from Monday 28 February 2022 to Saturday 9 December 2023
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Camellia japonica, Theaceae. Common camellia. Hangzhou, China.
Apis cerana is the Asian Hive Bee, or Asian Honey Bee, the counterpart of our bees in Asia. It is the only other managed species of honey bees, in addition to our bees (Apis mellifera).
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Tea
Thursday 30 November 20233 photosCamellia sinensis, Theaceae. The plant which produces our alternative to coffee, tea. Bees love this plant for its pollen and probably also plenty of nectar. Shot at a research station of FAFU. -
Amarath, globe
Sunday 26 November 20234 photosGomphrena globosa, Amarathaceae. -
Azalea
Monday 27 March 20066 photosRhododendron sp, Ericaceae. -
Bauhinia × blakeana
Friday 21 November 20085 photosBauhinia × blakeana is a hybrid between Bauhinia variegata and Bauhinia purpurea, Fabaceae. Commonly called the Hong Kong orchid tree. -
Begonia
from Saturday 19 May 2001 to Sunday 26 November 20236 photosBegonia spp, Begoniaceae. This should be a common wax begonia. -
Black-jack
Thursday 20 November 200812 photosBidens pilosa, Asteraceae. Other names include: beggar-ticks, cobbler's pegs, sticky beaks, farmer's friends and Spanish needle. Chinese name: Guizheng cao 鬼针草。 -
Blue Butterfly Bush
Thursday 29 September 20114 photosRotheca myricoides, Lamiaceae. -
Bougainvillea
Sunday 26 November 20233 photosBougainvillea spectabilis, Nyctaginaceae. Chinese names are 叶子花， 三角梅， 九重葛。 -
Boxwood, Harland
Wednesday 6 February 20195 photosBuxus harlandii, Buxaceae. -
Brassica rapa
Monday 15 April 20138 photosBrassica rapa， Brassicaceae. This particular one is one with red stem and leaves and used as a vegie in South China. Usually eating its shoots when it just starts to flower. 红菜苔. -
Camellia, tea oil
Thursday 30 November 20234 photosCamellia oleaifera, Theaceae. A widely planted oil plant in Southern China. At a research station of FAFU (Fujian Agric & Forestry Univ). -
Canna
Sunday 20 August 20173 photosCanna sp, Cannaceae. -
Cattail
from Wednesday 16 May 2018 to Monday 22 June 202011 photosTypha latifolia, Typhaceae. Common names: broadleaf cattail, bulrush, common bulrush, common cattail, cat-o'-nine-tails, great reedmace, cooper's reed, cumbungi. -
Chinese cabbage
Monday 15 April 20139 photosMost likely Brassica chinensis var. oleifera (Bak Choy). Taken at the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University campus in 2013. -
Cineraria
Friday 16 March 20077 photosPericallis × hybrida, Asteraceae. Also known as cineraria,florist's cineraria or common ragwort. Shot in Nepal, outside a hotel. -
Clover, white
Sunday 25 March 20075 photosTrifolium repens, Fabaceae. Also called the white clover, Dutch clover and Ladino clover. Shot in Nepal. -
Cosmos
Tuesday 28 March 20062 photosCosmos spp, Asteraceae. -
Crape myrtle
Sunday 20 August 20173 photosLagerstroemia, Lythraceae. -
Egg plant
from Thursday 30 September 2010 to Friday 24 July 20156 photosSolanum melongena, Solanaceae. -
Elderberry, Chinese
Tuesday 19 May 20093 photosSambucus chinensis, Adoxaceae. -
Elsholtzia densa
Thursday 30 July 20159 photosChinese name is 密花香薷 -
Eurya
from Tuesday 18 November 2008 to Saturday 1 October 201114 photosEurya spp, Pentaphylacaceae. Formerly in the tea family (Theaceae), now moved to this one. There are about 80 species of Eurya in China. Most honey produced are from Apis cerana, because during bloom (Nov to Jan) it is usually too cold for A. mellifera to forage on this flowers. -
Fatsia
from Monday 20 September 2010 to Friday 1 December 20237 photosFatsia japonica, Araliaceae. A commonly planted plant in China. Common names include fatsi, paperplant, false castor oil plant, or Japanese aralia, Its Chinese name is 八角金盘。 -
Firethorn
Monday 15 April 20135 photos -
Floss silk tree
Sunday 26 November 20237 photosCeiba speciosa, Malvaceae, formerly Bombacaceae. Chinese names are 美丽木棉 or 异木棉。 -
Ice plant
Friday 23 March 20072 photos -
Ivy tree
from Saturday 18 to Tuesday 28 November 202314 photosSchefflera heptaphylla, Araliaceae. I took these photos today (Nov 18, 2023)! At the Guangdong Zoology Institute. I did not know this plant was right here! A very important winter nectar plant for bees in Southern China. Honey during this time of the year is mainly this plant and many species of Eurya (Theaceae). Chinese names are 鸭脚木(duck feet tree)， 鹅掌柴(goose palm wood)， 八叶五加 (eight leaved aralia)。 -
Leopard plant
from Saturday 8 to Tuesday 18 November 20088 photosFarfugium japonicum， Asterceae. -
Lilyturf
Sunday 20 August 20175 photosOphiopogon japonicus, Asparagaceae. Also know as dwarf lilyturf, mondograss, fountainplant, monkeygrass.
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