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Comment on Something more on the unusual side by pleyboy

pleyboy — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:46:00 +0000

Very interesting stuff about Something more on the unusual side « PHOTOS . Thanks and keep up the good work. Merry christmas to u all

Comment on The Name of That Flower … by site admin

site admin — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:47:01 +0000

There is a great gag concerning “the name of that flower”, posted in my Humor department at: http://www.summitlake.com/Humor/Senior_Moment.html

Comment on Natural history — quiz by Alex

Alex — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 00:33:42 +0000

I guessed it might be a Coleus leaf. Swan replied: It’s a calladium. It’s backlighted so no need for dye. Taken of the underside of the leaf.

Comment on Natural history — in celebration of the arrival of fall by Alex

Alex — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 00:49:00 +0000

Swan writes with info from his mother. It seems this cactus is of the species Rebutia, possibly Rebutia pygmaea, which does bloom with a salmon color flower up to 1″ diameter. Do your Google search and select the http://www.desert-tropicals.com listing. They say:

After the recent incorporation of the genera Aylostera, Mediolobivia, Rebutia, Sulcorebutia, and Weingartia into the genus Rebutia, there are now around 60 species of cactus native to the eastern side of the Andes Mountains in Bolivia and Northern Argentina. They are generally small globular cacti, 4 inches in diameter or generally less (10 cm). Many species form large clusters. The genus Rebutia is named after P. Rebut, French cactus dealer and expert from the 19th century.

Comment on Busch Gardens by c. Stronstorff

c. Stronstorff — Thu, 16 Sep 2004 05:21:56 +0000

Gene Haugh’s Photography never ceases to amaze – beautiful.

Comment on Natural history — animal, vegetable or mineral? by Alex

Alex — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 23:40:50 +0000

Swan writes:

The name of the first photo I sent out of the “Animal, vegetable or mineral?” series is: Stapelia(Orbea) variegata. Sometimes called the Carrion Flower.

Comment on Busch Gardens by ecarol

ecarol — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 03:56:31 +0000

Very beautiful as many other works, I have seen by Gene.

Comment on Natural history — animal, vegetable or mineral, part 2 by Alex

Alex — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 21:55:22 +0000

I wouldn’t have figured it out myself without Swan’s help, or a huge stroke of luck on the web. To me it looked like Christmas Cactus with some kind of kids’ toys stuck in the planter. Or: red inner-tube cactus. Or: toroidal tomato plant.

Comment on Natural history — animal, vegetable or mineral, part 2 by Alex

Alex — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 21:50:24 +0000

Swan writes: “You know what is weird is that it looks like that in REAL LIFE. No manipulation needed! Called a lifesaver plant. I’ll see if I can get the technical name. Not sure if it’s a true cactus or not … Looked up the technical name for the Lifesaver cactus. That’s Huernia confusa“.