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Succulent plants

Succulent Plants: A Comprehensive Guide to Cultivation and Care Succulent plants have become increasingly popular in recent years, and it’s easy to see why. These fascinating plants are not only easy to care for, but they…

Garden Emerald – Maxillaria fulgens orchid

Garden emerald hummingbird (female) on Maxillaria fulgens orchid. Please bookmark us now press ctrl+d and visit again soon for more fascinating nature images! Here some recommended links selected for you: The Best Books of the Month,…

Sobralia bouchei

Sobralia bouchei orchid image taken in Panamas cloud forest at around 950 meters above sea level. Please bookmark us now press ctrl+d and visit again soon for more fascinating nature images! Here some recommended links selected…

Epidendrum stamfordianum

Epidendrum stamfordianum orchid with little blue skipper, image taken in Panamas cloud forest Please bookmark us now press ctrl+d and visit again soon for more fascinating nature images! Here some recommended links selected for you: The…

Vanilla planifolia flower

Vanilla planifolia is a species of vanilla orchid. It is native to Mexico and Central America, and is one of the primary sources for vanilla flavouring, due to its high vanillin content. Please bookmark us now…

Colors in the Rain Forest

Colors in the rain forest, the red color of this flower stands out before the dark green background and signals to the hummingbirds or wasps and or any other insect where to go to find nectar,…

Catasetum Viridiflavum Orchid

Catasetum Viridiflavum Orchid with bumble bees and ants. Please bookmark us now press ctrl+d and visit again soon for more fascinating nature images! Here some recommended links selected for you: The Best Books of the Month,…

Ward’s Stanhopea Orchids

The Ward’s Stanhopea orchids can be found in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela growing on trees and on rocks in humid cloud forests from 800 to 2700 meters of altitude. Their flowers…

Variety of Orchids

Orchids in a variety of colors, images taken at a local garden center. Please bookmark us now press ctrl+d and visit again soon for more fascinating nature images! Here some recommended links selected for you: The…

Delosperma – Ice Plant

Delosperma or also called Ice Plant have succulent foliage, low spreading stems and bright colored flowers. The attached images where taken in the Hauenstein Garden Center in Rafz, Switzerland. Please bookmark us now press ctrl+d and…

Cecropia peltata tree

The Cecropia peltata tree is a fast-growing tree in the genus Cecropia it ranges from southern Mexico through Central America to northern South America, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica, and has been introduced in Africa, Asia…

Achiote (Bixa orellana)

Achiote (Bixa orellana) is a shrub or small tree originating from the tropical region of the Americas. Ground B. orellana seeds are often mixed with other seeds or spices to form a paste or powder for…