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Category Archives: Flowers and plants

Kenilworth Aquatic Garden

On a gloomy and drizzling day – none of the usual dragonflies and butterflies out, but the lotus are amazing.

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Posted bypickeringJuly 22, 2018Posted inFlowers and plantsLeave a comment on Kenilworth Aquatic Garden

Corpse flowers

In a rare event, the U.S. Botanic Garden had three corpse flowers in bloom this year, following a single one last year. The rarest one had a purple stem, and was the first to bloom The other two had the more common green stems. Here they are before blooming: And here’s the third one in […]

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Posted bypickeringAugust 30, 2017Posted inFlowers and plantsLeave a comment on Corpse flowers

The Corpse Flower

Titan Arum, aka the corpse flower, blooms seldom and unpredictably, storing up energy in its large bulb until it is ready to go. I saw (and smelled!) the last time the U.S. Botanic Garden had a blooming corpse flower in 2013, and was eager to see it again. It didn’t disappoint. Here it is a […]

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Posted bypickeringAugust 3, 2016August 6, 2016Posted inFlowers and plants1 Comment on The Corpse Flower

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40,000 flowers on the Mall tonight (and until Frid 40,000 flowers on the Mall tonight (and until Friday), representing the tragedies of lives lost to gun violence each year and asking Congress to have the courage to act - the Gun Violence Memorial from @giffordscourage.  #couragetoact #endgunviolence #notonemore #dcfocused #igdc #exposeddc #fotodc #popville #BYThings #dcist #mydcist
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Camellias at the National Arboretum today have mai Camellias at the National Arboretum today have mainly fallen off the bushes but are still beautiful on the ground. #dcfocused #igdc #exposeddc #fotodc #popville #BYThings #dcist #mydcist #flowers #camellia #nationalarboretum
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