Baby wasps and big bees love koromiko.
Koromiko plants cater for all insect sizes.
Yet to open buds come pre-coated with nectar and this suits baby wasps.
Fully grown bees love to feast on the open flowers.
Rainy Day Marigold Show
Bright yellows and deep reds.
Where do the bright yellows and deep reds come from? Ask a chemist and the answer is xanthophyll.
Its a thrilling story of carrots and enzymes
If you can’t be bothered with the chemistry enjoy the pictures anyway.
A gif for chemists follows the pictures.
Portuluca Grandiflora, a first look.
With a name that suggests a higher status among flowering plants this wee beauty was purchased from my local plant shop in Kumeu. Terrific value at $2.50.
Zombie Apocalithops
Lithops succulents are survivors.
Gymnocalycium Mihanovichii, I think.
My plant recognition app identified this cactus. The flower opened incompletely in the late afternoon sun. It wasn’t the first small Gymnocalycium plant that has failed to open fully for me.
After a quick read through articles by “cactus people” the phrase “incomplete opening” cropped up a few times.