BobertoBeer
@bobertobeer.bsky.social
Plant/Language/Music nerd.
Longtime affair with Greece and Turkey; newly infatuated with Vietnam.
Memes are fine but let’s not forget how to tell a good joke!
Also I block ho-bots.
Longtime affair with Greece and Turkey; newly infatuated with Vietnam.
Memes are fine but let’s not forget how to tell a good joke!
Also I block ho-bots.
Lilies smell amazing. Eryngiums smell amazing(ly bad). I love em both.
July 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Lilies smell amazing. Eryngiums smell amazing(ly bad). I love em both.
A lesser-known variety of the common Star Jasmine (Trachylospermum jasminoides), var. Mandianum. In addition to the yellow-orange flowers, it has a very different scent, almost like fruity tea.
July 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A lesser-known variety of the common Star Jasmine (Trachylospermum jasminoides), var. Mandianum. In addition to the yellow-orange flowers, it has a very different scent, almost like fruity tea.
Natural bonsai on Mr. Rainier
July 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Natural bonsai on Mr. Rainier
Catananche coerulea (Cupid’s Dart) buds catching the light during the golden hour.
July 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Catananche coerulea (Cupid’s Dart) buds catching the light during the golden hour.
Verbascum olympicum, a large multi-branching mullein endemic to a single mountain in Turkey (Bithynian Olympus / Uludağ). Because of its name it’s frequently sold as “Greek mullein.” But it’s not. :-)
June 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Verbascum olympicum, a large multi-branching mullein endemic to a single mountain in Turkey (Bithynian Olympus / Uludağ). Because of its name it’s frequently sold as “Greek mullein.” But it’s not. :-)
Cardiocrinum giganteum aka Himalayan giant lily, is definitely the star of the garden these couple of weeks!
June 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Cardiocrinum giganteum aka Himalayan giant lily, is definitely the star of the garden these couple of weeks!
First peony, Nicotiana alata x mutabilis hybrid made back in 1998, a rampant Campanula, and a general garden view
June 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
First peony, Nicotiana alata x mutabilis hybrid made back in 1998, a rampant Campanula, and a general garden view
As-yet unnamed Pinguicula hybrid that is 7/8 laueana. Most of the siblings are exactly what I’d expect but this one seems to have decided that red was passé. I’m liking the subtle hint of yellow!
May 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
As-yet unnamed Pinguicula hybrid that is 7/8 laueana. Most of the siblings are exactly what I’d expect but this one seems to have decided that red was passé. I’m liking the subtle hint of yellow!
“I didn’t get a diphtheria vaccination and I still never got diphtheria.”
“100 years ago there weren’t any vaccinations, and people did just fine. Kids were healthy because they didn’t eat processed foods.”
“100 years ago there weren’t any vaccinations, and people did just fine. Kids were healthy because they didn’t eat processed foods.”
April 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
“I didn’t get a diphtheria vaccination and I still never got diphtheria.”
“100 years ago there weren’t any vaccinations, and people did just fine. Kids were healthy because they didn’t eat processed foods.”
“100 years ago there weren’t any vaccinations, and people did just fine. Kids were healthy because they didn’t eat processed foods.”
A new ping that is 7/8 laueana, 1/8 moranensis ‘Vera Paz’
March 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A new ping that is 7/8 laueana, 1/8 moranensis ‘Vera Paz’
Here’s an interesting mushroom on the side of a plum tree. @lukelukeluke.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Here’s an interesting mushroom on the side of a plum tree. @lukelukeluke.bsky.social
Some pre-spring blooms
February 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Some pre-spring blooms
P. gigantea x sp. ‘Tehuacán’ with an oddly tiny and surprisingly white flower. The other siblings’ flowers are soft mottled pink.
February 9, 2025 at 5:45 AM
P. gigantea x sp. ‘Tehuacán’ with an oddly tiny and surprisingly white flower. The other siblings’ flowers are soft mottled pink.
Pinguicula “Soft Vein” (laueana moranensis hybrid backcross)
February 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Pinguicula “Soft Vein” (laueana moranensis hybrid backcross)
Pinguicula “Pinkeye”
February 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Pinguicula “Pinkeye”
February 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Pinguicula ‘Riva’ and P. gracilis x moctezumae blooming on a big chunk of Cascade pumice.
February 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Pinguicula ‘Riva’ and P. gracilis x moctezumae blooming on a big chunk of Cascade pumice.
Some intense fragrance from the UW botanic Garden’s Witt Winter Garden
February 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Some intense fragrance from the UW botanic Garden’s Witt Winter Garden
Aeschynanthus radicans ‘Thai Pink’ popped out an early cluster of blooms
February 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Aeschynanthus radicans ‘Thai Pink’ popped out an early cluster of blooms
February 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dotty’ is ever so slightly confused.
January 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dotty’ is ever so slightly confused.
Geography is fun
December 31, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Geography is fun
My first day in Saigon I found myself thinking what a harsh place it would be if not for all the trees. They definitely could use more parks and greenery but even the back alleys show the Vietnamese people’s
love for greenery and flowers. #vietnam #trees #urbanhorticulture
love for greenery and flowers. #vietnam #trees #urbanhorticulture
December 30, 2024 at 11:32 PM
My first day in Saigon I found myself thinking what a harsh place it would be if not for all the trees. They definitely could use more parks and greenery but even the back alleys show the Vietnamese people’s
love for greenery and flowers. #vietnam #trees #urbanhorticulture
love for greenery and flowers. #vietnam #trees #urbanhorticulture