2023

papyrus planted in pond to clear up water

2020

2019

頭花蓼
九頭獅子
homegrown broccoli


Butterfly weed (milkweed) 馬利筋 (mǎ lì jīn) Asclepias tuberosa

Choko, Chayote 佛手瓜 (fó shǒu guā) \ 龍鬚菜 ( lóng xū cài) Sechium edule
Danda road 丹大林道

Painted lady 姬紅蛺蝶 or (jī hóng jiá dié).小紅蛺蝶 (xiǎo hóng jiá dié) Vanessa cardui
Yellow Biquinho Pepper
Taiwan lillies on the cliffs
彩色薑花
彩色薑花


Fishwort damaged by herbicide
Native flowering plant damaged by herbicide




Wild Taiwanese raspberries
Local native wild grape
A common thorny prickly ash tree
Native legume getting ready to flower
Native legume - same as at home

Nettles with big leaves
Nettles
Taiwan lilies spring from the rocks
flowering bamboo
flowering bamboo
grape orchard
Bluemink 紫花藿香薊 (zǐ huā huò xiāng jì) Ageratum houstonianum
Fish mint 魚腥草 (yú xīng cǎo) Houttuynia cordata
Common melastoma 野牡丹 (yě mǔ dān) Melastoma malabathricum
wild gac vine 槭葉括樓 (cū yè kuò lóu) Trichosanthes laceribracteata
low growing fern in damp, low-light forest


Broad-leaf fern 雙扇蕨 (shuāng shàn jué) (also 鐵雨傘, 半把蕨, 破傘蕨) Dipteris conjugata










newly planted purple yam
newly planted purple yam
naranjilla before ripening to bright orange
naranjilla, high defensive plant
naranjilla on the east side of the house; loves filtered shade
plants in the river bed
plants in the river bed
plants in the river bed
Polyporus? fungus, growing not from a cherry tree
double lobed leaf vine
fungi growing on grafted cherry trees
fungi growing on grafted cherry trees
fungi growing on grafted cherry trees - Polyporus?
nightshade, but is it edible or toxic
Oxalys
nightshade, but is it edible or toxic
Common melastoma 野牡丹 (yě mǔ dān) Melastoma malabathricum
nightshade, but is it edible or toxic
Dancing Crane Cobra Lily 羽葉天南星 (yǔ yè tiān nán xīng) Arisaema heterophyllum Blume
Hardy wild ginger 山月桃 (shān yuè táo) Alpinia intermedia flowering

five-leaf ginseng 絞股藍 (jiǎo gǔ lán" - twisting blue plant") Gynostemma pentaphyllum with aerial roots
Caladium?
coffee flowers

Taiwan Lepidagathis 台灣鱗花草 Lepidagathis formosensis Clarke ex Hayata


Sowthistle Tasselflower 紫背草 (zǐ bèi cǎo) or 一點紅 (yī diǎn hóng) Emilia sonchifolia








algae growth in the hot springs flow

young taro
Black nightshade 龍葵 (lóng kuí) Solanum nigrum


jackfruit sprouts

deer tracks
rattan 黃藤 (huáng téng) Calamus quiquesetinervius
Taiwan Wampee 過山香 Clausena excavata Burm. f.
Taiwan Wampee 過山香 Clausena excavata Burm. f.
Nettles 咬人貓 (yǎo rén māo) Urtica thunbergiana Sieb. & Zucc.
羽葉天南星 and 普陀南星
A community of 羽葉天南星
Dancing crane cobra lily 羽葉天南星 (yǔ yè tiān nán xīng) Arisaema heterophyllum Blume
Dancing crane cobra lily 羽葉天南星 (yǔ yè tiān nán xīng) Arisaema heterophyllum Blume
Lots of thorny rattan in the area
Plantago 車前草 (chē qián cǎo) Plantago asiatica

2018

Taiwan mountain longan 山龍眼 (shān lóng yǎn) Helicia formosana Hemsl.
sign of deep fall / early winter
Tree ferns (Asplenium spp.)
Lasianthus wallichii Wight 圓葉雞屎樹 (yuán yè jī shǐ shù)

small plant with white flower
Chinese violet 赤道櫻草 (chì dào yīng cǎo) Asystasia gangetica

Passiflora foetida flower
Culinary purslane
strawberry runners captured for planting out
asparagus
Onion? Leak?
Apple mint
lemon balm
Culantro
Chocolate mint
Oregano ground cover
Thai basil
perennial peanut 蔓花生
Lemon grass that we propagated
薯榔 vine, the root is used for dye
Curry leaf tree
green and purple sweet potato leaves
Sweet basil and Malabar spinach
Malabar spinach
Red amaranth leaf sprout
thyme ready for more propagation and fall plant out
habanero fruit
Culinary purslane
strawberry plant runners
Passiflora foetida

Loquat, acerola, kumquat, chidaoyingcao, Silk Tree, jasmine, canna lily, guava, mulberry, naranjilla
Dwarf Barbados Cherry 小葉黃褥花
Dwarf Barbados Cherry 小葉黃褥花
Dwarf Barbados Cherry 小葉黃褥花
fruiting 黃藤 (huáng téng) Calamus quiquesetinervius
Lucky-heart 心葉毬蘭 (xīn yè qiú lán) Hoya kerrii
local banana cultivation strategy
local variety of loofa with ridges 綾角絲瓜 (澎湖絲瓜)
closeup
canna lily
wild bitter melon
Wilder variety of bitter melon
金午時花

天人菊 and ?
天人菊
天人菊苗
倒地鈴
長柄菊
濱薊
native coastal legume plant 小葉括根 Rhynchosia(L.)DC.f.nuda(DC.)H.Ohashi & Tsteishi
native coastal legume plant 小葉括根 Rhynchosia(L.)DC.f.nuda(DC.)H.Ohashi & Tsteishi
赤梨仙人掌 Opuntia dillenii(Ker.)Haw.
土丁桂
土丁桂, 番杏
臺灣灰毛豆?
Welcome sign to place where we stayed. Locals love succulents, which grow well here.
common, low bush growing in moister areas, also in cracks

alpinia sp. 山月桃
unidentified wild raspberry
unidentified wild raspberry
Yangmei 楊梅 Myrica rubra
Yangmei 楊梅 Myrica rubra
fennel flowers
Pigeon pea tree going strong
Kaffir lime
wild amaranth in the stream bed
basil nursery
second crop of beets almost ready for harvest
last of the rosa lettuce
糯米辣椒
tomatillo
jalapenos and sweet basil
pineapple plant grown in pot at the office needs to be planted out
strawberry plant is trying to find way to expand
Gardenia 山黃梔 (shān huáng zhī) Gardenia jasminoides flower
flowering rattan 黃藤 (huáng téng) Calamus quiquesetinervius
flowering rattan 黃藤 (huáng téng) Calamus quiquesetinervius

amaranth and marigold seeds
sorting seeds, red amaranth leaf
harvested oregano
腋唇蘭
Coffee in bloom
Coffee in bloom
紫穗狼尾草
紫穗狼尾草
Flower of a grass that I would like to identify.
紅鶴頂蘭Phaius tankervilliae (Banks ex L'Hér.) Blume
紅鶴頂蘭Phaius tankervilliae (Banks ex L'Hér.) Blume
lettuce that grew back
rose from Marian first spring bloom
Alternanthera
Formosan elder
unidentified crysanthemum family
變葉懸鉤子
Wild yam 日本薯蕷 Dioscorea japonica
Mountain banana (wild)
Looks a bit like blue skullcap, but the leaves look different
Looks a bit like blue skullcap, but the leaves look different
糯米糰
青苧麻
青苧麻
魚腥草, 糯米糰
Thriving patches of 青苧麻, 魚腥草, 糯米糰
mulberry stripped of bark for craft and rope; guava branch
winged bean year two new growth
Orchid flower
Coffee in flower
Wulai shell ginger up close
Wulai shell ginger 烏來月桃
Orchid alley
Volunteer tomatoes that I took pity on
squash and a winged bean getting read to come back
asparagus going all out
slower growing lettuces speeding up now
amazing what a few weeks of warm, dry weather will do
金銀花
fig tree needing to be planted
waiting for planting out
eggplant fruiting
yellow squash flowering
major growing area
Nasturtiums brightening up the hood
多花蘭
snow peas?
Feral cabbage in flower

Feral plum?
Ground orchid with pink flowers
new bamboo shoots
root of a running bamboo
tomato structure
compost volunteers: squash and tomato
I hope that these blossoms turn into fruit
First time flowering/fruiting for this pomelo tree
dill
Peppermint
Marigold did very well this year
Purple mustard plant and romaine
Arugula still going strong
Asparagus getting started
strawberry - rare for our hot humid conditions
another kind of orange eggplant
Turkish red eggplant flower
volunteers!
lemon balm
Some kind of mustard...
tomatillo leaves
tomatillo fruit
tomatillo fruit
tomatillo
habanero
strawberry
lemon thyme
purslane and lemon thyme
swiss chard
swiss chard
marigold flowers
pea flowers
peas
lemon grass, perilla, strawberry, swiss chard, habanero
holy basil
lemon balm, oregano, peas
peas
tomatillo
nasturtiums and tomatoes
nasturtium, swiss chard, tomatillo
swiss chard, habanero, lemon grass, perilla, strawberry
nasturtium, tomatoes, oregano
tomatoes, snow peas, lemon balm, oregano
fruiting Jerusalem cherry 玉珊瑚 (yù shān hú) Solanum pseudocapsicum
Formosan condor vine 台灣牛彌菜 (táiwān niú mí cài) Marsdenia formosana Masam.
Formosan condor vine 台灣牛彌菜 (táiwān niú mí cài) Marsdenia formosana Masam.
tree ferns on the mend
Unidentified wild berry plant
Taiwan Raspberry 刺莓 Rubus rosaefolius Smith
Urtica family
土半夏 Typhonium blumei


Green and blue
Life on a log
Unidentified tree with seeds
Taiwan cinnamon 台灣肉桂 (táiwān ròuguì) 土肉桂，山肉桂 Cinnamomum insulari-montanum Hayata (endemic). Note deep grooves
Back side of a native cinammon
Japanese aralia, paperplant 八角金盤 (bājiǎo jīn pán) Fatsia japonica
Leigonggen relative?
Unidentified plant
Unidentified plant, possibly a violet
Nettles 咬人貓 (yǎo rén māo) Urtica thunbergiana Sieb. & Zucc.
Flower of unidentified vine
Unidentified vine in flower
Fern spores
Taiwan horsetail with wild raspberry
Wild raspberry plant
Hairy Pouzolzia 糯米糰 (nuòmǐ tuán) Hyrtanandra pentandra or Gonostegia hirta (Blume) Miquel
Hairy Pouzolzia 糯米糰 (nuòmǐ tuán) Hyrtanandra pentandra or Gonostegia hirta (Blume) Miquel

2017

taro, edible and not
arugula, coriander between snow peas
tamarillo
succulent like aloe from Liz
ficus family?
plant from Marian
butterfly-loving plant
turmeric flower
fuscia bougainvillea
pink hibiscus
yellow/orange rose
roses from Marian
solanum family (garden harvest) and garlic
sweet bell pepper
sweet bell pepper
basil, amaranth leaf polyculture


amaranth leaf seeds
Italian flat leaf parsley flowering/seeding
Sweet bell pepper, second year growth
Jalapeno
Sweet basils
假人參Talinum paniculatum開花
假人參Talinum paniculatum開花
假人參Talinum paniculatum開花
A perfect, but very small butternut squash grown in a pot.
Sweet bell pepper plant that was planted last year and still producing
Check out them thorns!
Naranjilla plant bides its time until planting out in the food forest
Genoese sweet basil
Jalapenos coming in fast
red aventitious roots
Formosa mountain palm 山棕 (shān zōng) Arenga engleri fruiting
Formosa Palm, Taiwan Sugar Palm 山棕 (shān zōng) Arenga engleri
rattan 黃藤 (huáng téng) Calamus quiquesetinervius
Blechnum orientale 烏毛蕨 (wū máo jué)
bird's-nest fern 台灣山蘇花 (táiwān shānsū huā) Asplenium nidus
bird's-nest fern 台灣山蘇花 (táiwān shānsū huā) Asplenium nidus
細柄雙蓋蕨 (xì bǐng shuāng gài jué) Diplazium donianum
bird's-nest fern 台灣山蘇花 (táiwān hānsū huā) Asplenium nidus
rattan 黃藤 (huáng téng) Calamus quiquesetinervius
horsetail ?


More thorny eggplant 棘茄


Pigeon pea 樹豆 dried on the dessicated plant
Plum blossom
Plum tree in bloom
Thorny eggplant
Nasturtium

Ramie
Taro and boulder

2016

white lead tree, river tamarind, white popinac 銀合歡 (yín héhuān) Leucaena leucocephala
Dwarf bamboo (arrow bamboo) 箭竹 (jiànzhú) Sasa senanensis



A medicinal salvia from central Asia
Bee-loving salvia plant
Piper capensis
A basil from the African rainforest
Podocarpus costalis

Pepper vine in the tropical greenhouse
Mediterrannean spurge
Salvia
Salvia
Bronze fennel gone to seed

A stately rosemary bush
Quince
Solomon's Seal and hops
Thistle
pretty grass with bulby tips
Salad burnett

Artichoke gone to seed in neighbor's garden
Passiflora vine on fruit tree in Pierre's gardn
Species of locally adapted passiflora grown on a trellis
欒樹 Koelreuteria sp. most likely "elegans"
Ripe figs were falling from this tree
Bamboo clump (but not a clumping species)
Fig trees sprout up near where others are grown
Grape arbor over a door with mature bunches of grapes
A local variety of thyme

Lotus almost ready for harvest

Jackfruit and coconut trees
Jambul 閻浮樹 Syzygium cumini
Jambul 閻浮樹 Syzygium cumini
Jambul 閻浮樹 Syzygium cumini
印度田菁 Sesbanin sesban (L.) Merr.
Common pioneer bush/tree in the area
Leaf-hemp vine
Bind weed (aka morning glory)
Malabar fruit
What's this ground cover plant?
Pepper family?
Azolla
Naturally swimming pool/pond with covered veranda
little red eggplants
bugleweed 散血草 (sàn xuè cǎo), 白尾蜈蚣 (báiwěi wúgōng) Ajuga bracteosa in the mint family Lamiaceae
green okra
Chilies on palm flower sheath
Chilies on palm flower sheath
Chilies on palm flower sheath
Water-loving legume tree 水黃皮
Water-loving legume tree 水黃皮
Sour Creeper 酸藤 (Suān téng) Ecdysanthera rosea Hook. & Arn.
Silk Tree 合歡 (Héhuān) Albizia julibrissin
Silk Tree 合歡 (Héhuān) Albizia julibrissin

Oldham's Azalea 金毛杜鵑 (jīnmáo dùjuān) Rhododendron oldhamii Maxim.
Xindian felwort 新店當藥 (xīndiàn dāng yào) Swertia shintenensis Hayata
Mountain palm
banana flower stem

2015

Viola 香菫菜 Viola odorata L.
Viola 香菫菜 Viola odorata L.
Viola 香菫菜 Viola odorata L.
eating palm grass 颱風草 (táifēng cǎo) Setaria palmifolia
Coriander seeds from last year's Buluo Daxue rooftop garden harvest
Roots of one harvested tumeric plant
Patricia with trimmed/harvested vetiver grass (for mulch)
Patricia trimming back the vetiver, which we use for mulch
Patricia trimming the vetiver grass, which is then used for mulch. Large spiky plants are pineapple
阿里山龍膽 (ālǐ shān lóng dǎn) Gentiana arisanensis flower (endemic)
arrow bamboo 箭竹 (jiàn zhú) Fargesia
China pink 巴陵石竹 (bā líng shízhú) Dianthus palinensis flower
阿里山龍膽 (ālǐ shān lóng dǎn) Gentiana arisanensis flower (endemic)
Red-haired Azalea 紅毛杜鵑Rhododendron rubropilosum Hayata
Formosa pieris 台灣馬醉木 Pieris taiwanensis Hayata.
Red-haired Azalea 紅毛杜鵑 Rhododendron rubropilosum Hayata
台灣小檗(川上氏小檗) Berberis kawakamii Hayata

Wild ginger flower seeds
Ryukyu Long-stemmed Desmodium 琉球山螞蝗 (Liúqiú shān mǎ huáng) Hylodesmum laxum DC. subsp. laterale (Schindl.) Ohashi
Ryukyu Long-stemmed Desmodium 琉球山螞蝗 (Liúqiú shān mǎ huáng) Hylodesmum laxum DC. subsp. laterale (Schindl.) Ohashi
Ryukyu Long-stemmed Desmodium 琉球山螞蝗 (Liúqiú shān mǎ huáng) Hylodesmum laxum DC. subsp. laterale (Schindl.) Ohashi
Peanut Butter Fruit 花生奶油果 (Huāshēng nǎiyóu guǒ) Bunchosia argentea
napier grass 狼尾草 (láng wěi cǎo) Pennisetum purpureum seed tassle
fruiting rattan 黃藤(huáng téng) Calamus quiquesetinervius
Interesting vining plant with bifurcated leaves.
wild bean
ginger or banana?
ground orchid
thick-leaved ground vine


Siam Weed, Devil Weed 飛機草 (fēijī cǎo) Chromolaena odorata
tumeric 薑黃 (jiānghuáng)
Metallic Cerulean 白波紋小灰蝶 (bái bōwén xiǎo huīdié) Jamides alecto dromicus on flowering farmers friend 咸豐草 (xiánfēng cǎo) Bidens pilosa
Dancing Crane Cobra Lily 羽葉天南星 (yǔyè tiānnánxīng) Arisaema heterophyllum
cobra lily 普陀南星 (pǔtuó nánxīng) Arisaema ringens
tree fern 筆筒樹 (bǐtǒng shù) Cyathea lepifera
Canna 美人蕉 （měirénjiāo）Canna indica flower and seeds
Taiwan lily 台灣百合 (táiwān bǎihé) Lilium formosanum
wild raspberry
Machilus 豬腳楠 (zhūjiǎo nán) Machilus thunbergii Sieb. & Zucc., also 紅楠 (hóng nán)
臺灣澤蘭 Eupatorium formosa?
Musa basjoo formosana 台灣芭蕉 (táiwān bājiāo), 山芎蕉 (shān qiōng jiāo) fruiting along the road
銹毛鐵線蓮 (xiù máo tiě xiàn lián) Leschenault's Clematus
Aromatic litsea or maqaw 馬告 (mǎ gào) 山胡椒 (shān hújiāo) Litsea cubeba trunk bark
Aromatic litsea or maqaw 馬告 (mǎ gào) 山胡椒 (shān hújiāo) Litsea cubeba flowers
Fern tree frond unfolding
harvested turmeric root 薑黃 (iānghuáng) Curcuma longa
harvested turmeric root 薑黃 (iānghuáng) Curcuma longa
orchid

2014

flowering yucca
Remnants of the harvest
Bamboo like caning structure
Reed flowers full of seed
Nitrogen-fixing mimosa family plant?
Mallow family plant
水丁香
A mix of water-loving plant species
Diversity at the rice field edge
Rice not too long from harvest time
苦竹類的竹群
Maqaw 馬告 Litsea cubeba 山胡椒 (shān hújiāo) mountain pepper sappling
agrimony 龍芽草 (lóng yá cǎo) agrimonia
Taiwanese basil - white flowers
turmeric
Lemon grass
Lemon grass
young Maqaw 馬告 Litsea cubeba 山胡椒 (shān hújiāo) mountain pepper
Young 香椿 on the second terrace
雙花龍葵 (shuānghuā lóngkuí)
赤道櫻草 (chìdào yīng cǎo)
Xiangchun 香椿 Toona sinensis
Roselle plant
Peppermint
土半夏 (tǔ bàn xià) Typhonium blumei

purple sweet potato 紫薯 (zǐ shǔ) Dioscorea alata
Habanero plant from above.
Young habanero plant getting ready to flower/fruit
Edible amaranth with gigantic leaves
Guava tree bloom buds
Taiwan Maesa 台灣山桂花 (táiwān shān guìhuā) Maesa perlaria var. formosana
Colorful veggie beds
Colorful veggie beds
Comfrey and colorful veggies
Comfrey bell flowers up close
Pointy-leaved, more heat tolerant comfrey with beautiful, bright purple bell flowers
Lots of eggplants
鼠麴草 (shǔ qū cǎo) Gnaphalium affine
Comfrey and lemon grass waiting to be planted, chives, parsley, thyme, etc
Green onions with yellow eggplant in the background
Green onions grown from the root end of previously harvested bunch
鼠麴草 (shǔ qū cǎo) Gnaphalium affine
fast growing annual from the chrysanthemum family
first of the perilla
swiss chard, lettuce, oregano
The trunk of rattan palm 黃藤 Calamus quiquesetinervius Burret
The trunk of the rattan palm

2013

Comfrey bells
Firespike 紅樓花 Odontonema strictum (Nees) Kuntze
orchid tree 羊踢 leaf
Canna 美人蕉
vetiver 培地茅/香根草 Chrysopogon zizanioides
farmers friend 咸豐草 Bidens pilosa flower
Taiwan Tea 台灣山茶 Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze f. formosensis Kitam.
Reverse Heart-Shaped Cephalantheropsis orchid 黃花肖頭蕊蘭 Cephalantheropsis gracilis
Taiwan Malan 台灣馬藍 Strobilanthes formosanus
台灣黃堇 (táiwān huáng jǐn) Corydalis tashiroi
匍堇菜 (pú jǐn cài) Viola arcuata
Wild hongfongcai
Taiwan Dandelion 台灣蒲公英 (táiwān púgōngyīng) Taraxacum formosanum
Needham's Lace 台灣八角金盤 (táiwān bājiǎo jīn pán) Fatsia polycarpa Hayata
Needham's Lace 台灣八角金盤 (táiwān bājiǎo jīn pán) Fatsia polycarpa Hayata
蓪草 seedlings with many companions
Curly-cue dried grass
Sowthistle tasselflower紫背草 Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC.
台灣馬藍 Strobilanthes formosanus
Sowthistle tasselflower 紫被草 Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC.
lilac tasselflower 紫背草 Emilia sonchifolia
flowering orchid at the gate
Mandarin orange flowers, leaves indicate nutrient deficiency
Small rose in spiral
Pineapple plant
Cabbage and perilla
Lettuce and beets
Cabbage and cauliflower
Purple/pink cabbage, regular cabbage, swiss chard, beans, lettuce
Nasturtium leaf
Milk Thistle
Nasturtium leaves catching water
Cabbage and beets
Brassilicas interplanted with chard and herbs
Who says vegetable gardening isn't beautiful?
Lettuce nearing the end of their season
"Five node grass" flowering
End of the habaneros season

2012

2011

foxglove 毛地黃屬 Digitalis
Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root 馬利筋 (mǎ lì jīn) Asclepias tuberosa
Angelica sinensis 當歸 (dāngguī)
Wisteria 紫藤 (zǐténg) Fabaceae
巴蔘菜, a hardy herb, leaf edible and root very valuable, good for nerve system
巴蔘菜, tumeric, New Zealand spinach, fennel, a plant that flowers all year and bees love it, behind fennel is yacon
Arrowhead 慈菇 Sagittaria sagittifolia L., an edible aquatic plant/vegetable with lovely flowers
Formosan Ash 台灣光蠟樹 (白雞油) Fraxinus formosana Hayata, known for its excellent wood and air filtering and other properties

2010

Silver grass, Sword grass 五節芒 Miscanthus floridulus (Labill.) Warb. ex S.& L.
Vick's plant 維琪到手香Plectranthus purpuratus
Cuban Oregano 到手香 Plectranthus amboinicus
Roselle 洛神花 Hibiscus sabdariffa
Malabar Spinach 落葵 Basella alba
Red Buckeye
Mother-of-pearl-plant, Ghost plant 石蓮花 Graptopetalum paraguayense
Pinecone Ginger - Zingiber zerumbet
Giant Waterlily
coffee fruiting
Perilla frutescens 紫蘇
new broad-leaf fern 雙扇蕨 Dipteris conjugata
broad-leaf plantain with 蛇梅 (shé méi) in the grass of field above our house
饑荒草 (jīhuāng cǎo) wild chrysanthemum growing in medium at Xinhai road near Taidian MRT station
小實孔雀豆 (xiǎoshí kǒngquè dòu) tree branch and leaf pattern

cycad 台東鐵樹 (táidōng tiěshù)
大花細辛 Asarum macranthum of the wild ginger 蛇根草 family

2009

flowering Tropical Almond 大業欖仁 (other names:枇杷樹、雨傘樹、龜仔樹楠仁樹、環保樹) Terminalia catappa L.
薑荷花
Formosan Sugar Palm 山棕 Arenga tremula flower
Formosan beauty berry 杜虹 Callicarpa formosana (Amis: chi-hak)
Chloranthus oldhami Solms. 台灣及己 (四葉蓮)
new growth in Bird's Nest Fern 台灣山蘇花 Asplenium nidus
seeding plantain 車前草 (chēqiáncǎo) Plantago lanceolata
flowering mother-of-pearl 石蓮花 (shí liánhuā) Graptopetalum paraguayense
Chinese Hydrangea 華八仙 (huá bāxiān) Hydrangea chinensis Maxim.
Chinese Hydrangea 華八仙 (huá bāxiān) Hydrangea chinensis Maxim.
mock strawberry 蛇莓 (shé méi) Duchesnea indica
Woodland Beauty 七葉一枝花 (qī yè yīzhī huā) Paris polyphylla
jalapeno
Chinese ramie 青苧麻 Boehmeria nivea

ginger
Strobilanthes formosanus 台灣馬藍 (táiwān mǎ lán)

2008

open seeds of Shell ginger 月桃 Alpinia zerumbet
野杜丹, Melastoma candidum
Tree Marigold, Mexican Sunflower 王爺葵 Tithonia diversifolia
fruit of giant upright elephant ear 姑婆芋Alocasia odora


Silver grass, Sword grass 五節芒 Miscanthus floridulus (Labill.) Warb. ex
habenero
Golden Shower Tree 阿勃勒 "a-bu-le" Cassia fistula
Formosan beauty berry 杜虹 Callicarpa formosana (Amis: chi-hak)
Firespike 紅樓花 Odontonema strictum (Nees) Kuntze
wild ginger
coffee
fruiting pineapple
elder 冇骨消(蒴翟) Sambucus formosana Nakai
butterflies in Chinese sumac 鹽膚木 Rhus chinensis
jalapenos
jalapenos
Celosia argentia 青葙
Arrowroot 食用美人蕉 Canna edulis
Poison bulb 文殊蘭 (wénshū lán) Crinum asiaticum
ricefield flatsedge 碎米莎草 (suì mǐ suō cǎo) Cyperus iria
Bird's-nest fern 台灣山蘇花 (táiwān shānsū huā) Asplenium nidus
Bird's-nest fern 台灣山蘇花 (táiwān shānsū huā) Asplenium nidus
amaranth ?
arrow bamboo 箭竹 (jiàn zhú) Yushania niitakayamensis in the snow

2007

Small Dragonroot 申跋 (shēn bá) Arisaema ringens
Chinese tallow
Titanotrichum oldhamii (Hemsl.) 台閩苣苔(俄氏草)

peppers
agrimony flower
Bergamot 佛手柑 starting to flower
Alpinia uraiensis 烏來月桃, 大輪月桃, Fudekeng 福德坑
New Garden City 花園新城 Taiwan Lily 台灣百合 Lilium formosanum
白花藿香薊 Ageratum conyzoides
文珠蘭 Crinum asiaticum at home
Bergamot 佛手柑 Citrus aurantium at home

2005

Cat's Whiskers 貓須草 (māo xū cǎo) Orthosiphon aristatus
Five fingers 鵝掌藤 (é zhǎng téng) Schefflera odorata

2004

Dysosma pleiantha 八角蓮

2001

bird's-nest fern 台灣山蘇花 (táiwān shān sū huā) Asplenium nidus

1992