Lea & Tracie are censusing plants at a roadside population of Echinaceain MN #prairie #research Chicago Botanic Garden

We are assessing survival in a remnant prairie population of Echinacea. #prairie #research Chicago Botanic Garden

Aechmea 'Blue Tango' and 'Yellow Berries' and Portea 'Tambora' Chicago Botanic Garden #chicagobotanicgarden

Rhodophiala phycelloides？North of Illapel, central Chile, 30 Sep 2017. #bulb #Chileanflora #Rhodophiala

First signs of the #BluePuya are starting to emerge in the @BlueMtnsBG (image 1). In a month the flowers will look like the below (image 2)

Crocus goulimyi, native of Greece #flowers in October. A dear friend shared it with me which makes it all the more special. #autumn #bulbs

I was so happy to find the sweetly scented Boophane disticha (Poison bulb / kopseerblom) #BotanyOnTheRun

Okenia hypogaea, aka beach peanut, popping up en masse on Key Biscayne after Hurricane Irma. This little #endangered #native #plant is a big dune builder. See the sand accretion? #beachlife

Garden program Chicago Botanic Garden is helping veterans. cbsnews.com/videos/unique-… #VeteransDay2017

Decumaria barbara and Decumaria sinensis at Ray Sutton's garden, Williamsburg, KY

Decumaria barbara and Decumaria sinensis at Ray Sutton's garden, Williamsburg, KY

Decaisnea fargesii at Heronswood #heronswood

Idesia polycarpa at Windcliff #danhinkley #windcliff

Pittosporum daphniphylloides at Windcliff

Geraldton Wax Flower Chamelaucium uncinatum ‘Purple Pride’ commonly more seen as a cut flower worldwide. Australian native #Myrtaceae The specific “uncinatum” means hooked, referring to the tips of the leaves.

Trees aren't just trunks and branches and leaves, they are flowers and seed pods too. My Magnolia wilsonii tee for #nationaltreeweek

Star find of the trip: Euphorbia handiensis. Found only on Jandia, with an area of occupancy of 12 km² at just 2 locations on the whole planet. Stunning. 🙂

Nice when you find a plant in the greenhouse you completely forgot you had This is two small bulbs of the beautiful scilla maderensis a rare endangered, species, from the island of Madeira I wonder how long before they reach flowering size But it’ll be well worth the Wait 😁🌱

Chiberia Morning 2018, minus-6 degrees #chicago #weather #winter #ilwx #news

Very sad to report that garden designer, author, broadcaster and all round design legend John Brookes (DOB: 11 Oct 1933) has passed away this morning, aged 84. #rip