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Winter flower 8: Fatsi

Family: Araliaceae Genus: Fatsia Species: F. japonica Common names: paperplant, false castor oil plant, Japanese aralia. Chinese name八角金盘 ZBAS 7… read more Winter flower 8: Fatsi

Winter flower 7: Tea oil flower

Family: Theaceae Genus: Camellia Species: C. oleifera Common names: Tea oil camellia ZBAS 2 An important oil crop in Southern… read more Winter flower 7: Tea oil flower

Winter flower 6: Tea

Family: Theaceae Genus: Camellia Species: C. sinensis Common names: tea flower, tea tree flower ZBAS (Zach’s bee attraction score) 8… read more Winter flower 6: Tea

Winter flowers: Jade tree flowers

It is now cold in Michigan, with about 3-6 degrees C during the day.  I am missing the flowers in… read more Winter flowers: Jade tree flowers

Fall flower 2: Goldenrod

Family: Asteraceae Genus: Solidago Species: S. canadensis Common names: goldenrod ZBAS 8 Well, it is definitely fall. You got that… read more Fall flower 2: Goldenrod

Fall flower 1: Chinese sumac

Family: Anacardiaceae Genus: Rhus Species: R. chinensis Common names: Chinese sumac ZBAS 9 This year (2020), I checked the trees… read more Fall flower 1: Chinese sumac

Summer flower 4: Staghorn sumac

  Family: Anacardiaceae Genus: Rhus Species: R. typhina Common name: Staghorn sumac ZBAS: 8 I just noticed that this flower is… read more Summer flower 4: Staghorn sumac

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