Category: Photo blog
Summer flower 1: Do bees forage on cattails?
Family Typhaceae Genus Typha Species T. latifolia ZBAS* 0.5 (Michigan)8 (China, to A. cerana) I have spent about 1.5 hours… read more Summer flower 1: Do bees forage on cattails?
Spring flower 30: Poison ivy, nasty but has honey
Family Anacardiaceae Genus Toxicodendron Species T. radicans ZBAS 3 There are actually several species of Toxicodendron in the US, the… read more Spring flower 30: Poison ivy, nasty but has honey
Spring flower 27: Desert false indigo
Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Genus: Amorpha Species: A. fruticosa Common names desert false indigofalse indigo-bushbastard indigobush ZBAS* 8 This flower was… read more Spring flower 27: Desert false indigo
Spring flower 26: Smoke bush
Family Anacardiaceae Genus Cotinus Species C. coggygria Common name smoke tree, smoke bush, 黄栌 ZBAS 8 It is called “smoky… read more Spring flower 26: Smoke bush
Spring flower 25: Autumn olive
The autumn olives (wolf berry, Russian olive) are in peak bloom now but yesterday (May 22, 2015), being so cool… read more Spring flower 25: Autumn olive
Spring flower 24: Peonies
Family Paeoniaceae Genus Paeonia Species P. spp Common name peony, tree peony ZBAS 9 [China] 1 [USA] I have never… read more Spring flower 24: Peonies
Spring flower 22: Redbud
Family Fabaceae Genus Cercis Species C. chinensis ZBAS 8 [C. chinensis.] 1 [C. canadensis] Eastern redbud trees are blooming, one… read more Spring flower 22: Redbud
Spring flower 21: Tulip
Family Liliaceae Genus Tulipa Species T. gesneriana ZBAS 7 (for this variety only), 0.1 for others Will honey bees forage… read more Spring flower 21: Tulip