My plant photography and cool things I find about the plant worldTumblr (3.0; @themeanpetiole)http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/09400272f157e8295ef2d1503642ad13/tumblr_mm5cbq8NTy1r1yq0xo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4af92cfb0953f95f4d52c5bc2312e283/tumblr_mm5cbq8NTy1r1yq0xo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>Houstonia caerulea</em>, my favorite spring flower.</p>http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/49401999803http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/49401999803Wed, 01 May 2013 21:04:38 -0400<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkestpaisleyphotos/7559653526/" title="Untitled by Darkpaisley, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8284/7559653526_44eaf6e4eb.jpg" width="324"/></a></p> <p><em>Cornus kousa</em></p>http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/27128838993http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/27128838993Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:15:25 -0400<a href="http://io9.com/5881858/everything-you-know-about-daisies-is-wrong">Under The Microscope: Everything you know about daisies is wrong(via @io9)</a>: <p>When you pick a daisy, you are actually picking hundreds of flowers at the same time. That’s because daisies have evolved a special trick, which is to hide a whole field of flowers in the head of what seems to be a single bloom.</p>http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/16953978582http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/16953978582Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:26:31 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/14-NdQwKz9w?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant [Part 3 of 3] (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14-NdQwKz9w&feature=share">Vihart</a>)</p>http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/16250132314http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/16250132314Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:21:24 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lOIP_Z_-0Hs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Doodling in Math Class: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant [2 of 3] (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOIP_Z_-0Hs&feature=share">Vihart</a>)</p>http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/16250112325http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/16250112325Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:21:03 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ahXIMUkSXX0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant [1 of 3] (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahXIMUkSXX0&feature=share">Vihart</a>)</p>http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/16250064526http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/16250064526Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:20:11 -0500<a href="http://www.verticalfarm.com/">http://www.verticalfarm.com/</a>: <p>A way to save space, feed the ever growing population, deal with depleted soils and climate change. All in all I think it’s a pretty neat idea</p>http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/9001568193http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/9001568193Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:23:32 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq15u36KCI1r1yq0xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sweet Potato.</p> <p>Growing on my kitchen table.</p>http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/9000722984http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/9000722984Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:58:51 -0400<a href="http://io9.com/5831098/japanese-researchers-grow-plants-on-high+tech-sheets-that-are-microns-thick">Futurism: Japanese researchers grow plants on high-tech sheets that are microns thick(via @io9)</a>: <p>The Mebiol corporation in Japan has created a super-thin hydrogel called “Imec” that allows plants to be suspended and fed a nutrient solution. Although larger crops can’t be held up by the sheets, this does raise the possibility of someday festooning your living room with curtains of arugula and…</p>http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/8998630400http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/8998630400Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:53:37 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lptxhxTbPA1r1yq0xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/8831308043http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/8831308043Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:15:33 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lptxb6BK3E1r1yq0xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/8831165075http://themeanpetiole.tumblr.com/post/8831165075Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:11:30 -0400