This species includes varieties called bok choy, napa cabbage, turnip, rapini, and totsoi
The brilliant blue, white, or pink of these flowers are actually 5 to 25 colored sepals rather than petals. They appear to float upon a mist of thread-like bracts above feathery, pinnately divided leaves.
This genus contains about a dozen species of shrubs and small trees, each with fruits that can be used to make a lathering soap.
The local Philippines call this woody vine “tayabak”. Related to the green beans we grow in our gardens, this species’ unique turquoise claw-shaped flowers are pollinated by bats.
This large-leaved biennial wildflower has thistle-like flowers and an edible and medicinal taproot
Birders in the eastern half of America welcome this bird as one of their most colorful and recognizable, with its classic blue plumage, contrasted with a little red and white
A low-growing “trefoil” weed of lawns and disturbed, nitrogen-poor soil, distinguished by its tiny hop-like yellow flower clusters, pointed tips on each leaflet, and the terminal leaflet on a longer stalk or petiole
This brightly colored, chunky bird is not found in America but frequents gardens and backyards in the UK and throughout much of Europe.