Plant Sightings

Kangaroo Grass (aka. Red Oat Grass, Rooigrass; Themeda triandra) is a tussock-forming grass that is widely distributed including Africa, Australia, […]

Guava (Psidium spp., Psidium guajava) is a small tree or shrub that produces delicious fruits, native to South America, Central

Meet the Sore-Eye Flower (Boophone disticha)—a plant so toxic and hallucination-inducing, its mere flowering in a closed space can cause

The Australian Red Cedar (aka. Woolia; Toona ciliata) is a mahogany forest tree from Asia and Australasia. Since it has

The Bachelor’s Buttons (aka. Cornflower; Centaurea cyanus) common name comes from the folkloric use when bachelors would wear them as

The Cardamom spice can be from several different species in the genera of Elettaria and Amomum, which are all in

There are approximately 500 species of Passionflowers, but this species (aka. Passionfruit, Maracujá, Granadillo, Passionflower; Passiflora edulis) is the one

No matter how you feel about eating the fruit, The Japanese Persimmon (aka. Asian Persimmon; Diospyros kaki) is an amazing

The Tart Cherry (aka. Sour Cherry; Prunus cerasus) is a small species of cherry tree (growing normally about 20 feet)

As technology propels us into an era of unprecedented advancement, the paradox of progress emerges: the more high-tech we become,