Stephen 🌱
@wollemia42.bsky.social
Love Natural History, Horticulture and Science. #pinksky
Betula utilis jaquemontii.
February 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Betula utilis jaquemontii.
Arbutus unedo fruits.
February 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Arbutus unedo fruits.
Snowdrops in parents garden.
February 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Snowdrops in parents garden.
When the snow hit for one day last week, the Eucalyptus kyneanensis must have felt like it was back in the Snowy Mountains in SE Australia!
January 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
When the snow hit for one day last week, the Eucalyptus kyneanensis must have felt like it was back in the Snowy Mountains in SE Australia!
The Moon and Venus a couple of nights ago.
January 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Moon and Venus a couple of nights ago.
Someone's been busy...
January 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Someone's been busy...
Clematis 'Fond Memories' from a few years ago. I must get another as I lost this one. It's such a beauty.
December 15, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Clematis 'Fond Memories' from a few years ago. I must get another as I lost this one. It's such a beauty.
Two examples of pseudanthia from unrelated plants. Euphorbia and Curio (Senecio). Each structure is made up of several flowers.
In the Euphorbia, they are all male with a single female in the centre of each green and red structure. In the Curio, they they are all hermaphrodite flowers.
In the Euphorbia, they are all male with a single female in the centre of each green and red structure. In the Curio, they they are all hermaphrodite flowers.
December 4, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Two examples of pseudanthia from unrelated plants. Euphorbia and Curio (Senecio). Each structure is made up of several flowers.
In the Euphorbia, they are all male with a single female in the centre of each green and red structure. In the Curio, they they are all hermaphrodite flowers.
In the Euphorbia, they are all male with a single female in the centre of each green and red structure. In the Curio, they they are all hermaphrodite flowers.
December 4, 2024 at 10:34 AM
A magnificent and characterful Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) a few weeks ago before leaf drop.
December 1, 2024 at 10:05 PM
A magnificent and characterful Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) a few weeks ago before leaf drop.
Is this it from the other side?
December 1, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Is this it from the other side?
Phalaenopsis sometimes produce plantlets off their flower spikes called a keiki. This one is on a plant my parents have.
December 1, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Phalaenopsis sometimes produce plantlets off their flower spikes called a keiki. This one is on a plant my parents have.
This shrubby Lonicera has never looked prettier.
November 28, 2024 at 1:01 PM
This shrubby Lonicera has never looked prettier.
Frosty ferns at work earlier this morning.
November 28, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Frosty ferns at work earlier this morning.
Mossy understorey at Kielder Forest. I took the photo a couple of years ago.
November 26, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Mossy understorey at Kielder Forest. I took the photo a couple of years ago.
As lovely as the Blue Atlas Cedar is in the next door garden to my parents, it is getting rather large now. Mum is always complaining about it casting shade, which is more obvious with winter sun. Lovely tree though.
November 26, 2024 at 10:24 AM
As lovely as the Blue Atlas Cedar is in the next door garden to my parents, it is getting rather large now. Mum is always complaining about it casting shade, which is more obvious with winter sun. Lovely tree though.
My Pomegranate that I grew from seed during lockdown. This was about six weeks ago, foliage turns a lovely gold before falling (second pic).
November 24, 2024 at 10:53 PM
My Pomegranate that I grew from seed during lockdown. This was about six weeks ago, foliage turns a lovely gold before falling (second pic).
The conifer Sciadopitys verticillata has interesting foliage. What appears to be a single leaf is in fact two stuck together. This one was a present to me from work colleagues 💚
#sciadopitys
#sciadopitys
November 24, 2024 at 10:42 PM
The conifer Sciadopitys verticillata has interesting foliage. What appears to be a single leaf is in fact two stuck together. This one was a present to me from work colleagues 💚
#sciadopitys
#sciadopitys
I miss my cat Gandalf. He was such a character. 17 years of what I hope was as good a life as I could give him.
November 24, 2024 at 10:34 PM
I miss my cat Gandalf. He was such a character. 17 years of what I hope was as good a life as I could give him.
This Dahlia at Halls of Heddon was bigger than my head, and that's big!
November 24, 2024 at 8:09 PM
This Dahlia at Halls of Heddon was bigger than my head, and that's big!
A couple more with work colleague. They were so sluggish in the cool air that they were happy of our heat to warm up. I asked Vicky if she would like one on her nose and she happily obliged 😀
November 24, 2024 at 8:01 PM
A couple more with work colleague. They were so sluggish in the cool air that they were happy of our heat to warm up. I asked Vicky if she would like one on her nose and she happily obliged 😀
So pleased I got to see some Green Hairstreak Butterflies earlier this year. I wasn't hopeful as the weather was cool and slightly misty. As the sun began to burn through, they started to appear. A bit sluggish because of the coolness but this turned out to be a blessing.
November 24, 2024 at 7:58 PM
So pleased I got to see some Green Hairstreak Butterflies earlier this year. I wasn't hopeful as the weather was cool and slightly misty. As the sun began to burn through, they started to appear. A bit sluggish because of the coolness but this turned out to be a blessing.
Rhus aromatica autumn foliage from last week (before the cold snap).
November 24, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Rhus aromatica autumn foliage from last week (before the cold snap).
The foliage of the Drimys is indeed very spicy tasting, though I doubt very much that I'll be using it in food any time soon.
November 24, 2024 at 1:23 PM
The foliage of the Drimys is indeed very spicy tasting, though I doubt very much that I'll be using it in food any time soon.