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Look at this magical moment for me I’m obsessed with my #anthurium
Some plant species only bloom during the Lunar Festival, a two-week-long celebration commemorating the Burning Legion’s defeat during the War of the Ancients 10,000 years ago [Page: Lunar Festival,Quest: Elune’s Blessing, Quest: Crown of Good Fortune]. According to popular belief, each of the short-lived flowers has a special connection to the moon goddess, Elune [Quest: Crown of Dark Blossoms]. One of them, the flower of luck, is even thought to be a favorite of hers [Quest: Crown of Good Fortune].
Though it only blooms for a brief time, the flower of luck normally grows in southern Dun Morogh [Quest: Crown of Good Fortune].
Lunar Festival celebrants traditionally weave the flower of luck and other blossoms into flower crowns to wear during the holiday [Quest: Crown of Good Fortune,Item: Crown of Everlasting Fortune].
The Kafa’kota bush only grows in high elevations on Kota Peak in Kun-Lai summit, making it a rare and rather expensive plant [Quest: Gourmet Kafa, Quest: Kota Blend]. The local grummles make a living by harvesting seeds from the berries that grow on Kafa’kota bushes and distilling them into an addictive drink popularly known as Kafa’kota Blend – or Kafa for short [Quest: Kota Blend, Quest: Trouble Brewing]. After the grummles cut the seeds out of the berries, they roast them, ground them, and then brew them in pure water to make the final product [NPC: Uncle Keenbean Dialogue]. The grummles also sometimes make special Kafa blends using Kafa’kota seeds that have passed through the digestive systems of the mountain’s native wildlife [Quest: Gourmet Kafa].
Kafa’kota berries are edible and can be eaten on their own [Page: Kafa’kota Berry]. Those who ingest them are typically prone to sudden bursts of activity followed by a period of intense lethargy, although additional side effects include moodiness and crankiness [Buff: Kafa-Crazy, Buff: Kafa Rush, Buff: Kafa Crash, Quest: Trouble Brewing]. Despite Kafa’s many drawbacks, however, it is an ideal drink for when one wishes to sober up [Item: Keenbean Kafa, Item: Kafa Press, Item: Cup of Kafa].
I wasn’t quite able to capture the color of Dendromecon harfordii with my markers, but this will do for now. I adore their combination of brilliant yellow flowers and blue-green foliage. Maybe I’ll try again with watercolors… though I wouldn’t mind if the color eludes me again and again. I could spend an eternity basking in their hues.
#Papaveraceae #Dendromecon #DendromeconHarfordii #poppy #botany #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #illustration #plantart #penandink #marker #prismacolor #ink #CalBG #rareplants #nativeplants
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During these surreal and scary times, I’ve been experiencing an intense creative block. With this drawing of Dendromecon harfordii, I feel like I’ve finally clawed my way out. Dendromecon was one of the first genera native to the California Floristic Province that I learned when I moved here. Circling back to these plants, I’m struck by the parallel to these two moments in my life: I work to keep going in times of great change, face to the wind of the unknown. Right now, that wind blows fierce and harsh, but Dendromecon blooms with the same brilliance. Plants will always be the lighthouse that guides me to safe anchorage. To honor that in my art is a tremendous blessing.
#Papaveraceae #Dendromecon #DendromeconHarfordii #poppy #botany #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #illustration #plantart #penandink #ink #CalBG #rareplants #nativeplants
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Working at a place like @rsabg, I’m lucky enough to meet (and be a small part of preserving) endangered plants like Ornithostaphylos oppositifolia (Baja birdbrush). The Flora of North America has this to say about these stately native shrubs: “Ornithostaphylos oppositifolia is known in the United States from a single mesa and adjacent slopes in the Tijuana Hills just north of the international border with Mexico in San Diego County. Only 103 individuals have been located on the United States side of the border, and the species is listed as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act. The population has been declining due to habitat fragmentation by roads and trails and disturbance caused by illegal border crossings and Border Patrol activities, including ‘brush’ clearing. Recently, the extensive disturbance caused by the building of a double border fence has dramatically affected the population, and its long-term survival is uncertain.” Plants don’t recognize our borders, but our activities along them have a huge impact on plants and their habitat. O. oppositifolia were here long before we drew those lines across the land. Is keeping specific groups of people on specific sides of arbitrary boundaries worth the harm we do in the process?
#Ericaceae #Ornithostaphylos #OrnithostaphylosOppositifolia #BajaBirdbush #Birdbush #california #botanicgarden #botanicalgarden #plants #southerncalifornia #SoCal #botany #botanize #livingmuseum #garden #gardening #museum #ranchosantaanabotanicgarden #science #conservation #rareplants #endangeredspecies #wildflowers (at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden)
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So many plants I want to get, so little money
