🔍 Calla Lily | Zantedeschia aethiopica 🌸 📍 Oreamuno, Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Despite its elegant appearance in gardens worldwide, the calla lily is actually toxic to humans and pets — every part of the plant contains calcium oxalate crystals that cause intense burning…
🔍 African Violet | Saintpaulia ionantha 🌸 📍 Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Despite its name, the African Violet isn’t a true violet at all — it belongs to a completely different plant family! Native to the cloud forests of Tanzania and Kenya, it’s…
🔍 Mademoiselle Caron Rose | Rosa sempervirens × ‘Mademoiselle Caron’ 🌸 📍 Oreamuno, Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 This elegant climbing rose is a hybrid of the evergreen rose, prized for its delicate, fragrant blooms that can persist nearly year-round in mild climates. Despite its…
🔍 Rosa Tocade | Rosa ‘Meipaga’ 🌹 📍 Oreamuno, Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 Rosa Tocade is a floribunda variety that blooms in eye-catching clusters of deep pink flowers with light yellow centers — a two-tone display that makes it instantly stand out in any…
🔍 Pink Garden Rose | Rosa spp. 🌹 📍 Seen in Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 This pink rose bud, part of the Rosa genus, represents a classic garden rose often found in ornamental landscapes. While the exact cultivar is unknown, its elegant form and…
🔍 African Bush Daisy | Euryops chrysanthemoides 🌼 📍 Seen in Heredia, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 This flower blooms almost year-round in warm climates—making it a favorite for adding constant color to gardens
🔍 False Sunflower | Heliopsis helianthoides 🌻 📍 Seen in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico 🇲🇽 💬 Heliopsis helianthoides is called “false sunflower,” but here’s the twist—it often blooms longer and is easier to grow than true sunflowers, making it a favorite for low-maintenance gardens.
🔍 Zonal Geranium | Pelargonium hortorum 🌿 📍 Seen in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico 🇲🇽 💬 Despite being commonly called a geranium, Pelargonium hortorum isn’t a “true” geranium—those belong to a different genus! Its signature dark “zone” on the leaves is what gives it the…
🔍 Carte Blanche Rose | Rosa ‘Carte Blanche’ 🌹 📍 Seen in Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷 💬 The name “Carte Blanche” comes from French, meaning “blank check” or complete freedom—a fitting name for a rose prized for its pure, elegant white blooms, often associated with…
