Ang tema ngayon sa LP ay Batik/Mantsa (Spots, Specks )
May nakita na ba kayong orchids na may mantsa? Hindi ito pangkaraniwan nakikita ko sa mga hardin dito sa California.

Have you ever seen an orchid that have spots?  It is a very unsual find in the botanical gardens that I visit here in Southern California.
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hosted by
Luiz Santilli, Denise Gullickson, Laerte Pupo, Valkyrien
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Genus: Aloe
It is a genus of about four hundred species of flowering succulent plants, commonly known as aloe vera. It is native to Africa, particularly in South Africa’s Cape Province, the mountains of tropical Africa, and neighboring areas such as Madagascar, [...]

hosted by
Luiz Santilli, Denise Gullickson, Laerte Pupo, Valkyrien
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
In 1703 Charles Plumier described a flowering tree from the island of Martinique and gave the species, the genus name Magnolia, after Pierre Magnol, who was director of the botanical garden at Montpellier, France.  Magnolia is a popular ornamental and shade tree, [...]

a Friday meme hosted by Martha.

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Calenduleae
Genus: Osteospermum
The common name of these flowers is African Daisy or South African Daisy, Cape Daisy and Blue-eyed Daisy.  The scientific name is Osteospermum.  It  is derived from the Greek word  osteon, which means bone and Latin spermum which means seed. Source here.

I added the berries in this mosaic because they [...]