2023

water hyacinth

2019

頭花蓼

Butterfly weed (milkweed) 馬利筋 (mǎ lì jīn) Asclepias tuberosa



彩色薑花
彩色薑花
Taiwan lilies spring from the rocks
flowering bamboo
flowering bamboo
Bluemink 紫花藿香薊 (zǐ huā huò xiāng jì) Ageratum houstonianum
Fish mint 魚腥草 (yú xīng cǎo) Houttuynia cordata
Common melastoma 野牡丹 (yě mǔ dān) Melastoma malabathricum
Wild tung tree flower


Common melastoma 野牡丹 (yě mǔ dān) Melastoma malabathricum
Hardy wild ginger 山月桃 (shān yuè táo) Alpinia intermedia flowering
moth orchid 蝴蝶蘭 (hú dié lán) Phalaenopsis
bougainvillea 九重葛 (jiǔ chóng gé) flower
aloe flower
coconut pie orchid 腋唇蘭 (yè chún lán) Maxillaria tenuifolia
coffee flower
moth orchid 蝴蝶蘭 (hú dié lán) Phalaenopsis
moth orchid 蝴蝶蘭 (hú dié lán) Phalaenopsis
moth orchid 蝴蝶蘭 (hú dié lán) Phalaenopsis
moth orchid 蝴蝶蘭 (hú dié lán) Phalaenopsis
Amaryllis
moth orchid 蝴蝶蘭 (hú dié lán) Phalaenopsis

Amaryllis

2018

wild or cultivated azalea?
Orchid tree 羊蹄甲 (yáng tí jiǎ) "sheep's hoof" Bauhinia variegata flower
Lasianthus wallichii Wight 圓葉雞屎樹 (yuán yè jī shǐ shù)

Passiflora foetida flower
Culinary purslane
perennial peanut 蔓花生
Passiflora foetida flower
Rose bush from Marian, hanging in there
Culinary purslane

silk tree flower
Dwarf Barbados Cherry 小葉黃褥花
Dwarf Barbados Cherry 小葉黃褥花
Lucky-heart 心葉毬蘭 (xīn yè qiú lán) Hoya kerrii
Gardenia 山黃梔 (shān huáng zhī) Gardenia jasminoides flower
flowering rattan 黃藤 (huáng téng) Calamus quiquesetinervius
flowering rattan 黃藤 (huáng téng) Calamus quiquesetinervius
banana flowering
腋唇蘭
Coffee in bloom
Coffee in bloom
紫穗狼尾草
Flower of a grass that I would like to identify.
Nasturtium 金蓮花 (jīn lián huā)
Marigold 玫瑰 (méi guī) Tagetes 萬壽菊
Borage, starflower 琉璃苣 (liú lí jù) Borago officinalis
Bougainvillea 九重葛 (jiǔ chóng gé)
Coffea 小果咖啡 (xiǎo guǒ kā fēi) arabica ?

Rose 玫瑰 (méi guī) Rosa
Turkish eggplant
Butterfly weed 柳葉馬利筋 (liǔ yè mǎ lì jīn) Asclepias tuberosa
Coffee in flower
Wulai shell ginger up close
Easter salad

Flaming Trumpet, Fire-cracker vine, Orange-trumpet vine 炮仗花 (pàozhang huā) Pyrostegia venusta
water celery, Java waterdropwort, Chinese celery 水芹菜 (shuǐ qín cài) Oenanthe javanica (white flower)
I hope that these blossoms turn into fruit
First time flowering/fruiting for this pomelo tree
nasturtium
marigold flowers
pea flowers
Flower of unidentified vine
Unidentified vine in flower
cherry blossom gawkers
cherry blossom gawkers
cultivated orchids

2017

succulent like aloe from Liz
ficus family?
plant from Marian
butterfly-loving plant
turmeric flower
fuscia bougainvillea
pink hibiscus
yellow/orange rose
roses from Marian
Larkdaisy 藍冠菊 or 菲律賓鈕扣花 Centratherum punctatum Cass.
Larkdaisy 藍冠菊 or 菲律賓鈕扣花 Centratherum punctatum Cass.




Narrow petaled hydrangea 狹瓣八仙花 (xiá bàn bāxiān huā) Hydrangea angustipetala Hayata



bee in the plum blossom
cherry blossoms

2016

Passionfruit marigold blooming


Bee-loving salvia plant





Flower of 欒樹 Koelreuteria sp. most likely "elegans"
Lavender crocuses emerging from under the trees
A close up shot of the flower
Turmeric flower gorgeousness
okra
okra
Turmeric flower on the decline
green okra
Water-loving legume tree 水黃皮
Albizia flower
Succulent flower
Wild lupine 原生羽扇豆 (yuánshēng yǔshàn dòu), 魯冰花 (lǔ bīnghuā) Lupinus perennis










Nastrtiums (by Cheryl)

2015

Viola 香菫菜 Viola odorata L.
Viola 香菫菜 Viola odorata L.
Viola 香菫菜 Viola odorata L.
阿里山龍膽 (ālǐ shān lóng dǎn) Gentiana arisanensis flower (endemic)
China pink 巴陵石竹 (bā líng shízhú) Dianthus palinensis flower
阿里山龍膽 (ālǐ shān lóng dǎn) Gentiana arisanensis flower (endemic)
China pink 巴陵石竹 (bā líng shízhú) Dianthus palinensis flower

Ryukyu Long-stemmed Desmodium 琉球山螞蝗 (Liúqiú shān mǎ huáng) Hylodesmum laxum DC. subsp. laterale (Schindl.) Ohashi
Ryukyu Long-stemmed Desmodium 琉球山螞蝗 (Liúqiú shān mǎ huáng) Hylodesmum laxum DC. subsp. laterale (Schindl.) Ohashi
Ryukyu Long-stemmed Desmodium 琉球山螞蝗 (Liúqiú shān mǎ huáng) Hylodesmum laxum DC. subsp. laterale (Schindl.) Ohashi
Lemon Emigrant 遷粉蝶 (qiān fěndié) Catopsilia pomona and nasturtium

ground orchid with white flowers
ground orchid


flowering Formosan Acacia 台灣相思 (táiwān xiāngsī) Acacia confusa
Wulai Shell Ginger 烏來月桃 (wū lái yuè táo) Alpinia uraiensis flowers
Tung tree 油桐 (yóu tóng) Vernicia fordii blossoms
pollen-laden bee in Formosan Beauty- berry 杜虹花 (dùhónghuā) Callicarpa formosana flowers
pomelo 柚子 (yòuzi) Citrus maxima flowers becoming fruit
pomelo 柚子 (yòuzi) Citrus maxima flowers becoming fruit
comfrey 康復力 (kāngfùlì) Symphytum officinale flowering
Canna 美人蕉 （měirénjiāo）Canna indica flower and seeds
nasturtium 金蓮花 (jīn lián huā) flowers
pineapple 鳳梨 (fènglí) Ananas comosus flower
鼠麴草 (shǔ qū cǎo) Gnaphalium affine
Canna spp. flower
first nasturtium 金蓮花 (jīn lián huā) flowers

pomello
African impatiens 非洲鳳仙花 (fēizhōu fèngxiānhuā) Impatiens walleriana
Aromatic litsea or maqaw 馬告 (mǎ gào) 山胡椒 (shān hújiāo) Litsea cubeba flowers

2014

new bananas
flowering dragon fruit, pitaya 火龍果 (huǒlóng guǒ) hylocereus
Bush Clock Vine 天藍立鶴花 (tiānlán lì hè huā) Thunbergia erecta
Begonia 水鴨腳秋海棠 (shuǐyājiǎo qiūhǎitáng) Begonia formosana
Hardy Calanthe Orchid 反捲根節蘭 (fǎn juǎn gēn jié lán) Calanthe reflexa (Kuntze) Maxim.
Forest-dwelling calanthe 長距根節蘭 (cháng jù gēn jié lán) Calanthe sylvatica (Thouars) Lindl.
Hardy Calanthe Orchid 反捲根節蘭 (fǎn juǎn gēn jié lán) Calanthe reflexa (Kuntze) Maxim.
Taiwan Lily 台灣百合 Lilium formosanum are just starting to flower, planted all along the road
Bottlebrush
Nerium oleander
shrimp plant - Justicia brandegeeana - false hop
Walking Iris - Neomarica gracilis
台灣黃槿






bee in the plum blossoms

2013

Firespike 紅樓花 Odontonema strictum (Nees) Kuntze
Canna 美人蕉
farmers friend 咸豐草 Bidens pilosa flower
Reverse Heart-Shaped Cephalantheropsis orchid 黃花肖頭蕊蘭 Cephalantheropsis gracilis
hemp-agrimony 台灣澤蘭 (táiwān zé lán) Eupatorium cannabinum ssp. asiaticum
toad lily 台灣油點草 (táiwān yóu diǎn cǎo) Tricyrtis formosana
匍堇菜 (pú jǐn cài) Viola arcuata
Needham's Lace 台灣八角金盤 (táiwān bājiǎo jīn pán) Fatsia polycarpa Hayata
Sowthistle tasselflower紫背草 Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC.
Sowthistle tasselflower 紫被草 Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC.
lilac tasselflower 紫背草 Emilia sonchifolia

Mandarin orange flowers, leaves indicate nutrient deficiency
Small rose in spiral
This yellow marigold blooms later than our orange ones.
Big, multilayered yellow marigold
"Five node grass" flowering
Study in yellows, oranges and greens

2012

hibiscus flower
cherry blossoms

2011

Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root 馬利筋 (mǎ lì jīn) Asclepias tuberosa
Arrowhead 慈菇 Sagittaria sagittifolia L., an edible aquatic plant/vegetable with lovely flowers

2010

Calanthe formosana 台灣根節蘭
Spoonleaf Kalanchoe 倒吊蓮 Kalanchoe spathulata (Poir.) DC.
Night Blooming Cereus (Queen of the Night) 曇花 (tan2hua1) 花苞 Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw
Pitcher plant like?


Waterlily with variegated leaves
Fairy Lily 玉簾 Zephyranthes candida

flowering tumeric

sunflower
papyrus flower
carrot flower
carrot flower
plum blossoms
Alishan Gentian 阿里山龍膽 Gentiana arisanensis

2009

flowering orchid
flowering passion fruit 百香果 Passiflora edulis vine flower
flowering passion fruit 百香果 Passiflora edulis vine flower
elder 冇骨消(蒴翟) Sambucus formosana Nakai

flowering Golden Shower Tree 阿勃勒 "a-bu-le" Cassia fistula
Taiwan Lily 台灣百合 Lilium formosanum
Gourian Clematis 串鼻龍 Clematis gouriana
Formosan Acacia 台灣相思 Acacia confusa flowers

flowering wax apple 蓮霧 Syzygium samarangense
Formosan beauty berry 杜虹 Callicarpa formosana (Amis: chi-hak)
Comfrey 康復力 Symphytum officinale flowering in the garden
Strobilanthes formosanus 台灣馬藍
Woodland Beauty 七葉一枝花. Paris polyphylla flower
garden calendula 金盞花 blooms


dandelion 蒲公英 (púgōngyīng) taraxacum seed
Jimson Weed, angel's trumpet 曼陀羅, 喇叭花 Datura suaveolens
flowering wax apple 蓮霧 (lián wù) Syzygium samarangense
flowering wax apple 蓮霧 (lián wù) Syzygium samarangense
flowering mother-of-pearl 石蓮花 (shí liánhuā) Graptopetalum paraguayense
flowering mother-of-pearl 石蓮花 (shí liánhuā) Graptopetalum paraguayense
Chinese Hydrangea 華八仙 (huá bāxiān) Hydrangea chinensis Maxim.
Chinese Hydrangea 華八仙 (huá bāxiān) Hydrangea chinensis Maxim.
beautiful flowering Spider Flower 醉蝶花 Cleome spinosa

2008

Tree Marigold, Mexican Sunflower 王爺葵 Tithonia diversifolia
orchid near home
Firespike 紅樓花 Odontonema strictum (Nees) Kuntze
Poison bulb 文殊蘭 Crinum asiaticum
Pitaya or Dragonfruit 火龍果 Hylocereus undatus
bougainvilleas
Golden Shower Tree 阿勃勒 Cassia fistula
Taiwan Lily 台灣百合 (táiwān bǎihé) Lilium formosanum
Begonia 秋海棠 (qiūhǎitáng) flower
Begonia 秋海棠 (qiūhǎitáng) flower

frangipani
Lily and gaurdian
sunflower
corn flower
sunflower

lotus
edible chrysanthemum 茼蒿 (tónghāo) Chrysanthemum coronarium

2007

bee in ginger blossom
Titanotrichum oldhamii (Hemsl.) 台閩苣苔(俄氏草)
agrimony flower
guava flower
Bergamot
in the Spanish Flag 馬纓丹 (五色梅)Lantana camara
New Garden City 花園新城 Taiwan Lily 台灣百合 Lilium formosanum
marigold 金盞花Tagetes erecta
白花藿香薊 Ageratum conyzoides
Bergamot 佛手柑 Citrus aurantium at home
Taiwan Lily
returning the flowers
Linda brings fresh flowers from the market

2005

Cat's Whiskers 貓須草 (māo xū cǎo) Orthosiphon aristatus
Crocus Tritonia 觀音蘭 (guān yīn lán) Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Five fingers 鵝掌藤 (é zhǎng téng) Schefflera odorata
farmers friend 咸豐草 (xiánfēng cǎo) bidens pilosa

2004

Phimenes flavopictus 虎斑泥壺蜂
bee in fennel, Hymenoptera, 9/19