Welcome to the land of Palms - Florida.
An alligator at Green Cay Wetlands, a park in Boyton Beach, in Palm Beach County, Florida.
But now to my love, plants.
If there is a plant that symbolizes "I'm not in my native New York State" to me, it is the palm, but, there are hundreds and hundreds of different types of palms and cycads. Cycads, incidentally, are not palms, although they can look like them.
The Gizella Kopsick Arboretum - Palms and Cycads, is located in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Florida's West Coast. One winter day spouse and I walked through this wonderful park of green while my home was blanketed in snow.
Speaking of cycad reproductive structures...
Wrapping up with this. In a way, it resembles the head of an alligator, at least in my imagination.
"P" day in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. My theme: "From Florida to Vermont With Stops In Between".
"Q" day in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge is tomorrow, and I'll be traveling to Vermont for a special historic object only displayed one time a year. Join me then!
...beautiful, but I can do without the alligator!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like an alligator head to me, too! /Carol C
ReplyDeleteYeah. When I see a palm--or anything resembling one--I know I've definitely NOT at home!
ReplyDeleteI love the myriad plants in all their unique qualities. How they grow. How they propagate. Fascinating!
Q? Can't wait for tomorrow!
Perfect inspirational pictures for a cold day. I'm closing my eyes and pretending I'm there.
ReplyDeleteNothing like the swaying of palm trees to remind me I'm not in New England anymore.
ReplyDeleteIt has the textured, scaled look of an alligator for sure! You are right in saying dinosaurs would look right at home among all those cycads. Strange plants.
ReplyDeleteIn a home I lived in, there was one of those prickly low palm/cycad thingies. (Condo, so we didn't pick the plants.) It was right next to the front door. When it grew to cover the porch... And the delivery drivers used to leave packages next to is (to hide them), and retrieving packages from it... Not a fan.
ReplyDeleteCute gator
ReplyDeleteInteresting post of palm plants. I really like the green trunk with the circles at the base. Thank you for leaving a nice comment on my blog. If you are interested in having a grape fragrant iris again, I am leaving you the information.
ReplyDeleteIt is Pallida Dalmatica Iris, and I purchased it online from Old House Gardens. They also have Caprice Iris, with a grape fragrance. They will have plants ready for shipment in July. You may start ordering May 1. Customers buy these plants out pretty fast. They have gardeners from all over the United States that grow heirloom plants for them. Sometimes their plants are small and must be potted for a year before putting out in the garden in order to assure their survival.
Wishing you a good rest of the week and weekend.