Gloriosa Superba – A Precious Medicinal Plant
Gloriosa superba is an important medicinal plant of Asia and Africa. It is used in diseases and is in high demand in pharma industries as this is a source of colchicines and colchicocides, which...
The Allium – Most Graceful Ornamental Flower
If you have ever seen chives blooming you may have been surprised to find that the plant is as ornamental as it is useful in the kitchen. Most gardeners do not realize that many...
Know the Difference Between Turnips and Rutabagas
There is nothing in the garden quite as unromantic as a turnip unless perhaps it’s rutabaga. It is strongly flavored, good storing root vegetables; they are rarely invited to sit at formal tables. But...
Tawny Mining Bee “Andrena fulva”
BODY LENGTH
The Female length is about 0.39–0.55 in (10–14 mm). However, the Male length is about 0.39–0.55 in. (10–14 mm)
FOOD PLANTS
Tawny Mining Bee food is a wide range of plants including weeds, garden plants,...
Grow Begonia with their Own Special Virtues
Their are several types of Begonia you can grow indoors. All of them very different from one another in the way they look and grow, and all with there own special virtues. The fibrous-rooted...
1500 Years Old Angel Oak Tree in South Carolina
The Angel Oak Tree in South Carolina is a Southern live oak located in Angel Oak Park on Johns Island near Charleston, South Carolina. The exact date is missing, but it is believed the...
Rufous Necked Hornbill – Gorgeous Bird of South Asia
Rufous Necked Hornbill (Aceros nipalensis) is a beautiful species of hornbill in the northeastern Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Rufous-necked hornbill numbers had declined significantly due to habitat loss and hunting, and it has...
Ficus – The Most Popular House Plant
One of the most popular houseplants is the weeping fig, also called Ficus benjamina”, normally just called “ficus”. Though related to the edible fig, it does not bear fruit, but it makes a beautiful...
Blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus)
Description
The Blue whistling thrush is famous for its loud human-like whistling song in the early morning and evening. It is mostly found in the mountains of South Asia, Central Asia, China, and Southeast Asia....
Mountain Ash Tree – Most Widely Grown Plant
Though vulnerable to pests and diseases in some areas. Mountain ashes are still popular ornamental or shade trees because of their size (most are under 50 feet). Their repaid growth their flat clusters of...
Paradise Riflebird “Ptiloris paradiseus”
Common / Scientific Name
Paradise Riflebird “Ptiloris paradiseus”
Description
Paradise Riflebird is a medium size bird of the family Paradisaeidae. Earlier, it was a member of the genus Ptiloris. Then it has been moved to the genus...
White Lily – Flower Forms in Dense Colonies
The White Water Lily is a perpetual plant that frequently forms dense colonies. The beautiful leaves arise on flexible stalks from large, thick rhizomes. The leaves are more round than heart-shaped, and bright green,...
30 Unique Animals Facts
In the modern world, everyone fascinates with animal behaviors. Many of you may not know some interesting Animals Facts. On social media, animal videos go viral like wildfire. On our planet earth, every animal...
Larch – An Evergreen Wild Tree
Larches look for the entire world like evergreen trees. Larches are conifers in the genus Larix, in the family Pinaceae. Larch is also called Larix, is a long waving twigs that have tufts of...
The Mysterious Bogota Sunangel
Description
This mysterious hummingbird is known from only a single specimen, a probable male that was obtained as a skin in Bogotá in 1909. This hummingbird is also known as “Zusi's Sunangel” According to Wikipedia
“The...
Superb Fairy-wren “Malurus cyaneus”
Description:
The Superb Fairy-wren is a lovely cocked tail, iridescent blue plumage, and boldness in adapting to urbanization, parks, and gardens. Its vibrant colors have made the Superb Fairy-wren one of the most popular and...
The Gorgeous Brambling “Fringilla Montifringilla”
The brambling “Fringilla montifringilla” is actually a little passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is a widespread bird of Europe. The common English name is derived from Common West Germanic “brama” meaning...
Barberry (Berberis)-Popular Garden Specimens
The Barberry that grows wild in my neighborhood, “Berberis Vulgaris” is one of the first plants to leaf out in the woods and fields. In mid-spring, tiny yellow flowers appear on it's arching stems....
The Wedge-tailed hillstar (Oreotrochilus adela)
Description:
The Trochilidae has many beautiful species of hummingbirds. The Wedge-tailed hillstar (Oreotrochilus adela) is one of them. It is mostly found in South American countries from the Andes of Bolivia to the north-western border...
Apples – Potent Source of Antioxidants
Apples are a potent source of antioxidants with polyphenols, flavonoids, and vitamin C. Therefore Apples are a good source of fiber, and potassium and there are only 47 calories in an average sized apple....