Red Morning Glory

1/9/2019 Plantation

 

Red Morning Glory, Redstar

= Ipomoea coccinea

Family: Convolvulaceae

 

Native: Tropical America and

they have been introduced in much of the US.

 

Fast growing, twisting climbing flowering vines

that attract butterflies.

Leaves are heart-shaped.

They can be found in disturbed areas along roads,

stream banks, fence rows, old fields and other waste areas.

Cajeput Tree

Cajeput Tree, Paperbark Tree = Melaleuca quinquenervia

Family: Myrtaceae  (Myrtle family)

 

Flowers are creamy white in 6" bottlebrush-like,

blooms year round.

It has a whitish, shaggy bark, spongy,

sheds in thin strips.

Leaves 4"

 

Common cause of respiratory problems when in bloom!!!

 

 

Wild Lime

Wild Lime = Zanthoxylum fagara

Family: Rutaceae (distant family of Citrus family)

South Florida Native

 

Before I found this tree, I was wondering what this wonderful smell,

where is it coming from???

The smell was so sweet!

Wild Lime is a small tree, about 26 feet

in South Florida hammocks.

The flowers are yellow, they appear year-round,

peaking in winter through summer.

And it is dioecious, meaning male and female flowers

appear on separate plants.



I've been here in South Florida for a long time now,

but I don't remember seen this tree before....

I don't have the name.  Yet

Avocado

Avocado

3/21/2015 Plantation

Because I was so glad to find Avocado Flowers:-)

ややこしいのだけど、要するにアボカドは雌花と雄花が同居してはいても
２日しか花が開かず、一日目に雄花（だか雌花）そして
二日目に雌花（だか雄花）が開くので、
お二人が出会う機会がメチャ少ないのだそう。
実をつけるのがなかなか、という植物だったのですね。
二日しか開かない花にこの時偶然出会ったとは
貴重な写真です＾＾

8/2/2015 Plantation
その貴重な花から結構たくさんの実がついています。

Copper Leaf Plant

Copper Leaf Plant

 Copper Leaf Plant = Acalypha wildesiana
Family: Euphorbiaceae

3/15/2015 Plantation

Evergreen shrub with large and broad leaves with 

finely haired.  The flowers are pinkish spikes, 

no petals.  They have separate male and 

female flowers on the same plant.

The male flowers are in long spikes which

hang downwards, while female flowers are in short spikes.

The photo above is more likely the female.

和名：ニシキアカリファ

Rainbow Eucalyptus

Mindanao Gum / Rainbow Eucalyptus =  Eucalyptus deglupta

Family: Myrtaceae

Origin: Philippines

コアラの故郷オーストラリア生まれ「ではない」種類の
ユーカリの木です。幹が色とりどりになるのが特徴。
以前撮った写真を探したら、リザードがくっついていました＾＾
最近、花の咲いている木を見つけて、
幹が色とりどりではなかったために始めは分からなかったのですが、
上皮がはがれているのに気づいて、
あ～～もしかして！と調べたら当たりでした！
クリーム色っぽい白の花、なかなかきれいです。

This is one of the few Eucalyptus NOT native to Australia. 

It grows to well over 100 feet tall.

The bark is unusual and attractive. 

Patches of outer bark are shed annually at different times, 

showing a bright green inner bark. This then darkens and 

matures to give blue, purple, orange and maroon tones.

03/03/2008 Miami Metro Zoo

The colorful bark

(with a big lizard.....)

03/28/2015 Plantation
The flowers

3/28/2015 Plantation
Flowers and fruits