#tropicalplants – Fake Flamenco

Letting Nature Pitch In

I have a couple of sizzling posts on the stovetop. While they simmer, I’ll share these nature shots. One’s from Olbrich Gardens tropical indoor space, the other from outdoors. If it’s cold where you are, feel the warm humid air rising up around the pitcher plants and get cozy. If it’s too hot where you […]

Gardening, Nature, Spanish Culture and Language, The Americas

Ever Seen the Lobster Claw Flower?

Thank goodness for the Madison tropical flower pavilion at Olbrich Gardens that fools my senses into thinking it’s summer! Outrageously showy flowers like these make me smile. It’s another unusual plant brought to you by the Heliconiaceae Family Common names: Lobster Claw, Pico de Loro (Parrot Beak in Spanish!) This beauty is found in tropical […]