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OrchidJulie · 09-18-2021, 07:21 AM - **3 Likes**

Ivan, your garden is gorgeous!

This is Mucuna sloanei, sometimes called "hamburger bean" because the seed capsules look like small hamburgers (no kidding!), but they have very fine, stinging hairs. Not to be touched with bare hands! The plant is a vine, the flowers are pollinated by bats. Sometimes called "yellow jade", it is distantly related to the so-called "jade vine".

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**jersey** · 09-18-2021, 08:22 AM

That is why I don't like exotic places - even flowers want to harm you :P

OrchidJulie · 09-18-2021, 09:24 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by jersey

That is why I don't like exotic places - even flowers want to harm you :P

No worries, the Mucuna flowers are fine to touch, it's the "hamburger" seed pods that are prickly. This vine, which is on my former employer's property, did actually produce a few of the seed pods, and I learned the hard way that one doesn't touch them bare-handed

. But they are interesting, even so. Sorry I don't have any images of the pods, but a Google search on "mucuna sloanei" will turn up a few.

OrchidJulie · 09-18-2021, 11:28 AM - **1 Like**

Here's another from the former boss's garden, and the Nikon archive...this is Bulbophyllum Elizabeth Ann, a hybrid

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**paulh** · 09-18-2021, 02:08 PM - **3 Likes**

These hibiscus blooms are huge - about 7" or more across:

**Geodude** · 09-19-2021, 06:24 AM - **5 Likes**

Probably the most prolific blooming yucca I've seen.

OrchidJulie · 09-19-2021, 07:01 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Geodude

Probably the most prolific blooming yucca I've seen.

Wow! That's impressive!

**ivanvernon** · 09-19-2021, 12:05 PM - **1 Like**

Bigger flowers with K-10 and Canon-FD 55mm f 1.2 (converted to K-mount)

OrchidJulie · 09-19-2021, 04:08 PM - **4 Likes**

Cattleya walkeriana v. coerulea, the "blue" form of C. walkeriana. This is about as "blue" as cattleya orchids get. Normal form of this species is pink, less commonly, white.

OrchidJulie · 09-20-2021, 09:45 AM - **3 Likes**

Brassavola nodosa, "lady of the night" blooming out in the garden. The flowers are unbelievably fragrant after dark, hence the nickname. These perfume the entire side and back yards...

**noelcmn** · 09-20-2021, 10:09 AM

Arum Lilies are blooming everywhere

Coral trees too are blooming

**ivanvernon** · 09-21-2021, 12:26 PM - **1 Like**

Big flowers with K-1 and Helios-44K-4 58mm f 2.0.

**ivanvernon** · 09-21-2021, 12:28 PM - **2 Likes**

More bigger flowers with K-1 and Helios-44K-4 58mm f 2.0.

Ivan · 09-22-2021, 12:02 AM - **3 Likes**

**noelcmn** · 09-22-2021, 01:12 PM - **1 Like**

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jersey Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: 3City agglomeration Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,064	That is why I don't like exotic places - even flowers want to harm you :P

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OrchidJulie Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Magic City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,006	Originally posted by jersey That is why I don't like exotic places - even flowers want to harm you :P No worries, the Mucuna flowers are fine to touch, it's the "hamburger" seed pods that are prickly. This vine, which is on my former employer's property, did actually produce a few of the seed pods, and I learned the hard way that one doesn't touch them bare-handed . But they are interesting, even so. Sorry I don't have any images of the pods, but a Google search on "mucuna sloanei" will turn up a few.

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paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,319	These hibiscus blooms are huge - about 7" or more across:

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