Tag: Alajuela Costa Rica

All Categories•Costa Rica•Flora•Nature| by Carlos Morales • 07/26/2026 • No comments

Coleus

🔍 Coleus | Coleus scutellarioides 🍁 📍 San Isidro de Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Its jaw-dropping color comes from leaf pigments, not flowers — a Southeast Asian native now grown as a garden staple worldwide, with thousands of cultivated varieties.

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All Categories•Costa Rica•Flora•Nature| by Carlos Morales • 07/25/2026 • No comments

Goldfish Plant

🔍 Goldfish Plant | Columnea sp. 🌺 📍 San Isidro de Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Shaped like a curled goldfish, this epiphyte dangles from mossy branches, luring in hummingbirds with its fiery, speckled throat.

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All Categories•Costa Rica•Fauna•Flora•Nature| by Carlos Morales • 07/23/2026 • No comments

Wax Begonia

🔍 Wax Begonia | Begonia cucullata 🌸 📍 Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Wax begonias keep blooming almost non-stop — one plant can flower year-round in the right climate, which is exactly why they’re a garden favorite in Costa Rica.

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All Categories•Costa Rica•Fauna•Macro•Nature| by Carlos Morales • 07/04/2026 • No comments

Golden Silk Orb-weaver

🔍 Golden Silk Orb-weaver | Trichonephila clavipes 🕷️ 📍 Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 This spider spins silk with a natural golden sheen so strong that researchers have woven it into experimental textiles — and a single female can build a web over a meter…

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All Categories•Costa Rica•Fauna•Macro•Nature•street•Urban| by Carlos Morales • 07/01/2026 • No comments

House Sparrow (Female)

🔍 House Sparrow (Female) | Passer domesticus 🐦 📍 Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 House Sparrows aren’t native to the Americas — they were introduced from Europe in the 1850s and have since become one of the most widespread birds on the planet.

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