Thursday, October 23, 2014
Spooky Aloe Trail in the Light of a Partial Eclipse
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Floss Silk Tree (Ceiba speciosa and friends) Tour
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| One of my favorite Ceiba pix |
Tour Related Links:
- Flowering Plant Families, UH Botany
- All the fascinating genera of the family Bombacaceae
- Bombacaceae (Bombax family) - 114 images at PlantSystematics.org images, phylogeny, nomenclature for (Bombacaceae)
- Bombacaceae (Bombax family) - 114 images at PlantSystematics.org images, phylogeny, nomenclature for (Bombacaceae)
- Use the above links to Bombacaceae on the Plantsystacatics.org site to see its relation to other families in its order (Malvales).
- Bombacaceae (plant family) -- Encyclopedia Britannica
- The EB's treatment of this economically important plant family.
- Friday Flower – “Palo Borracho” | Beetles In The Bush
- Find out how an entomologist feels about Ceibas.
- The Ceiba Foundation
- A conservation organization dedicated to both preserving the tree and its environment.
- Ochroma pyramidale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- A Ceiba relative that is the source of balsa wood.
- Rare exotic tropical plants and seeds
- A possible source of Adensonia seeds and plants.
- B and T World Seeds
- A French firm that sells thousands of types of seeds.
Seed and Plant Sources
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| Ceiba speciosa and its' shadow of fallen petals -this one is located on Tallac knoll up above the Herb Garden. |
Video:
How To Tell the Difference Between the Four Arboretum Ceiba speciosa (was Chorisia speciosa) Introductions.More Pretty Pictures
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| Seedling Ceiba speciosa |
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| Seedling Ceiba speciosa |
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| Ceiba speciosa 'Los Angeles Beautiful' |
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Monthly Plant Information Class Highlights
Fall is Coming, and Here's a Preview from Falls Past
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| The Tule pond last year. |
LED Garden Lighting Links:
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