It's known by many wonderful names such as 'Pili Pili', 'Bird's eye', 'Peri Peri' or just 'Piri Piri' but it's the same hot chili that is good both fresh or dried. Just a few more weeks before harvest…
Progress photo of the oldest #Carob flower raceme on my tree. It's hermaphrodite when most carobs have either male or female flowers. Technically, this can self-pollinate, but it'll be interesting seeing if it will do it under the current conditions.
Some stamens are already past their prime. Some are fully ripe, others still on the way. Same with the pistils. If you look closely, you can see the seam on the pistil that would show up in the ripe fruit as well. @plantscience #Flower#Botany
@plants@nature This one's an #InsectFriday + #FlowersOnFriday#combo! #bee on Carlina acaulis in the #garden
This is a #composite#flower so those 'petals' aren't, nor are they ray flowers as in many composites (sunflowers, asters, daisies etc)- those white strappy parts are papery bracts, just there to draw #pollinator attention.The actual flowers are all those tiny things in the centre- --cont-
About 10 hours late on #SixOnSaturday ! so why not throw in a couple more days: #FungiFriday and #MushroomMonday ! I take lots of photos of the many local fungi/ #mushrooms, but don't have names. Late summer/early fall (just a couple of weeks away, here) is peak season for many sorts. + a couple of #flower pics from the #garden that are hard to fit in colour themed collages- I don't have many in these shades! Details in replies. @plants@nature#florespondence#nature#Alberta#BloomScrolling
Flower that thrives in Death Valley may hold secret to heat adaptation: Insights into how Death Valley’s Tidestromia oblongifolia tolerates such high temperatures could help researchers to engineer crops that can survive global warming https://archive.is/0I9Vn