Ann Loves Plants

Tag: Ricinus

  • Wordless Wednesday: Green Peeks from Sicily, Italy (Sicilia, Italia)

    Tassel Hyacinth aka Muscari comosa or Leopoldia comosa. (Photo taken at Villa Romana del Casale.) Possibly date palm—let me know if you can identify it. (Photo taken at Villa Romana del Casale.) One of many Cercis siliquastrum seen blooming in Sicily in April. (Photo taken in the Valle dei Templi in Agrigento at the garden wall…

  • Will Walk for Seeds

    A few weeks ago I attended an event hosted by the The Hardy Plant Society of Oregon entitled “Seed Collecting: Where the Wild Things Grow with Steve Newall”. Reflecting on the experience—that of meeting and listening to the exploits of a real seed collector and seed grower—has been good for me. Sitting down to talk with Steve…