🔍 Royal Poinciana | Delonix regia 🌺 📍 Belén, Heredia, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Despite being one of the most spectacular flowering trees on the planet, the Royal Poinciana is actually considered invasive in many tropical regions — its original wild population in Madagascar is…
🔍 Multi-Colored Asian Ladybug | Harmonia axyridis 🐞 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 When threatened, they release a yellowish fluid from their leg joints (called reflex bleeding). It smells bad, tastes worse to predators, and can even stain walls or fabrics.
🔍 Multi-Colored Asian Ladybug | Harmonia axyridis 🐞 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of colour forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially…
🔍 Garden Geranium | Pelargonium hortorum 🌺 📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Geraniums are among the most popular ornamental plants of all – they can be admired everywhere in the UK. But they are also extremely popular in many other European countries:…
🔍 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:…
🔍 Bird of Paradise | Strelitzia reginae 🌱 📍 Seen in Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 This is a very attractive plant originally from South Africa, highly visited by bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Most of the people like this plant due to the vivid colors and…
