Category: bee plants

Spring flower 20: Honeysuckle

Family Caprifoliaceae Genus Lonicera Species L. fragrantissima ZBAS 8 Yesterday I was driving into the Giltner Parking Lot and saw… read more Spring flower 20: Honeysuckle

Spring flower 19: Peach

Family Rosaceae Genus Prunus Subgenus Amygdalus Species P. persica ZBAS 7 Peach actually is is the same subgenus as almonds, shared… read more Spring flower 19: Peach

Winter flower 4: Eurya

Family  Pentaphylacaceae, (formerly Theaceae) Genus Eurya ZBAS 9 (Apis cerana) The Chinese name of this flower,  wild osmanthus, is confusing…. read more Winter flower 4: Eurya

Winter flower 3: Chinese plum

Family Rosaceae Genus Prunus Subgenus Prunus Species P. mume ZBAS 6 One naturally thinks of Japan when seeing or speaking of… read more Winter flower 3: Chinese plum

Spring flower 18: Almond

Family Rosaceae Genus Prunus Subgenus Amygdalus Species P. dulcis ZBAS 8 Personally, I think that the most profitable agriculture in… read more Spring flower 18: Almond

Spring flower 17: Nanking cherry

Family Rosaceae Genus Prunus Subgenus Prunus  Species P. tomentosa Common name Korean cherry, Manchu cherry, downy cherry, Shanghai cherry, Ando… read more Spring flower 17: Nanking cherry

Spring flower 16: Flowering cherry

Family Rosaceae Genus Prunus Subgenus Cerasus ZBAS 4 These beautiful, but fruitless cherry blossoms are called “Japanese Flowering Cherry”, and… read more Spring flower 16: Flowering cherry

Spring flower 15: Cherry

Family Rosaceae Genus Prunus Subgenus Cerasus Species P. avium ZBAS 8 The cherry blossom here refers to the flower of the… read more Spring flower 15: Cherry