Monthly Archives: February 2013

The Mysterious Monastic Fantastic – Bauhinia x blakeana

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Hank — No Comments ↓

Since I’ve been living in Silver Lake I have come across some mysterious new finds. Mysterious to me. Taken for granted by others. One such find is the beautiful and beguiling Bauhinia xblakeana (pronounced baw-hin-ee-ah) also gorgeously referred to as…

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Textural Tempest – Begonia masoniana ‘Iron Cross’

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Hank — No Comments ↓

Now what do we have here? Is it some sort of exotic reptile skin? It looks as though it comes from somewhere over a million miles away. Some distant isle or some distant planet perhaps? Here we have the phenomenal…

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Surrender Yourself To The Sugar Star – Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Hank — No Comments ↓

What is this mysterious mirage? Is it a cluster of bananas sliced lengthwise? Or a cluster of flattened corn pops? Actually, we’re looking at the center of a star. May I present to you Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ otherwise known…

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Temptation Of The Tantalizing Tree Aloe – Aloe barberae

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Hank — 4 Comments ↓

Have you ever seen exploding pink bananas before? Crazy lookin’ things aren’t they? Well, in reality these ‘bananas’ are the captivatingly cool flower buds that make up the crazier cool flower spikes of Aloe barberae commonly referred to as the…

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Packin’ A Powderkeg Punch Of Pink – Cephalophyllum stayneri

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Hank — No Comments ↓

Color has such an amazing ability to capture the eye. Once it does, it seeps into our minds to initiate emotion and conjure moods. It puts us in altered states. Now let me first state that I’m not always wild…