The Land That Ugly Forgot The Bewildering, Beautiful and Blithe Happenings Around Vancouver, BC

19Jul/114

Ouch

Here's an interesting plant that looks rather vicious and painful if you were to reach out and grab it. The spiders don't seem to mind it though given the webbing covering parts of it. The spikes probably serve to trap lots of little critters for spider snacks.

27Aug/101

Mimosa… No, Not That Type

This Mimosa doesn't contain champagne, but it's just as exciting. It's a bloom of the African Mimosa plant (mimosa pudica I believe) found at the Bloedel Conservatory, and it's striking.