jungle mama:
The glorious glowing world of wet Croton Leaves on edge
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A very close look at a luscious wet, red and purple Billbergia pyramidalis
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Rosy, white ruffle-edged Crape Myrtle has golden disc-shaped anthers on shiny red filaments
jungle mama:
Agave augustifolia's profound reason for all this soaring... Pollination!
jungle mama:
The warm morning sun stimulates Agave augustifolia's buds to open
jungle mama:
Agave augustifolia's flowering head will soar to 25' and scatter its tiny plantlets in all directions
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A very close look at the seeds of a Christmas Tree Palm packed in their protective, brown-tissuey sheath
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What you don't usually see... tiny green Palm Seeds
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Tiny green Palm seeds strung on gelatinous threads safely emerge from their protective sheath when ready
jungle mama:
Wet waxy white seeds of the Christmas Tree Palm after breaking free from their tissuey brown sheath... and before turning bright red
jungle mama:
Brassia maculata... I couldn't believe my eyes. 3 foot sprays in all directions!
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A very close look at a Cactus pup in the sky
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A very close look at a tiny Florida Crab Spider spinning its web
jungle mama:
Neither rain nor dew nor the glare of my flash shall keep the Navy Blue and Gold Lubber from his appointed rounds
jungle mama:
A very close look at Mother Lubber climbing a Crown of Thorns on a dewy morning
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Pedilanthus... a rare Euphorbia with a shiny zig zag stem
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A very close look at a rare, unusual endangered species... rosy Pedilanthus Euphorbiaceae
jungle mama:
A very close look at a rosy Crown of Thorns after heavy night rain and frosty morning dew
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A very close look at 7 Pups on a very thorny Prickly Pear Cactus paw
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Oh no! Guess who found the dewy, delicate Crown of Thorns blossom
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A very close look at a Pink Hibiscus bud unfurling to reveal its golden stamens
jungle mama:
A very close look at the heart of a Bright Red Angel Wing Begonia
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A very close look at the wet petals of a brilliant Orange Geiger Tree
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A very close look at a variegated Hibiscus and its rosy bloom
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A very close look at a shy Magnolia guarding its golden stamen and rosy throat
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A very close look at a bee collecting Magnolia nectar served on a petal platter
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A very close look at a Variegated Hibiscus bud and rosy veined leaves
jungle mama:
The Ecstasy of Ester's pink and white Cactus blossom
jungle mama:
Impressionistic pink stems of Aechmea ramosa hold up purple and blue seeds with "cords" still attached
jungle mama:
Oops. Is this your leaf?
