Comments on: Verbena & The Bee

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:12:33 +0000

Karen — often it is new botanical info for me, too. I take the photos and then show them to Amoeba with the query, “What is this?”

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:11:10 +0000

Polona — indeed. I waited for a long time for him to turn, but when he was finished, he just flew away like the camera and I were of no importance!

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:10:17 +0000

Raven — since it is a legend, short of asking Christ himself, we’ll never know …..

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:09:43 +0000

Barbara — no, Hawaii doesn’t have a lot more plant varieties than any other state. Also, most of these plants are not native to Hawaii, but have instead been imported. What Hawaii does have is the ability to grow bright, flashy flowers and showcase them well.

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:07:59 +0000

Melli — I’d never previously heard the legend, either, but after the first place I read about it I Googled and found plenty of other non-related references.

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:06:29 +0000

Nicole — I thought so, too.

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:06:07 +0000

Susan — I thought the title sounded like a kid’s book.

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:05:30 +0000

Nessa — hooray!

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:05:10 +0000

Betty — you WANT a gray dreary day? Why?!

By: Quilly

Quilly — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:04:38 +0000

Alice — you’re welcome.

By: kcinnova

kcinnova — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:34:29 +0000

Gorgeous picture and new botanical info for me!

By: polona

polona — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:07:08 +0000

another beaut! i only wish the bee was more cooperative and turned toward your camera. then again, i know how difficult it is to get these critters to pose

By: Raven

Raven — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:37:51 +0000

Gorgeous. And interesting about the wound packing legend.

By: Barbara H.

Barbara H. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:51:38 +0000

I don’t think I have seen that before. I wonder if Hawaii has more plant varieties than any other state.

By: Melli

Melli — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:10:01 +0000

Hm. I had never heard that legend before. It is pretty – and one of the few things that I have sometimes been able to keep alive for a few months… but not always. It’s a perfect little cheer you up for a gray day!