Hollow Heart in Watermelon
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 29, 2015
You might assume that this watermelon here has been carved by hand, but actually is completely natural. This strange condition is known as “...
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The Geometry of Plants
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 27, 2015
Looking around, you might imagine that branches, leaves and flowers grow at random, haphazardly. The truth is, however, that the points at w...
Moss Balls of Lake Myvatn and Lake Akan
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 23, 2014
Moss Balls or marimo (Japanese for "ball seaweed"), also known by various names such as Cladophora ball and Lake ball, is a specie...
Desert Wildflowers in the Colorado Plateau
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 18, 2014
The Colorado Plateau is mostly desert, with a few scattered areas of forests. The cracks in the parched earth are clearly visible, but for a...
Yareta, The 3,000 Years Old Plant
Kaushik Patowary
May 26, 2014
These rocks on the highlands of the Andes looks like they are covered with moss. Actually, they are a type of flowing plant known as Yareta ...
This is Glass Gem Corn and it is Real
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 8, 2013
These multicolored kernels of corn that look like glass beads belong to a specially bred variety, aptly named Glass Gem Corn, and they can b...
Intriguing Biodiversity at El Angel Ecological Reserve in Ecuador
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 11, 2013
El Angel is a small village located in the province of Carchi, in Ecuador, approximately 170 km north of Quito and situated on the border wi...
Psychotria Elata or Hooker’s Lips: The Most Kissable Plant
Kaushik Patowary
May 30, 2013
These gorgeous pair of red, luscious lips belong to a plant known as Psychotria elata, a tropical tree found in the rain forests of Central ...
Flowering of Lupins in Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 28, 2013
Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the ...
Moss Pink (Shibazakura) Blossoms at Hitsujiyama Park, Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 2, 2013
Moss pink, or shibazakura, is a flower that grows close to the ground in brilliant colors of magenta, pink, and white. The season for moss p...
Alnwick Poison Garden
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 11, 2012
The Alnwick Poison Garden is one of the many public gardens attached to Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, England. The castle itself is the ...
Socotra: The Island of Strange Plants
Kaushik Patowary
May 22, 2012
Socotra is a small archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean, near the Gulf of Aden. Situated some 250 miles off the coast of Yemen, t...
Tropical Extravaganza Festival at Kew Gardens
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 7, 2011
Kew Gardens is hosting a month-long festival to showcase thousands of exotic orchids and tropical plants. The Tropical Extravaganza is an o...
