Plant postings
*Plant postings on AZBlog
(Note: my practice on names that are both names of genera and common names is inconsistent with respect to capitalization and italicization)
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☛ 8/26/10: Our Gardens, Our Selves:
[http://arnold-x-zwicky.livejournal.com/8124.html]
plants in the Columbus garden
☛ 6/22/11: Agapanthus:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2011/06/22/agapanthus/]
☛ 6/23/11: More plants of love :
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2011/06/23/more-plants-of-love/]
philodendron, philadelphus, love-in-a-mist, lad’s love, love lies bleeding
☛ books: 7/6/11: Flora:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2011/07/06/flora/]
Farm Weeds of Canada, Alpen-Flora
☛ 1/3/12: Data points: interpreting compounds:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/01/03/data-points-interpreting-compounds-1312/]
labiates
☛ 3/1/12: Take a leek:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/03/01/take-a-leek/]
leeks, daffodils
☛ 3/17/12: St. Patrick:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/03/17/st-patrick/]
calla lilies, Victorian box
☛ 6/5/12: singletail and flowertail:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/06/05/singletail-and-flowertail/]
eremurus, anthurium
☛ 6/11/12: La Victoria:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/06/11/la-victoria/]
habaneros, jalapeños
☛ 6/26/12: Cole slaw:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/06/14/cole-slaw/]
brassicas
☛ 6/26/12: From South America:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/06/26/from-south-america/]
jacaranda, alstroemeria
☛ 7/1/12: Two plants of the season:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/07/01/two-plants-of-the-season/]
golden marguerite, acanthus
☛ 7/15/12: lupines:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/07/15/lupines/]
☛ 7/16/12: The buzz on Melissa:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/07/16/the-buzz-on-melissa/]
melissa, monarda
☛ 7/16/12:labiates:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/07/16/labiates/]
☛ 7/29/12: crape myrtle:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/07/29/crape-myrtle/]
crape myrtle, myrtle
☛ 8/19/12: gaillardia:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/08/19/gaillardia/]
☛ 8/21/12: zinnias:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/08/21/zinnias/]
zinnias, Kalanchoe diagremontiana
☛ 8/21/12: Mystery plant:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/08/21/mystery-plant/]
☛ 10/12/12: Gypsum weed etc.:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/10/17/gypsum-weed-etc/]
Jimson weed and its relatives
☛ 11/6/12: Inhabiture:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2012/11/06/inhabiture/]
vertical gardens
☛ 3/6/13: Cymbidiums:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/03/06/cymbidiums/]
☛ 3/12/13: Cyclamens:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/03/12/cyclamens/]
☛ 3/14/13: Wisteria:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/03/14/wisteria/]
☛ 3/15/13: Podocarpus:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/03/15/podocarpus/]
☛ 3/20/13: Flowering pears and secretions:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/03/20/flowering-pears-and-secretions/]
☛ 3/20/13: Stone fruits, nuts, and berries:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/03/20/stone-fruits-nuts-and-berries/]
☛ 3/27/13: Abutilon and its relatives:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/03/27/abutilon-and-its-relatives/]
abutilon and many other members of the mallow family
☛ 3/29/13: Bell pepper sex:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/03/29/bell-pepper-sex/]
bell peppers; flower sex
☛ 4/11/13: Tree nuts:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/04/11/tree-nuts/]
☛ 4/21/13: Primroses:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/04/21/primroses/]
primroses, evening primroses
☛ 4/21/13: Ranunculus:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/04/21/ranunculus/]
ranunculus, creeping buttercup, lesser celandine, water crowfoot
☛ 4/22/13: Gay greens: the big two:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/04/22/gay-greens-the-big-two/]
arugula, radicchio, and related plants (gay greens)
☛ 4/28/13: Digitalis / foxglove:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/04/28/digitalis-foxglove/]
☛ 5/1/13: Gamma linolenic acid and borage:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/05/01/gamma-linolenic-acid-and-borage/]
borage
☛ 5/17/13: Vocabulary surprises:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/05/17/vocabulary-surprises/]
buttercup
☛ 6/17/13: Bacopa:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/06/17/bacopa/]
bacopa, centella, sutera
☛ 6/20/13: Poppies, lilacs, and lilies:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/06/20/poppies-lilacs-and-lilies/]
poppies / California poppies, lilacs / California lilacs, lilies / daylilies
☛ 6/21/13: Forbs:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/06/21/forbs/]
forbs, herbs (in the botanical sense)
☛ more gay greens: watercress, mâche, fennel, parsley, basil, chervil:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/06/24/more-gay-greens/]
☛ nasturtiums, watercress, geraniums, cranesbills:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/06/24/springing-into-summer/]
☛ Albizia julibrissin:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/06/28/mimosa/]
☛ Tagetes, Calendula:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/07/28/marigolds/]
☛ chokecherries:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/08/06/chokecherries-and-ulmer/]
☛ moringa:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/08/09/this-months-miracle-green/]
☛ petunias, cinerarias:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/08/09/intense-but-opposite-petunias-and-cinerarias/]
☛ quinoa, cereal, grain:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/08/18/quinoa/]
☛ mile-a-minute, kudzu:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/08/28/vining-menaces/]
☛ Aristolochia:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/09/14/poisoned-land/]
☛ Indian pipes:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/09/17/indian-pipes/]
☛ Michaelmas daisies:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/10/05/michaelmas-daisies/]
☛ mountain ash trees:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/10/08/mountain-ash/]
☛ kale:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/10/26/kale/]
☛ wallflower:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/11/18/wallflower/]
☛ eglantine rose:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/12/09/eglantine-rose/]
☛ more wild roses:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/12/10/more-wild-roses/]
☛ acorns, arums:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2013/12/15/genital-plants/]
☛ Arabidopsis:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/01/25/plant-phallicity/]
☛ forbs:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/02/08/mammoths-and-flowers/]
☛ Bellis perennis:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/03/29/bellis-perennis/]
☛ Ornithogalum umbellatum:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/04/03/star-of-bethlehem/]
☛ Chionodoxa:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/04/03/glory-of-the-snow/]
☛ Galanthus:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/04/07/snowdrops/]
☛ Scilla siberica:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/04/09/squills/]
☛ Sisyrinchium:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/04/15/blue-eyed-grass/]
☛ Mandevilla:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/04/19/mandevilla/]
☛ Forsythia:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/04/24/forsythia/]
☛ peonies (of three types):
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/05/01/peonies/]
☛ sweet peas:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/05/05/sweet-peas/]
☛ shrubs and trees that have gone out of fashion, esp. catalpas:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/05/21/youre-planting-that-old-thing/]
☛ Emilio Tafani posters: wild rose, laburnum, lilacs, wild honeysuckle, meadowsweet:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/06/03/plant-life-by-public-transport/]
☛ citronella oil, lemongrass, lemon balm:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/06/22/sunday-jottings/]
☛ privets:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/06/24/privets/]
☛ tumbleweed:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/07/01/tumblin/]
☛ Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica):
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/07/09/japanese-knotweed/]
☛ PEED EVIL:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/08/04/peed-evil/]
Speed Devil cannabis
☛ Farewell to the trees:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/08/16/farewell-to-the-trees/]
(Chilean) potato vine (Solanum crispum}
☛ anemone:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/08/30/anemone/]
Anemone blanda, coronaria, and hupehensis
☛ I Never Promised You a Rose Garden:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/lists/plant-postings/]
rose, Christmas rose (hellebore), primrose, tuberose, rosemary, etc.
☛ linguistic diversity among the nopalries:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/09/13/linguistic-diversity-among-the-nopalries/]
Opuntia cactuses
☛ coneflowers and goldfinches:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/09/14/coneflowers-and-goldfinches/]
coneflowers, black-eyed Susans
☛ rockroses:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/11/02/rockroses/]
☛ I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/11/10/ive-got-a-lovely-bunch-of-coconuts/]
coconut palm
☛ sweetgum: and Liquidambar:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/11/11/sweetgum/]
☛ California peppertree:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/12/14/california-peppertree/]
☛ Winter greenery:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/12/22/winter-greenery/]
calla lilies, miner’s lettuce, spring beauty
☛ Portulacas:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/12/22/portulacas/]
purslane, moss-roses
☛ Snowtopia:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2014/12/25/snowtopia/]
bacopa Snowtopia
☛ Perilla and company:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/01/12/perilla-and-company/]
Perilla frutescens
☛ magnolias;
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/01/19/magnolias/]
☛ Signs of spring:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/02/05/signs-of-spring/]
California buckeye, Ohio buckeye
☛ Morning name: calabash:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/02/15/morning-name-calabash/]
calabaza, calabash gourd, calabash tree
☛ Morning name: salsify (with Swiss chard as a bonus):
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/03/09/morning-name-salsify-with-swiss-chard-as-a-bonus/]
☛ Two more mornings:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/03/14/two-more-mornings/]
photinia
☛ cumin:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/03/20/cumin/]
☛ Morning names: Confrey, comfrey:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/03/23/morning-names-confrey-comfrey/]
comfrey (Symphytum)
☛ Edelweiss:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/04/07/edelweiss/]
☛ 5/4/15: Good and evil: Star Jasmine:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/05/04/good-and-evil-star-jasmine/]
☛ 5/23/15: Fig time:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/05/20/fig-time/]
several species of Ficus
☛ 5/23/15: California’s iconic food:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/05/23/californias-iconic-food/]
avocados
☛ 5/29/15: Rubber trees, rubber plants:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/05/29/rubber-trees-rubber-plants/]
Hevea brasiliensis, Ficus elastica
☛ 6/1/15: coriander/cilantro:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/06/01/coriandercilantro/]
☛ 6/3/15: culantro:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/06/03/culantro/]
☛ 6/3/15: The Counts Perovski:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/06/03/the-counts-perovski/]
perovskia
☛ 6/14/15: Russian-olive:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/06/14/russian-olive/]
☛ The Haddockian argot, and licorice:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/06/18/the-haddockian-argot-and-licorice/]
the licorice plant
☛ Coleus Jade:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/07/23/coleus-jade/]
coleus
☛ 7/23/15: Breakfast at the Gamble:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/07/23/breakfast-at-the-gamble/]
Gamble Garden in Palo Alto; alstroemeria, horsetail restio
☛ 7/30/15: Morning name: rajas:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/07/30/morning-name-rajas/]
poblano peppers
☛ 8/1/15: Another breakfast at the Gamble:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/01/another-breakfast-at-the-gamble/]
rhubarb, dahlia, scented Pelargoniums, tropical Hibiscus
☛ 8/8/15: Two in bloom:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/08/two-in-bloom/]
hairy golden aster, naked ladies
☛ 8/10/15: Food names, and plant names too:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/10/food-names-and-plant-names-too/]
different names for same plant, same name for different plants
☛ 8/13/11: Three blues and a yellow:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/13/three-blues-and-a-yellow/]
4 plants at the Gamble Garden
☛ 8/18/15: Stachys:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/18/stachys/]
several Stachys species and related plants
☛ 8/19/15: Penstemon:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/19/penstemon/]
several Penstemon species ad related plants
☛ 8/19/15: Plant families:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/19/plant-families/]
☛ 8/20/15: Cotoneaster:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/20/cotoneaster/]
☛ 8/21/15: More plant families:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/21/more-plant-families/]
☛ 8/22/15: Seedy invasives:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/22/seedy-invasives/]
invasive plants that spread by broadcasting their seed
☛ 8/26/15: Vining invasives:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/26/vining-invasives/]
porcelainberry, grapevine, ivy (plus non-invasive Aralia, Cussonia), invasive vines from earlier postings
☛ 8/27/15: Two medicinal plants:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/27/two-medicinal-plants/]
yarrow (Achillea), scabious (Scabiosa)
☛ 8/29/15: Gerbera and other daisy-oid flowers:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/29/gerbera-and-other-daisy-oid-flowers/]
☛ 8/30/15: Cow parsnip:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/30/cow-parsnip/]
cow parsnip, hemlocks, cow parsley, fool’s parsley, etc.
☛ 8/30/15: Two useful terms:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/30/two-useful-terms/]
ruderal, alleleopathic; 9 examples of allelopathy; cornflower
☛ 8/31/15: African daisies:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/31/african-daisies/]
Gazania, Osteospermum, Arctotis
☛ 8/31/15: Eat your weeds:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/08/31/eat-your-weeds/]
Euell Gibbons; lamb’s quarters, rose hips, dandelion shoots, stringing nettles, and cattails
☛ 9/4/15: Cotinus and the cousins of Cotinus:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/09/04/cotinus-and-the-cousins-of-cotinus/]
Cotinus, Anacardium, Mangifera, Rhus, Toxicodendron
☛ 9/5/15: Two more plant families:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/09/05/two-more-plant-families/]
Crassulaceae, Plumbaginaceae
☛ 9/6/15: Birthday flowers:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/09/06/birthday-flowers/]
Asparagaceae, Primulaceae; genera in both
☛ 9/7/15: Returning to your roots:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/09/07/returning-to-your-roots/]
Ipomoea and the family Convolvulaceae
☛ 9/7/15: Shooting stars, hydrangeas, and lemongrass:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/09/07/shooting-stars-hydrangeas-and-lemongrass/]
genera Dodecatheon, Hydrangea, Cymbopogon; family Hydrangeaceae
☛ 9/9/15: More vining invasives:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/09/09/more-vining-invasives/]
Campsis radicans, Bignonia capreolata, Celastrus orbiculatus; Alstroemeria
☛ 9/9/15: Plant family backlog:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/09/09/plant-family-backlog/]
olive family, violet family, and 7 others
☛ 9/11/15: Cochinita pibil:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/09/11/cochinita-pibil/]
the dish and its name; achiote / annatto
☛ 9/11/15: Golden yellow for the end of summer:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/09/11/golden-yellow-for-the-end-of-summer/]
goldenrods (Solidago), ragweeds (Ambrosia)
☛ 9/12/15: Chaste trees and jumping spiders:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/09/12/chaste-trees-and-jumping-spiders/]
Chaste tree (Vitex); Verbenaceae; Verbena, Lantana
☛ 9/25/15: Monkey puzzle tree:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/09/25/monkey-puzzle-tree/]
☛ 9/30/15: Muhly grass:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/09/30/muhly-grass/]
☛ 9/30/15: Roselle:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/09/30/roselle/]
Hibiscus sabdariffa
☛ 10/5/15: Non-parallel gaps in Jackson Hole:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/10/05/non-parallel-gaps-in-jackson-hole/]
vertical garden
☛ 10/7/15: Arnoldia:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/10/07/adventures-in-arnoldia/]
plant genera Arnoldia; Dimorphotheca
☛ 10/18/15: Mornings and mangelwurzels:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/10/18/mornings-and-mangelwurzels/]
the mangelwurzel (fodder beet, etc.)
☛ 11/2/15: The New Yorker food issue:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/11/02/the-new-yorker-food-issue/]
farming kelp for food
☛ 11/8/15: ExtenZe:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/11/08/extenze/]
many plant ingredients in the male enhancement product
☛ 11/11/15: The water frog, the ground squirrel, and the little thrush:
purple pitcher plant, dogwood, holly
☛ 11/23/15: Nugenix:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/11/23/nugenix/]
fenugreek plant
☛ 11/30/15: Morning name: penumbra:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/11/30/morning-name-penumbra/]
carrot (Daucus carota), umbels
☛ 12/5/15: Morning names: Norfolk Island Pine, ruach:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/12/05/morning-names-norfolk-island-pine-ruach/]
☛ 12/9/15: sweet olive:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/12/09/sweet-olive/]
Osmanthus fragrans
☛ 12/26/15: Morning name: camellia:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/12/26/morning-name-camellia]
C. sasanqua, C. japonica, C. sinensis
☛ 12/27/15: Name your florist:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/12/27/name-your-florist/]
names of florist shops
☛ 12/29/15: tomatillos:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2015/12/29/tomatillos/]
tomatillo plant, potato vine
☛ 1/27/16: Bruce Bruce Bruce:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/01/27/bruce-bruce-bruce/]
Queensland silver wattle
☛ 1/28/16: Yesteday:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/01/28/yesterday/]
flowers and food plants at the Gamble Garden in Palo Alto; hellebores and agave featured
☛ 2/13/16: Mandrake:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/02/13/mandrake/]
Mandragora
☛ 3/20/16: Morning name: catarrh:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/03/20/morning-name-catarrh/]
a variety of plants used in remedies for catarrh
☛ 3/24/16: The invasive starling:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/03/24/the-invasive-starling/]
invasive plants
☛ 3/25/16: Morning name: scuppernong:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/03/25/morning-name-scuppernong/]
scuppernong grapes
☛ 3/25/16: Jeepers creepers:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/03/25/jeepers-creepers/]
creeping plants
☛ 3/26/16: Monsters of vegetative spread: dragon’s teeth:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/03/26/monsters-of-vegetative-spread-dragons-teeth/]
Japanese knotweed dragon-toothing
☛ 4/3/16: Common names that are also descriptions:
[http://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/04/03/common-names-that-are-also-descriptions/]
Bottle-brush plants, Callistemon and Melaleuca
☛ 5/5/16: Down on the farm::
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/05/05/down-on-the-farm/]
favorite weed (goldenrod) and leaat favorite weed (dodder)
☛ 5/5/16: The weed annals I:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/05/05/the-weed-annals-i/]
☛ 5/7/16: The weed annals II:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/05/07/the-weed-annals-ii/]
☛ 5/7/16: The weed annals III:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/05/07/the-weed-annals-iii/]
☛ 5/12/16: Morning name: nemesia:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/05/12/morning-name-nemesia/]
nemesia (and star jasmine)
☛ 5/24/16: Three natives:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/05/24/three-natives/]
golden blue-eyed grass, purple sage, sticky monkey-flower
☛ 5/29/16: Memorial pun:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/05/29/memorial-pun/]
hostas
☛ 6/1/16: From late winter:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/06/01/from-late-winter/]
7 plants at the Gamble Garden
☛ 6/3/16: It was 13 years ago today:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/06/03/it-was-13-years-ago-today/]
Mister Lincoln rose
☛ 7/7/16: Name that succulent:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/07/07/name-that-succulent/]
☛ 7/15/16: Garden moments:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/07/15/garden-moments/]
cymbidiums, geraniums, coleus, and other container plants
☛ 7/21/16: The kangaroo’s paw:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/07/21/the-kangaroos-paw/]
Anigozanthos
☛ 8/10/16: Violet-blue, white, and deep purple:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/08/10/violet-blue-white-and-deep-purple/]
Catanache caerulea, Angelica archangelica, Angelica stricta
☛ 8/12/16: Trapped in the morning duff:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/08/12/trapped-in-the-morning-duff/]
duff ‘decaying vegetable matter’
☛ 8/19/16: Pink motels, Cadillacs, etc. etc.:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/08/19/pink-motels-cadillacs-etc-etc/]
pink pussytoes, pink pussytails
☛ 8/29/16: Osmunda, Königin des Waldes:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/08/29/osmunda-konigin-des-waldes/]
the fern genus Osmunda
☛ 9/1/16: On foot patrol, part 2:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/09/01/on-foot-patrol-part-2/]
the mangosteen plant and its fruit
☛ 9/7/16: How sweet the daphne smells:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/09/07/how-sweet-the-daphne-smells/]
Daphne mezereum (and oleander)
☛ 9/11/16: The Mystery Man of Crotch Beach:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/09/11/the-mystery-man-of-crotch-beach/]
Prunella vulgaris, Orchis mascula
☛ 9/12/16: The durian:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/09/12/the-durian/]
the tree and its fruit
☛ 10/1/16: Penguin irises:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/10/01/penguin-irises/]
Japanese irises
☛ 10/19/16: Triple-play pun:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/10/19/triple-play-pun/]
asparagus plants
☛ 10/21/16: Pingu watches over the gay boys:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/10/21/pingu-watches-over-the-gay-boys/]
genus Pinguicula
☛ 10/21/16: Two flowering trees in Kyoto:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/10/21/two-flowering-trees-in-kyoto/]
tea tree, powder-puff tree, Brazil nut tree
☛ 10/26/16: Wednesday odds and ends:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/10/26/wednesday-odds-and-ends/]
item (1): Japanese painted scroll with poppies
☛ 11/5/16: Patio, with plants and penguins:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/11/05/patio-with-plants-and-penguins/]
Hydrangea macrophylla, Agave desmetiana
☛ 11/9/16: Two Mediterranean plants for wintry days:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/11/09/two-mediterranean-plants-for-wintry-days/]
Drimia maritima, Iris unguicularis
☛ 11/17/16: Going extinct there, flourishing here:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/11/17/going-extinct-there-flourishing-here/]
Dymondia margaretae
☛ 11/23/16: Two Stanford adventures:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/11/23/two-stanford-adventures/]
Stanford Cactus Garden; esp. prickly pears and agaves
☛ 11/28/16: And so it begins:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/11/28/and-so-it-begins/]
first cymbidium blooms of the winter season
☛ 12/1/16: Silver-bush everlasting:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/12/01/silver-bush-everlasting/]
Helichrysum petiolare ‘Moe’s Silver’
☛ 12/4/16: Con Ed and the Ramona St. Squirrel Squad:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/12/04/con-ed-and-the-ramona-st-squirrel-squad/]
plants in pots on the Ramona St. patios
☛ 12/14/16: Two red hot pokers:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2016/12/14/two-red-hot-pokers/]
Kniphofia, Aloe arborescens; Crassula ovata, Sedum rubrotinctum
☛ 2/12/17: Three exhibitions:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/02/12/three-exhibitions/]
third exhibition: on the lingzhi mushroom
☛ 2/19/17: horsetails:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/02/19/horsetails/]
Equisetum (hyemale)
☛ 2/20/17: Blossoms from the south:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/02/20/blossoms-from-the-south/]
Westringia, Tulbaghia, Bulbinella
☛ 2/26/17: Pretty in pink:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/02/26/pretty-in-pink/]
pink cymbidium in bloom
☛ 2/28/17: Plant packages:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/02/28/plant-packages/]
phallic plants, an evergreen and a cactus
☛ 3/1/17: Two notable plants:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/03/01/two-notable-plants/]
contorted cactus, which turns out to be Opuntia microdasys monstrose; and a white-tipped succulent, not identified, but like an Echevaria or Dudleya
☛ 3/1/17: A codgerie of shaggy men:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/03/01/a-codgerie-of-shaggy-men/]
The old man, or shaggy man, cactus
☛ 3/2/17: Five contorted cactuses:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/03/02/five-contorted-cactuses/]
genera Haageocereus, Echinopsis, Myrtillocactus, Eulychnia, Cereus
☛ 3/9/17: Spring bulbs:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/03/09/spring-bulbs/]
tulips, narcissus, grape hyacinths, snowdops, stars of Bethlehem, glories-of-the-snow, Siberican squills
☛ 3/31/17: He bloomed in March:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/03/31/he-bloomed-in-march/]
cymbidium orchid
☛ 4/19/17: Calla, calla, calla, California:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/04/19/calla-calla-calla-california/]
calla lily, Easter lily
☛ 4/24/17: A mini-phal:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/04/24/a-mini-phal/]
miniature Phalaenopsis
☛ 5/5/17: blue jack:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/05/05/blue-jack/]
Tradescantia ohiensis
☛ 5/9/17: Mothers:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/05/09/mothers/]
Digitalis purpurea, Centranthus ruber
☛ 5/10/17: Two spectacular plants:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/05/10/two-spectacular-plants/]
Echium wildpretii, hybrid gazanias
☛ 5/13/17: I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valley:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/05/13/i-am-the-rose-of-sharon-and-the-lily-of-the-valley/]
lily of the valley, rose of Sharon
☛ 5/16/17: ice plants:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/05/16/ice-plants/]
☛ 5/17/17: Artichokes on the hoof:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/05/17/artichokes-on-the-hoof/]
globe artichokes and artichoke thistles
☛ 5/20/17: JHT photos: on the peony patrol:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/05/20/jht-photos-on-the-peony-patrol/]
standard peonies, fern-leaved peonies, tree peonies
☛ 5/21/17: The front patio redivivus, and having Our House:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/05/21/the-front-patio-redivivus-and-having-our-house/]
cymbidiums, and other patio plants at Ramona St.; wisteria
☛ 5/22/17: The patio report:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/05/22/the-patio-report/]
an assortment of plants on my front patio
☛ 5/23/17: Corn snakes and eggplants:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/05/23/corn-snakes-and-eggplants/]
eggplants, deadly nightshade; links to other members of the Solanaceae / nightshade family
☛ 5/24/17: Veronica Salpiglossis, the Greek goddess of Gamble Garden:
Veronica / speedwell; Salipilossis / painted tongue; Nicotiana / tobacco plant; brief mentions of foxgloves and larkspurs
☛ 5/28/17: In the neighborhood, with an O:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/05/28/in-the-neighborhood-with-an-o/]
Nerium oleander, Oenothera speciosa, Photinia</em species; brief mention of bottle-brush plant, acanthus, red valerian, agapanthus
☛ 5/28/17: Strawberry fields:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/05/28/strawberry-fields/]
cultivated and wild Fragaria; barren strawberry (a species of Waldsteinia); Indian strawberry (a species of Potentilla)
☛ 6/2/17: Pride Time #1: The pink and the purple:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/06/02/pride-time-1-the-pink-and-the-purple/]
red hydrangea; Viola tricolor; Salvia species with purple flowers
☛ 6/5/17: For the day:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/06/05/for-the-day/]
yew (Taxus), bayberry (Myrtica), lemongrass, Grevillea, fig, Indian lime (Citrus aurantifolia), California live oak
☛ 6/5/17: Fairy gardens:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/06/05/fairy-gardens/]
mini-gardens, bonsai, dish gardens
☛ 6/7/17: The word came down on Pentecost:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/06/07/the-word-came-down-on-pentecost/]
daylily ‘Flaming Tongues’; rhododendron (and azalea)
☛ 6/9/17: Three cactuses:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/06/09/three-cactuses/]
☛ 6/13/17: Trailers:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/06/13/trailers/]
trailing plants in hanging baskets and tall container boxes; phlox; polemonium
☛ 6/14/17: Three garden ornamentals and two trees:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/06/14/three-garden-ornamentals-and-two-trees/]
Trichostema lanatum, Aeonium, Sisyrinchium, Erythrinia crista-galli, Pyrus
☛ 6/16/17: Father and grandfather:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/06/16/father-and-grandfather/]
pages from Alpen-Flora: ranunculus family, papilionaceous plants
☛ 6/19/17: Sales talk:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/06/19/sales-talk/]
saguaro cactus
☛ 6/20/17: News for cacti and succulents 6/20/17:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/06/20/news-for-cacti-and-succulents-62017/]
Stanford cactus garden; Agave attenuata; four species of columnar cactuses
☛ 7/4/17: Fay Zwicky:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/07/04/fay-zwicky/]
Banksias
☛ 7/5/17: More news not for penises:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/07/05/more-news-not-for-penises/]
plants called cockscomb, cockspur
☛ 7/9/17: Ruthie copes: Moses and the doggie bag:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/07/09/ruthie-copes-moses-and-the-doggie-bag/]
bulrush, rush, papyrus
☛ 7/12/17: Neighborhood gardens, heavy on purple:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/07/12/neighborhood-gardens-heavy-on-purple/]
Bryant St. garden; statice, glory bush (Tibouchina), Brunfelsia, abelia
☛ 7/16/17: A blue period:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/07/16/a-blue-period/]
chaste tree, balloon flower (Platycodon), bellflower (Campanula), Lobelia, Monopsis
☛ 8/12/17: The War of the Weeds:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/08/12/the-war-of-the-weeds/]
common ivy, ailanthus, golden bamboo; allelopathy
☛ 8/14/17: Two European estates in America:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/08/14/two-european-estates-in-america/]
gardens of Ford house in Grosse Pointe MI; plants attracting pollinators
☛ 8/19/17: An urban jungle:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/08/19/an-urban-jungle/]
ivy, ailanthus, golden bamboo; crape myrtle, bougainvillea, Victorian box, wisteria; California peppertree; urban plantings, parks
☛ 8/25/17: Sago palms:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/08/25/sago-palms/]
☛ 8/29/17: California fuchsia:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/08/29/california-fuchsia/]
Epilobium canum; also plants in the genus Fuchsia; Palo Alto demonstration garden at Lucie Stern Center
☛ 9/9/17: Runner ducks, runner beans, rubber ducks:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/09/09/runner-ducks-runner-beans-rubber-ducks/]
scarlet runner beans
☛ 9/10/17: The fan, the spathiphyllum, and the impressionist garden:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/09/10/the-fan-the-spathiphyllum-and-the-impressionist-garden/]
Spathiphylum; Monet’s gardens at Giverney; late-season plants at Gamble Garden
☛ 9/14/17: Wild Asia in Sonoma:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/09/14/wild-asia-in-sonoma/]
Quarryhill Botanical Garden; four shrubs/trees there
☛ 9/17/17: Hot Lips:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/09/17/hot-lips/]
Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’
☛ 9/19/17: Blue Curls:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/09/19/blue-curls/]
succulent varieties ‘Blue Curls’ and ‘Blue Waves’ in the genus Echeveria
☛ 9/23/17: Boys with Plants:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/09/23/boys-with-plants/]
Monstera deliciosa, Agave, Strelitzia
☛ 9/24/17: A sapsucking planthopper:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/09/24/a-sapsucking-planthopper/]
tree of heaven
☛ 9/26/17: Ice Dance in the garden:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/09/26/ice-dance-in-the-garden/]
Carex morrowii, sedges and nutsedges
☛ 9/30/17: The archangel Michael:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/09/30/the-archangel-michael/]
Michaelmas daisy
☛ 10/15/17: Lilyturf, bronze pin heads, and ungrammatical yucca:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/10/15/lilyturf-bronze-pin-heads-and-ungrammatical-yucca/]
liriope, yuccas, agaves
☛ 10/16/17: Revisiting 8: Rod Canyon:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/10/16/revisiting-8-rod-canyon/]
California bay laurel, Umbellularia californica; bay laurel, Laurus nobilis
☛ 10/17/17: Mahonia, Berberis, Ilex:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/10/17/mahonia-berberis-ilex/]
various species in these three genera
☛ 10/21/17: Household gifts:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/10/21/household-gifts/]
plant mister for mini-phals
☛ 10/27/17: The X-Bulbs, plus Greek Sword:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/10/27/the-x-bulbs-plus-greek-sword/]
9 plants with X in their botanical names
☛ 11/4/17: The succulent report:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/11/04/the-succulent-report/]
Agave desmetiana, Aloe vera, Cymbidium on my patios
☛ 11/12/17: A tale of two flowers:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/11/12/a-tale-of-two-flowers/]
Salvia leucantha, Mexican bush sage; Buddleja / Buddleia spp., butterfly bush
☛ 11/13/17: Orchids on the march:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/11/13/orchids-on-the-march/]
first cymbidium of the season
☛ 11/21/17: Xmas bell flowering maple
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/11/21/xmas-bell-flowering-maple/]
Abutilon ‘Tiger Eye’
☛ 11/24/17: The leafy N + N compounds of fall:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/11/24/the-leafy-n-n-compounds-of-fall/]
leaf slime/sludge
☛ 12/1/17: A golden moment:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/12/01/a-golden-moment/]
Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park; Mister Lincoln hybrid tea rose; yellow/orange flowers (nasturtiums, roses, daylilies, milkweed, abutilon), tangerines; DYCs (damned yellow composites), including marguerite daisies / Paris daisies
☛ 12/6/17: 100 years of independence:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/12/06/100-years-of-independence/]
cloudberries
☛ 12/7/17: The saguaro in bloom:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/12/07/the-saguaro-in-bloom/]
saguaro cactus
☛ 12/20/17: Yet more green leaves and red berries:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2017/12/20/yet-more-green-leaves-and-red-berries/]
Asparagus densiflorus / aethiopicus and other plants with green leaves and red berries
☛ 1/4/18: Spathy in maturity:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/01/04/spathy-in-maturity/]
spathiphyllum flowers
☛ 1/9/18: Orchids in the rain:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/01/09/orchids-in-the-rain/]
cymbidiums
☛ 2/1/18: Some winter flowers:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/02/01/some-winter-flowers/]
garden ranunculus (Persian buttercup); saucer magnolias; flowering fruit trees, esp. flowering plums
☛ 2/3/18: Tulip trees and magnolias:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/02/03/tulip-trees-and-magnolias/]
saucer magnolias, M. grandiflora (southern magnolia), M. stellata (star magnolia), Liriodendron (tulip trees)
☛ 2/5/18: Pretty in pink 2018:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/02/05/pretty-in-pink-2018/]
Bryophyllum daigremontianum, evil genius, mother of thousands, etc.
☛ 2/9/18: Mary Jane comes to Palo Alto:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/02/09/mary-jane-comes-to-palo-alto/]
marijuana
☛ 2/21/18: Adventures in alcohol:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/02/21/adventures-in-alcohol/]
sweet woodruff
☛ 2/28/18: POP on the half shell:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/02/28/pop-on-the-half-shell/]
plants and flowers in Botticelli’s Primavera
☛ 3/13/18: Mistakes in avian medicine:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/03/13/mistakes-in-avian-medicine/]
crowfoot, bird’s-foot trefoil. cock’s-foot
☛ 3/20/18: Perfectionist in pink sequin:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/03/20/perfectionist-in-pink-sequin/]
pansies (in pink)
☛ 4/7/18: The cymbidium report 4/7/18:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/04/07/the-cymbidium-report-4-7-18/]
5 cymbidium photos
☛ 4/17/18: Cuppy and his cub:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/04/17/cuppy-and-his-cub/]
2018 photos of the apricot /peach maxi cymbidium
☛ 4/23/18: Spring flowers,common and exotic:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/04/23/spring-flowers-common-and-exotic/]
mock-orange, foxgloves, bearded irises; Elegia capensis, Puya coerulea
☛ 4/26/18: New on the patio:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/04/26/new-on-the-patio/]
succulents; Echevaria ‘Blue Curls’; Senecio serpens; Senecio cineraria; Common Ragwort; Echevaria secunda; flowers that smell like cat urine, smegma; alpine Senecios; coleus plants of several strains
☛ 4/27/18: Don’t deny your cravings:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/04/27/dont-deny-your-cravings/]
almond trees
☛ 4/29/18: acuminate:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/04/29/acuminate/]
acuminate leaves, agaves, masting / mast seeding
☛ 4/30/18: Prickly silk:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/04/30/prickly-silk/]
Ceiba speciosa, silk floss tree
☛ 5/1/18: Stanford Arizona III:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/01/stanford-arizona-iii/]
Ceiba pentandra, kapok tree
☛ 5/1/18: Stanford Arizona IV:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/01/stanford-arizona-iv/]
mesquites
☛ 5/1/18: Stanford Arizona V:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/01/stanford-arizona-v/]
ceroid cacti
☛ 5/3/18: He said “prickles”:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/03/he-said-prickles/]
prickly pears (Opuntia)
☛ 5/3/18: Green trunks in the desert:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/03/green-trunks-in-the-desert/]
palo verde trees (Parkinsonia)
☛ 5/6/18: On the track of me’s deodorant:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/06/on-the-track-of-mens-deodorant/]
melaleucas: M. alternifolia, M. quinquenervia
☛ 5/6/18: Ocotillo:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/06/ocotillo/]
desert plants (Fouquiera)
☛ 5/6/18: 50 shades of green:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/06/50-shades-of-green/]
Marquis De Sod landscaping company
☛ 5/8/18: haws, hawthorns, Haworth, Haworthia, Hawick:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/08/haws-hawthorns-haworth-haworthia-hawick/]
succulent Haworthia, flowering shrub hawthorn
☛ 5/10/18: Festival Burgundy:[
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/10/festival-burgundy/]
Cordyline species; ti plant
☛ 5/11/18: The poppies of summer:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/11/the-poppies-of-summer/]
California poppies, Matilijal poppies, Oriental poppies
☛ 5/11/18: The patio boys: Cuppy, Ti-Boi, and Cairo Callen:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/11/the-patio-boys-cuppy-ti-boi-and-cairo-callen/]
cymbidium, ti plant, purple calla lily
☛ 5/13/18: Gay butterflies:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/13/gay-butterflies/]
Asclepias species
☛ 5/15/18: The turquoise dish:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/15/the-turquoise-dish/]
succulent garden; silver-leaved sedum; silver-leaved lamium
☛ 5/19/18: The 6-fold way:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/19/the-6-fold-way/]
flowers with 3, 4, 5, 6 petals
☛ 5/20/18: Two from Fairbanks:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/20/two-from-fairbanks/]
poisonous and venomous plants; Dendrocnida moroides, gympie gympie
☛ 5/21/18: bunny ears:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/21/bunny-ears/]
Opuntia microdasys
☛ 5/25/18: Similarities:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/25/similarities/]
Daucus carota, Queen Anne’s lace / carrot; Orlaya grandiflora, white laceflower; globe artichoke; Melianthus major, giant honey flower; Francoa sonchifolia, bridalwreath; Spiraea, spirea / bridal wreath
☛ 5/29/18: It’s alive!:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/29/its-alive/]
Matilija poppy
☛ 5/29/18: Alchemilla:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/29/alchemilla/]
lady’s-mantle, Alchemilla mollis
☛ 5/31/18: A plant too invasive even for me:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/05/31/a-plant-too-invasive-even-for-me/]
Houttuynia cordata, chameleon plant; other dragon-toothing plants; gardening with invasive plants
☛ 6/2/18: Panic in Quercy Park:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/06/02/panic-in-quercy-park/]
plants with panicle flowers, esp. Hydrangea, Panicum species
☛ 6/7/18: White stars on a field of green:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/06/07/white-stars-on-a-field-of-green/]
Myoporum (boobialla) species, Verbascum (mullein)
☛ 6/11/18: Purple Pride:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/06/11/purple-pride/]
purple calla, silver lamium with purple flowers
☛ 6/18/18: Fried eggs and fairy wands:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/06/18/fried-eggs-and-fairy-wands/]
taxonomic names and common names; Romneya coulteri, Dierama pulcherrimum, Chamaelirium luteum, Liatris spicata, Sparaxis tricolor, Galax urceolata; Matilija poppy, fried egg flower, angel’s fishing rod, fairy wand, blazing star, gayfeather, wandflower, harlequin flower, beetleweed
☛ 6/19/18: The wands, magic wands, and fairy wands of Pride:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/06/19/the-wands-magic-wands-and-fairy-wands-of-pride/]
wands and plants that are metaphorically wands or fairy wands
☛ 6/19/18: The ways of plants are inscrutable:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/06/19/the-ways-of-plants-are-inscrutable/]
callas and spathiphyllums
☛ 6/20/18: The cheese of my forebears:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/06/20/the-cheese-of-my-forebears/]
Trigonella caerulea and T. foenum-graecum, blue fenugreek and fenugreek
☛ 6/26/18: Hydrangeal matters:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/06/26/hydrangeal-matters/]
H. macrophylla ‘lacecap’
☛ 7/1/18: Aroused soap-opera scientists and the Stanford screw-moss:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/07/01/aroused-soap-opera-scientists-and-the-stanford-screw-moss/]
Hennediella stanfordensis, the Stanford screw-moss; mosses and ferns
☛ 7/6/18: Food and sex for the 4th:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/07/06/food-and-sex-for-the-4th/]
watermelon vine
☛ 7/14/18: Braised short ribs with Swiss chard, and the Swiss Hotel:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/07/15/braised-short-ribs-with-swiss-chard-and-the-swiss-hotel/]
Swiss chard and closely related plants
☛ 7/17/18: Charlotte:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/07/17/charlotte/]
Joseph Banks and Strelitzia in relation to Charlotte Mecklinburg-Strelitz
☛ 7/17/18: Chard semantics, chard art, and chard food:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/07/17/chard-semantics-chard-art-and-chard-food/]
the Swiss chard plant and its varieties, esp. ‘Bright Lights’; the plant as a garden ornamental
☛ 7/25/18: At Boulders Beach:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/07/25/at-boulders-beach/]
fynbos vegetation in South Africa
☛ 7/28/18: Local news: weather and food:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/07/28/local-news-weather-and-food/]
the barley plant and its seeds
☛ 8/6/18: Friends of friends:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/08/06/friends-of-friends/]
Hylotelephium (formerly Sedum) spectabile varieties ‘Autumn Joy’ and ‘Autumn Fire’; Elaeagnus commutata (and angustifolia and multiflora) and Olea europaea; silverberry, Russian-olive, olive
☛ 8/7/18: Two texties, in two tonalities:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/08/07/two-texties-in-two-tonalities/]
technicalism in naming plant parts
☛ 8/8/18: Succulents on a rampage:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/08/08/succulents-on-a-rampage/]
patio plants: Echeveria ‘Blue Curls’, silvery Echeveria, erect Crassula, rat tail Crassula, Senecio serpens, sedums
☛ 8/19/19: End of season:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/08/19/end-of-season/]
fall-blooming anemone (Anemone hupehensis), (pink) naked ladies (Amaryllis belladonna)
☛ 8/23/18: Late summer food:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/08/23/late-summer-food/]
culinary basil, Ocimum basilicum
☛ 8/30/18: Mandarin orange at the Malamute Saloon:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/08/30/mandarin-orange-at-the-malamute-saloon/]
Mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata)
☛ 9/1/18: An explosion of succulents:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/09/01/an-explosion-of-succulents/]
patio succulents exploding into bloom
☛ 9/3/18: Goldenrods and Boston cops:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/09/03/goldenrods-and-boston-cops/]
Solidago macrophylla
☛ 9/11/18: Rainforest houseplants:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/09/11/rainforest-houseplants/]
Dieffenbachia
☛ 9/14/18: Fruit cream tarts, one with pansy:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/09/14/fruit-cream-tarts-one-with-pansy/]
Viola tricolor, pansy and Johnny jump up; Echeveria
☛ 9/14/18: Neighborhood flora: the cranesbills:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/09/14/neighborhood-flora-the-cranesbills/]
Geranium species: hybrid ‘Johnson’s Blue; wildflower G. dissectum, cutleaf cranesbill
☛ 9/15/18: Neighborhood flora: Chinese elms:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/09/15/neighborhood-flora-chinese-elms/]
Ulmus parvifolia
☛ 9/20/18: Neighborhood flora: phormiums:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/09/20/neighborhood-flora-phormiums/]
cultivars in the genus Phormium of common Palo Alto plants; low-water plants for the area
☛ 9/23/18: Stormy compounds in English:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/09/23/stormy-compounds-in-english/]
mushrooms resembling penises
☛ 9/24/18: Sleep on, harvest moon:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/09/24/sleep-on-harvest-moon/]
4 species for Sukkot; fruit for Mid-Autumn Festival
☛ 9/25/18: Inch by inch:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/09/25/inch-by-inch/]
patio succulents: Echeverias, Senecios, in particular; Senecio mandraliscae
☛ 9/27/18: From vine to towering tree, in four steps:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/09/27/from-vine-to-towering-tree-in-four-steps/]
hyacinth beans, ‘Sweet Caress’ mahonia. the mountain cabbage tree, cucumber (magnolia) tree
☛ 10/13/18: Chic peas and more:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/10/13/chic-peas-and-more/]
chickpeas, cipollini onions, prune plums, red-hulled rice
☛ 10/26/18: At duty on the moors:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/10/26/at-duty-on-the-moors/]
Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia
☛ 11/3/18: News for pumpkins: art and science:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/11/03/news-for-pumpkins-art-and-science/]
evolution of cucurbits (and elephantids)
☛ 11/5/18: Mandala swimmer, Kali tat, Banksia stamp:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/11/05/mandala-swimmer-kali-tat-banksia-stamp/]
sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera; genus Banksia; other iconic Australian flora (gum trees / eucalypts, wattles / Acacia spp.)
☛ 11/12/18: News for penises: salt and pepper:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/11/12/news-for-penises-salt-and-pepper/]
Fairchild Garden in Coral Gables FL; other large public gardens
☛ 11/19/18: Gesneriana:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/11/19/gesneriana/]
Conrad Ges(s)ner and plants; the family Gesneriaceae (the gesneriads), including Saintpaulia, Sinningia, Streptocarpus, Columnea; tulips
☛ 11/30/18: Green flowers:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/11/30/green-flowers/]
15 green flowers: flowers bred for green varieties; (orchid) flowers green in nature; flowers with showy green sepals; green berries. Also hypericums. Floristry, flower arrangement, floral art.
☛ 12/7/18: O rosemary, my rosemary:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/12/07/o-rosemary-my-rosemary/]
rosemary bush as mini Christmas tree
☛ 12/12/18: Three artists:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/12/12/three-artists/]
Odilon Redon flower paintings; ikebana
☛ 12/20/18: Needles and scales:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/12/20/needles-and-scales/]
leaf types (broad, needle-like, scale-like); plants from 8 familes; specific plants: Fabiana imbricata violacea, Coleonema pulchellum, Calluna vulgaris, Cryptomeria japonica, Cedrus libani, Geranium, Pelargonium, Ruta graveolens, Euphorbia x martini, Abies procera
☛ 12/26/18: Four presents:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2018/12/26/four-presents/]
#1, #8: plans in ceramic planters: clover, wild strawberries, basil, mint
☛ 1/5/19: Three kings from 1900:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/01/05/three-kings-from-1900/]
plants in the genus Boswellia, yielding frankincense, and Commiphora, yelding myrrh
☛ 1/23/19: Penguin bearing wild strawberries:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/01/23/penguin-bearing-wild-strawberries/]
wild strawberries; also cymbidiums, flowering fruit trees
☛ 1/24/19: ivy duff:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/01/24/ivy-duff/]
ivy duff, Ponderosa pine duff, redwood duff, redwood sorrel
☛ 1/25/19: Nolde to de l’Écluse to Busbecq:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/01/25/nolde-to-de-lecluse-to-busbecq/]
tulips
☛ 1/25/19: Blue roses:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/01/25/blue-roses/]
blue roses
☛ 1/28/19: Winter gardens:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/01/28/winter-gardens/]
indoor gardens in the winter; northern California winter plants
☛ 1/31/19: Suspended Christmas:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/01/31/suspended-christmas/]
Smilax rotundifolia, S. smallii; Asparagus asparagoides (florist’s smilax)
☛ 3/1/19: The leek and the daffodil:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/03/01/the-leek-and-the-daffodil/]
plants for St. David’s Day
☛ 3/2/19: fried chicken waffle Benedict
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/03/02/fried-chicken-waffle-benedict/]
lilies and X lilies
☛ 3/3/19: My darling clematis:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/03/03/my-darling-clematis/]
the genus Clematis; large-flowered hybrids
☛ 3/18/19: Cum, sweat, and broccoli:
cumin (Cumimum cymimum), black cumin (Bunium bulbocastanum), black seed (Nigella sativa); love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena)
☛ 3/26/19: They might be herons:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/03/26/they-might-be-herons/]
arums, yuccas and agaves; botanical gardens and arboretums
☛ 3/28/19: Revisiting 28: van Gogh and Redon:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/03/28/revisiting-28-van-gogh-and-redon/]
elecampane (Inula helenium)
☛ 3/29/19: Lilacs in California: Lavender Lady:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/03/29/lilacs-in-california-lavender-lady/]
Syringa, Ceonothus, Lavandula
☛ 3/30/19: News for carnivorous penises:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/03/30/news-for-carnivorous-penises/]
pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes; Viburnum dentatum
☛ 4/7/19: Two moments of iridaceous naming:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/04/07/two-moments-of-iridaceous-naming/]
two subfamilies of the Iridaceae; Douglas iris; montbretia and other crocoid plants; freesias
☛ 4/9/19: The serial entrepreneur of Victoria BC:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/04/09/the-serial-entrepreneur-of-victoria-bc/]
cannabis
☛ 4/16/19: If you can’t spell it, you can’t sell it!:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/04/16/if-you-cant-spell-it-you-cant-sell-it/]
acai palm and the palm family; guarana vine and the soapberry family; buckeyes
☛ 4/18/19: Le Pingouin aux Parapluies Roses:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/04/18/le-pingouin-aux-parapluies-roses/]
wild strawberry, spathypyllum
☛ 4/19/19: The white and the red:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/04/19/the-white-and-the-red/]
Iris confusa, bamboo iris; Iris douglasiana; Anigozanthus, kangaroo paw; Lilium longifolium, Easter lily; calla lily; white amaryllis (Hippeastrum); red amaryllis; Passiflora, passion flower; Cornus, dogwood
☛ 5/1/19: The May flower:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/05/01/the-may-flower/]
yellow crocuses, yellow daffodils, lilies of the valley
☛ 5/1/19: Here we cme a-frankerin’:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/05/01/here-we-come-a-frankerin/]
poison oak
☛ 5/2/19: Early summer:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/05/02/early-summer/]
cymbidiums, kalanchoe, wild strawberries, purple callas, Echeveria
☛ 5/5/19: Wooden arches:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/05/05/wooden-arches/]
arches as garden features; ivy and yellow trumpet vine
☛ 5/5/19: A coincidence of days:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/05/06/a-coincidence-of-days/]
naked gardening
☛ 5/9/19: Super Calla Fraggle-istic:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/05/09/super-calla-fraggle-istic/]
callas of several varieties
☛ 5/12/19: Parade of Fangs, Eye of the Pumpkin:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/05/12/parade-of-fangs-eye-of-the-pumpkin/]
fancy hybrid daylilies; irises, lilies
☛ 5/20/19: Annals of fruity goodness: the strawberry file:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/05/20/annals-of-fruity-goodness-the-strawberry-file/]
strawberries, roses, potatoes, petunias; plant parts and plant types; Rosaceae, Solanaceae
☛ 5/28/19: Semantics of compounds:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/05/28/semantics-of-compounds/]
water spinach, Ipomoea aquatica
☛ 5/30/19: Wisely seasoned:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/05/30/wisely-seasoned/]
sages of various genera
☛ 5/31/19: Flirting with magenta:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/05/31/flirting-with-magenta/]
Lychnis coronaria; Montiopsis umbellata; Hebe hybrids; Claytonia virginica, perfoliata
☛ 6/1/19: Follow-up: magenta greens:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/06/01/follow-up-magenta-greens/]
Chenopodium giganteum; fuchsia coleus; fuchsia cordyline; magenta Alternanthera
☛ 6/3/19: The dog of ivy:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/06/03/the-dog-of-ivy/]
ivy topiary
☛ 6/4/19: perennial, evergreen, hardy:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/06/04/perennial-evergreen-hardy/]
botanical terms (vs. annual/biennial, deciduous, tender); figs, mulberries, Osage oranges
☛ 8/8/19: Minimal pears:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/08/08/minimal-pears/]
Seckel pears
☛ 8/15/19: Blue and black at the Gamble Garden:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/08/15/blue-and-black-at-the-gamble-garden/]
blue flax-lilies, dark purple hollyhocks
☛ 8/22/19: Sexy Dark Swiss:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/08/22/sexy-dark-swiss/]
Inula helenium; black truffles
☛ 8/24/19: GG on an August morning:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/08/24/gg-on-an-august-morning/]
dahlias, zinnias, chrysanthemums, autumn-blooming anemones, (pink) naked ladies, many salvias, lemon verbena, trumpet vine, kiwi vines, cockspur coral tree, rock correa; plant families
☛ 9/5/19: Revisiting 33: the ambiguity of the truffle:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/09/05/revisiting-33-the-ambiguity-of-the-truffle/]
truffles the fungus; truffle pigs/hogs
☛ 10/14/19: Space Candy:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/10/14/space-candy/]
artisanal marijuana plants
☛ 10/15/19: The better body butter, with Whipped Shea Butter:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/10/15/the-better-body-butter-with-whipped-shea-butter/]
the shea nut tree, Vitellaria paradoxa
☛ 10/19/19: Another Griffithian mantra:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/10/19/another-griffithian-mantra/]
catnip
☛ 10/24/19: Grammar and gardening:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/10/24/grammar-and-gardening/]
the figure of Grammar (in the Seven Liberal Arts) as a gardener
☛ 10/31/19: Marc-Olivier Zwicky:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/10/31/marc-olivier-zwicky/]
seed protection company Syngenta; Euroseeds organization
☛ 12/15/19: The images quilt:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/12/15/the-images-quilt/]
R4C2 Quercus agrifolia, the California live oak
☛ 12/21/19: Surprise! Vadim’s gay alphabet:
[https://arnold-x-zwicky.livejournal.com/156246.html]
Vadim Temkin’s sexy gay alphabet images: cymbidiums
☛ 12/24/19: Hung with care:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2019/12/24/hung-with-care/]
Vadim’s alphabet on AZBlog: cymbidiums
☛ 1/2/20: Zwicky with a beat:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/01/02/zwicky-with-a-beat/]
onion vs. potato as state vegetable (in WA and ID)
☛ 1/4/20: It’s a tree! It’s a song!:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/01/04/its-a-tree-its-a-song/]
royal poinciana tree; plant names
☛ 1/21/20: A squirrel in the hand:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/01/21/a-squirrel-in-the-hand/]
plant pests in my garden
☛ 2/15/20: Revisiting 43: The Socka Hitsch nominal on the rural Swiss roadside:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/02/15/revisiting-43-the-socka-hitsch-nominal-on-the-rural-swiss-roadside/]
the chamois, or common ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
☛ 2/25/20: Timothy and Agrimony:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/02/25/timothy-and-agrimony/]
timothy grass (Phleum pratense), agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria)
☛ 3/24/20: Mexican dicks with super-spiny nipples:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/03/24/mexican-dicks-with-super-spiny-nipples/]
Mammilaria spinosissimus ssp pilcayensis
☛ 3/29/20: St. Martin des Poires:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/03/29/st-martin-des-poires/]
Bartlett pear trees
☛ 4/10/20: Easter egg 2020.1: Mussorgsky chicken with crocuses:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/04/10/easter-eggs-2020-1-mussorgsky-chicken-with-crocuses/]
edible crocuses
☛ 5/1/20: Trois lapins pour le premier mai:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/05/01/trois-lapins-pour-le-premier-mai/]
muguets
☛ 6/9/20: The June flora and fauna report:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/06/09/the-june-flora-and-fauna-report/]
plants on my patio, esp. cymbidiums, calla liles, hydrangea
☛ 6/27/20: Meet the Jays:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/06/27/meet-the-jays/]
more on the plants on my patio: cymbidiums, succulents, etc.
☛ 7/20/20: Please don’t eat the flooring:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/07/20/please-dont-eat-the-flooring/]
bamboo
☛ 8/25/20: Creature log in the smoke times:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/08/25/creature-log-in-the-smoke-times/]
plants on my patio; seeds in birdfeed mixes
☛ 9/5/20: The rainbow party dog:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/09/05/the-rainbow-party-dog/]
plants in a floral arrangenent
☛ 9/7/20: The post-celebratory day:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/09/07/the-post-celebratory-day/]
flowers in Jacquie Lawson animated ecards
☛ 9/19/20: Marrow among the courgettes:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/09/19/marrow-among-the-courgettes/]
zucchini, marrow, courgette
☛ 9/20/20: gone to seed:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/09/20/gone-to-seed/]
going to seed / bolting; dandelions, lettuce, parsley
☛ 9/21/20: Mushroom days:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/09/21/mushroom-days/]
mushrooms and their cultivation
☛ 9/27/20: Giovanna Garzoni:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/09/27/giovanna-garzoni/]
flowers in the still lifes of the 17th-century Italian artist Garzoni
☛ 10/15/20: cubeb:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/10/15/cubeb/]
cubeb berries
☛ 10/26/20: Patio report 10/25/20:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2020/10/26/patio-report-10-25-20/]
patio plants
☛ 1/16/21: A riot of hibiscus:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2021/01/16/a-riot-of-hibiscus/]
plants in the genus Hibiscus, esp. the tropical hibiscus
☛ 1/18/21: Two reflections on rats:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2021/01/18/two-reflections-on-rats/]
hydrangea, calla lily
☛ 1/29/21: True or false in Mushroomland:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2021/01/29/true-or-false-in-mushroomland/]
true deathcaps (Amanita phalloides) and false ones (A. citrina)
☛ 2/20/21: Three remarkable named men’s fragrances:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2021/02/20/three-remarkably-named-mens-fragrances/]
clary sage, aquilaria tree
☛ 2/23/21: Notes of cade oil, spikenard, and labdanum:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2021/02/23/notes-of-cade-oil-spikenard-and-labdanum/]
cade shrub Juniperus oxycedrus, wildflower Nardostachys jatamansi, Cistus plants, Saussurea costus
☛ 4/4/21: White petals:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2021/04/04/white-petals/]
Chilean strawberry, Yoshino cherry
☛ 4/12/21: A walk around the block:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2021/04/12/a-walk-around-the-block/]
Osteospermum cultivars, Grevillea cultivars
☛ 5/12/21: News from the rose garden:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2021/05/12/news-from-the-rose-garden/]
rose variety Cardinal Song
☛ 6/18/21: Annals of commercial naming: Bear Naked Granola:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2021/06/18/annals-of-commercial-naming-bear-naked-granola]
Amaryllis belladonna
☛ 7/26/21: Sad farewells:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2021/07/26/sad-farewells/
my garden: succulents, cymbidiums, pelargoniums
☛ 9/10/21: The flowers that bloom on the 6th, tra-la:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2021/09/06/the-flowers-that-bloom-on-the-6th-tra-la/]
sidewalk-crack flowers; cleomes, snow-on-the-mountain; laburnum, drumstick allium; country gardens
☛ 9/11/21: Growing boldly where no flowers had grown before:
[https://arnoldzwicky.org/2021/09/11/growing-boldly-where-no-flowers-had-grown-before/
flowers in the crack between sidewalk and curb; marigolds; walkway gardens and verge gardens
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