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All Categories•Costa Rica•Flora•Macro•Nature| by Carlos Morales • 04/19/2025 • No comments

Lily of the Nile

🔍 Lily of the Nile | Agapanthus praecox 🌿 📍 Seen in Heredia, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Did you know that, based on its scientific name, this plant is also called ¨Flower of Love¨? Agapanthus is a compounded name that comes from two Greek words:…

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All Categories•Costa Rica•Flora•Macro•Nature| by Carlos Morales • 04/18/2025 • No comments

Sunflower

🔍 Sunflower | Helianthus annuus 🌻 📍 Seen in Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 One of the most recognizable features of the sunflower is its ability to rotate its leaves, stems, and flower toward the sun. This movement has a name. It’s known as heliotropism,…

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All Categories•Costa Rica•Flora•Macro•Nature| by Carlos Morales • 04/17/2025 • No comments

Pink Trumpet Tree

🔍 Pink Trumpet Tree | Tabebuia rosea 🌸 📍 Seen in San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 This beautiful tree is very tall and leafy, and particularly popular in a city 15 kilometers away from San Jose called Santa Ana. A few years ago, this…

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