinth is one of about thirty species of Muscari that are originally from the Mediterranean and Western Asia. They are a spring blooming perennial flower, very fragrant, growing from a bulb. | White Dahlia Flower Pair
Dalias come in various beautiful forms, this one known as "Decorative". The white color symbolizes strong focus, purity and innocence. In the botanical order of Asterales, they are a tuberous, herbaceous perennial native to Mexico and Central America. There are 42 recognized species, plus several sub-species of dahlia. Many hybrid varieties have been developed due in large part to them being octoploids, having eight complete sets of homologous chromosomes. |
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Variegated Chalice Vine Cup Of Gold
Growing in Saint Petersburg, Florida, this Variegated Chalice Vine (Solandra maxima), also known as cup of gold vine, golden chalice vine, or Hawaiian lily, is an evergreen flowering plant in the Solanaceae family. Endemic to Mexico and Central America, it has very large yellow flowers and glossy leaves. The flowers grow up to ten inches long and four to seven inches wide, February through May. | Peach Rose Bouquet
The peach-colored rose foremost symbolizes modesty and purity, due to the subtle color. It also symbolizes thankfulness, gratitude, and appreciation. The peach rose expresses a giver's thankfulness and gratitude in a non-romantic situation without an expression of love. | Wild Grapes Cape Cod
Wild grapes can be found growing along the sides of Cape Cod, USA cranberry bogs. They grow up and over taller bushes and small trees. |
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Seagulls from Provincetown, Massachusetts. | Milkweed Seed Pod Fallen
The milkweed is an herbaceous, perennial, flowering plant, named for their milky, latex substance containing cardiac glycosides or cardenolides, exuded where cells are damaged. The Asclepias genus contains over 200 species distributed widely across North America, South America and Africa. | Japanese Maple Tree And Birdhouse
The Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum, is a species of woody plant native to Japan, Korea, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia. In the wild, it grows 20-35 feet tall, sometimes more, often with several trunks, rather than a single central trunk. |
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