Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Apocynaceae

There was no sign giving the name of this beautiful tropical flower in the ENMAX Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo. Think I've posted a photo of this plant species before, so will check later, when I get back home. Taken on 9 April 2013. I think this is called Adenium. "Adenium obesum is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, that is native to the Sahel regions, south of the Sahara (from Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan), and tropical and subtropical eastern and southern Africa and Arabia. Common names include Sabi star, kudu, mock azalea, impala lily and desert rose." From Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenium_obesum</! It started to snow when I was out on a walk all morning at Carburn Park, and it's still snowing, just lightly at the moment. It was cold, with an icy wind, especially while we were walking along the edge of the Bow River. This afternoon, it's 0C (windchill -7C) and there is s spring snow storm in effect. Snow for tomorrow, too - it will be Tuesday before we see any sun again. Can't wait!

This flower reminds me of the yellow Allamanda flowers I usually see when I go to the Calgary Zoo, but I don't know if it is the same or not. Later: thanks to Art and cpf1 for the ID - much appreciated!

Aren't these just amazing flowers? They are only very small, but wow, when seen macro size, they are incredible. Makes me think of a fancy little flower-shaped button sewn on to a piece of fleecy fabric, lol! Not as sharp as I would have liked, though : ( "Hoya is a genus of 200-300 species of tropical climbing plants in the family Apocynaceae (Dogbane), native to southern Asia (India east to southern China and southward), Australia, and Polynesia. Common names for this genus are waxplant, waxvine, waxflower or simply hoya. This genus was named by botanist Robert Brown, in honour of his friend, botanist Thomas Hoy." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoya Jim (Garnite), I've just read the great news on Mim's (Mimbrava) photostream, that your operation went well! We couldn't have wished for more! Thought this fleecy Hoya flower might make you feel all warm and cozy, lying there in your hospital bed : ) All best wishes! If anyone else would like to send healing thoughts to Jim - he really needs all the thoughts and prayers he can get - please go to the For Garnite Group here: www.flickr.com/groups/1655195@N20/ and post your good wishes and beautiful images there.

Allamanda is a tropical shrub, native to South and Central America. I remember it from many years ago, when we lived in Seria, Brunei, Borneo. The plant in my photo is growing in the new Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo. Such a lovely yellow. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allamanda

Photographed on 3rd August along the Marston Creek trail, Kananaskis. This native plant grows in dry, sandy areas and open forests, June-August. It has small, very attractive, cup-shaped flowers (6-9 mm long). A member of the Dogbane family. "The milky juice of this plant yields a type of latex and several attempts have been made to grow Spreading Dogbane commercially for the production of rubber. The Blackfoot used the milky juice as a shampoo to make their hair shiny." From "Plants of Alberta" by Royer and Dickinson.