Dharini
@dharini.bsky.social
Software engineer but also a closeted artist, dog lover and avid reader.
Currently obsessed with spring/summer blooms 🌸 🌹 🌺
Currently obsessed with spring/summer blooms 🌸 🌹 🌺
Thought orchards were only tropical? Meet the Pacific coralroot which is a leafless, parasitic and perennial orchid that grows in shady forest floors in the Cascades and parts of the Rocky Mountains 🧪 🌸
July 9, 2023 at 7:05 PM
Thought orchards were only tropical? Meet the Pacific coralroot which is a leafless, parasitic and perennial orchid that grows in shady forest floors in the Cascades and parts of the Rocky Mountains 🧪 🌸
Butterfly bush, native to central China and Japan is a favorite of butterflies as the name suggests but funnily enough doesn’t provide food for larvae or caterpillars and might out compete those due to its invasive nature 🧪
July 5, 2023 at 4:52 PM
Butterfly bush, native to central China and Japan is a favorite of butterflies as the name suggests but funnily enough doesn’t provide food for larvae or caterpillars and might out compete those due to its invasive nature 🧪
White spotted pine sawyer beetle native to Washington, look at those beautiful spots and the long antennae! 🧪
July 2, 2023 at 11:39 PM
White spotted pine sawyer beetle native to Washington, look at those beautiful spots and the long antennae! 🧪
The blackberry bushes that abound being pollinated. Himalayan blackberries can be easily distinguished from their non invasive and native cousins by their thick ridged stems and leaves that are clustered in fives.
June 30, 2023 at 4:54 PM
The blackberry bushes that abound being pollinated. Himalayan blackberries can be easily distinguished from their non invasive and native cousins by their thick ridged stems and leaves that are clustered in fives.
Like most of the plants/flowers I come across on my walks, Feverfew is non-native and invasive where I live. Originally from Eurasia, it’s name derives from Latin “fever reducer” and is sold in powdered form as traditional herbal medicine under the name Glitinum to treat headaches. Ymmv. 🌸🧪
June 19, 2023 at 9:04 PM
Like most of the plants/flowers I come across on my walks, Feverfew is non-native and invasive where I live. Originally from Eurasia, it’s name derives from Latin “fever reducer” and is sold in powdered form as traditional herbal medicine under the name Glitinum to treat headaches. Ymmv. 🌸🧪
Digitalis purpurea (common foxglove) is a poisonous ornamental, but the toxin in it led to the synthesization of an important heart medicine - digoxin! Apparently in WW2, due to supply chain shortages soldiers used to collect medicinal herbs for medicine, and foxglove was used to regulate heartbeats
June 18, 2023 at 5:40 PM
Digitalis purpurea (common foxglove) is a poisonous ornamental, but the toxin in it led to the synthesization of an important heart medicine - digoxin! Apparently in WW2, due to supply chain shortages soldiers used to collect medicinal herbs for medicine, and foxglove was used to regulate heartbeats
Trailing ice plant also called pink carpet for these gorgeous long lasting blooms 🌸 is native to South Africa, though you can see it extensively in California as ground cover and thrives in rocky soil. Leaves produce hallucinogens and in SA they make an alcoholic drink called khadi from it 🍷 🧪
June 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Trailing ice plant also called pink carpet for these gorgeous long lasting blooms 🌸 is native to South Africa, though you can see it extensively in California as ground cover and thrives in rocky soil. Leaves produce hallucinogens and in SA they make an alcoholic drink called khadi from it 🍷 🧪
This is my split rock plant blooming back in 2018, one of my absolute favorite house plant moments
June 13, 2023 at 11:57 PM
This is my split rock plant blooming back in 2018, one of my absolute favorite house plant moments
Todays bloom is Bear’s breeches aka Acanthus Mollis which was first described in 1736 (!) by Linnaeus. The shape of its leaves features heavily in Greco Roman architecture and Helen of Troy was also described as having a dress with acanthus leaves as embroidery 🌸 🧪
June 13, 2023 at 9:51 PM
Todays bloom is Bear’s breeches aka Acanthus Mollis which was first described in 1736 (!) by Linnaeus. The shape of its leaves features heavily in Greco Roman architecture and Helen of Troy was also described as having a dress with acanthus leaves as embroidery 🌸 🧪
Todays bloom is Silene Coronaria - leaves and stems are a grayish silvery felted green, with tiny hairs discouraging insects and ants to climb or eat them. Coronaria translates to “used for garlands” in Latin, which makes perfect sense given how bright the flowers are 🤩 🧪
June 12, 2023 at 9:10 PM
Todays bloom is Silene Coronaria - leaves and stems are a grayish silvery felted green, with tiny hairs discouraging insects and ants to climb or eat them. Coronaria translates to “used for garlands” in Latin, which makes perfect sense given how bright the flowers are 🤩 🧪
Blackberry (this one is the Himalayan blackberry) which is extremely invasive in the Pacific Northwest, here forming impenetrable thickets if left unchecked. Produces copious amounts of fruit for foraging though 😁
June 6, 2023 at 9:33 PM
Blackberry (this one is the Himalayan blackberry) which is extremely invasive in the Pacific Northwest, here forming impenetrable thickets if left unchecked. Produces copious amounts of fruit for foraging though 😁
French lavender, topped with a cute bumblebee in this picture, whose leaves smell heavenly. Noxious and invasive weed in Australia though.
May 31, 2023 at 11:01 PM
French lavender, topped with a cute bumblebee in this picture, whose leaves smell heavenly. Noxious and invasive weed in Australia though.
Evergreen Candytuft 🍭- the perfect name for this cute ornamental shrub
May 30, 2023 at 9:14 PM
Evergreen Candytuft 🍭- the perfect name for this cute ornamental shrub
Star of Persia - I thought this was an onion bloom at first, and turns out I was close! This plant is in the allium family 🧅
May 29, 2023 at 5:48 PM
Star of Persia - I thought this was an onion bloom at first, and turns out I was close! This plant is in the allium family 🧅
Black locust tree - native to small pockets in the eastern US but now has spread all over the world as an ornamental plant and as for it’s excellent hardwood. Flowers hit you with a heady fragrance as you walk under the tree and are the only non toxic part of the tree and can be made into jam 😋
May 25, 2023 at 5:34 PM
Black locust tree - native to small pockets in the eastern US but now has spread all over the world as an ornamental plant and as for it’s excellent hardwood. Flowers hit you with a heady fragrance as you walk under the tree and are the only non toxic part of the tree and can be made into jam 😋
A closeup to show you how glossy the petals really are
May 23, 2023 at 8:07 PM
A closeup to show you how glossy the petals really are
In California, a similar field of yellow would be mustard (invasive) but here in Seattle it’s the buttercup
May 23, 2023 at 8:06 PM
In California, a similar field of yellow would be mustard (invasive) but here in Seattle it’s the buttercup
Umm @jay.bsky.team how did you know exactly who I am 🤔
May 23, 2023 at 4:25 PM
Umm @jay.bsky.team how did you know exactly who I am 🤔
Creeping buttercup, (aka creeping crowfoot and sitcast) a perennial weed in North America. Petals are super glossy to attract insects and thermoregulate the flower’s reproductive organs.
May 23, 2023 at 4:06 PM
Creeping buttercup, (aka creeping crowfoot and sitcast) a perennial weed in North America. Petals are super glossy to attract insects and thermoregulate the flower’s reproductive organs.
Golden poppies, a perennial state flower of California and native to Western US and Mexico though large swathes of it have been replaced by the invasive mustard and other grasses.
May 20, 2023 at 11:37 PM
Golden poppies, a perennial state flower of California and native to Western US and Mexico though large swathes of it have been replaced by the invasive mustard and other grasses.
Rhododendron macrophyllum, state flower of Washington. Varieties of this evergreen shrub/tree is native to the Himalayan region and is the state/national flower in many states in India and also is the national flower of Nepal too where the flowers are edible!
May 19, 2023 at 4:33 PM
Rhododendron macrophyllum, state flower of Washington. Varieties of this evergreen shrub/tree is native to the Himalayan region and is the state/national flower in many states in India and also is the national flower of Nepal too where the flowers are edible!
Irises in bloom, the rhizomes are only visible in the winter above ground for this variety looking similar to ginger, it’s a lovely perennial
May 17, 2023 at 8:32 PM
Irises in bloom, the rhizomes are only visible in the winter above ground for this variety looking similar to ginger, it’s a lovely perennial
Gonna be skeeting more flower pictures to brighten your day, as spring flowers transition to summer blooms
May 16, 2023 at 8:13 PM
Gonna be skeeting more flower pictures to brighten your day, as spring flowers transition to summer blooms
The English decided to call every other fruit from their colonies an “Apple”. So unimaginative! Y’all know pineapple, but do you know sitapazham (custard apple) and nungu (ice apple)?
May 12, 2023 at 6:55 PM
The English decided to call every other fruit from their colonies an “Apple”. So unimaginative! Y’all know pineapple, but do you know sitapazham (custard apple) and nungu (ice apple)?
Favorite past time is looking at teensy tiny flowers while walking my 🐕 saw this new one today, no idea what it is, but it’s very striking
May 11, 2023 at 4:31 AM
Favorite past time is looking at teensy tiny flowers while walking my 🐕 saw this new one today, no idea what it is, but it’s very striking