“Ad hominem attacks are the canaries in the coal mine of bad arguments.”

Trans women are a scratching post for misogynists who fantasise about treating cis women the same way - publicly.

JKR is such a fucking boring c*nt, she herself is asexual, not by choice, just nobody wants to fuck that nasty bridge-troll

My basic queen Family: Orchidaceae Genus: Phalaenopsis Species: Phalaenopsis ‘White Cascade’ Light: Bright indirect Temperature: 16 °C (60°F) to 32 °C (89 °F) Humidity: SO% Substrate: semi-hydro

Thriving right now, those hairy petioles are next level Section: Platycentrum Growth Habit: Rhizomatous Species: Begonia pseudoedulis “Shiwanshan form” Distribution: Southern Guangxi, China. Published: PhytoKeys 182: 116 (2021). Authors: D.K.Tian, X.X.Feng & R.K.Li

One of two siblings I kept from a seed batch. This one has great potential but needs another couple of months before final decision to clone or compost. Family: Begoniaceae Genus: Begonia Growth Habit: Cane-like Species: Begonia amphioxus x chloroneura Humidity: High

This is a naturally occurring small form of Saxifraga stolonifera, interestingly the leaf size matches the leaf size range in the original description. Species: Saxifraga stolonifera sp. micro

Beautiful small begonia species, second time owning it, first time it evaporated into the ether. Family: Begoniaceae Genus: Begonia Type: Rhizomatous Species: Begonia hoehneana Distribution: Southeast Brasil.

Such a pleasure to grow Family: Begoniaceae Genus: Begonia Section: Petermannia Species: Begonia rubida Distribution:‭ ‬Limestone hills of Bau region in Sarawak, Borneo.

Got this beauty a while back, now it’s not died I feel I can finally celebrate Family: Melastomataceae Genus: Sonerila Species: Sonerila sp. . . . #sonerilasp #sonerila #melastomataceae #twistedplantroots

Still not flowered for me, hoping it’s not a care issue Species: Dendrobium rosellum Common Names: “The Pink Spotted Dendrobium” Distribution: Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera . . . . #dendrobiumrosellum #dendrobium #thepinkspotteddendrobium #orchidaceae #orchids #twistedplantroots

Seed grown beauty, thanks Neil Species: Drosera capensis Distribution: South coast and adjacent sandstone ranges of South Africa. . . . . #droseraceae #drosera #droseracapensis #plantsofafrica #plantsofsouthafrica #plantsofcapetown #carnivorousplants #twistedplantroots

Who doesn’t like a hairy queen Species: Begonia sp. Lahad Datu Distribution: Malaysia. Notes: This species, in my care, seems very sensitive to water. For this reason I keep it on the drier side . . . . #begoniaceae #begonias #begoniac #begoniasplahaddatu #twistedplantroots

Family: Begoniaceae Genus: Begonia Section: Australes Type: Tuberous Species: Begonia pearcei . . . . #begoniapearcei #begoniaofbolivia #begoniaceae #begonias #twistedplantroots

Lower light is the way to go with this hussy, it is finally getting its groove on Species: Begonia arachnoidea Distribution: Daxin Xian, southwestern Guangxi, China. Published: Bot. Stud. (Taipei) 49: 406 (2008) Authors: C.-I Peng, Yan Liu & S. M. Ku.

First time growing this species, it has now grown two leaves, if I’m lucky enough I’ll get some flowers come spring 😜 Family: Lentibulariaceae Species: Utricularia reniformis . . . . #lentibulariaceae #utricularia #utriculariareniformis #twistedplantroots

The old leaves have crusted up when moved into household humidity but the new leaves are pristine Family: Begoniaceae Genus: Begonia Type: Rhizomatous Species: Begonia sp. Sumpur x sp. Kelantan Hybridiser: @sofialina22.bsky.social (Sofia Lina)

This is a good time as any to shoot a quick intro! Name’s Livia, I’m 33 with a master’s in biotech sadly working in IT. I ADORE scientific illustration, surrealism with a creepy/cute facet and evey weird critter under the sun. Here’s last years #artvsartist. Everyone is loved here 🖤🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Meta is actively anti-LGBTQIA+ Family: Melastomataceae Genus: Bertolonia Species: Bertolonia maculata . . . . #melastomataceae #bertolonia #bertoloniamaculata #jewelplant #plantsofbrasil #twistedplantroots

First time flowering since I moved it to bark Family: Orchidaceae Genus: Phalaenopsis Name: Phalaenopsis Joy Fairy Tale . . . . #phalaenopsis #phalaenopsisjoyfairytale #orchidaceae #epidendroideae #twistedplantroots

The mother plant was way too tall and the stem as thick as a baby’s leg, so I did what any plant parent short on space would do - chop it up and make multiples 🤦‍♂️ Species: Begonia carolineifolia

Someone in her styling team collects begonias, prove me wrong!

A really interesting unidentified begonia from Papua New Guinea. I’ve put it in Pon and as you can see it’s doing well. Species: Begonia sp. Miri Distribution: Papua New Guinea . . . #begoniaspmiri #begoniasfrompapuanewguinea #begoniaceae #begonias #begoniac #twistedplantroots

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This is the second time I’ve seen this one bloom, the first time the pseudobulb arrived with a bud already developing but now I’ve managed to bloom it all by myself and I’m feeling chuffed AF. Species: Pleione Tongariro . . . . #pleione #pleionetongariro #orchidaceae #orchid #twistedplantroots

She does not like being watered too much but once you’ve nailed that part it’s pretty smooth sailing Family: Melastomataceae Genus: Bertolonia Species: Bertolonia maculata . . . . #melastomataceae #bertolonia #bertoloniamaculata #jewelplant #plantsofbrasil

Begonia Tenuissima is flowering abundantly #begoniatenuissima #begonia #plants #terrarium 🌱

Pteridiformis “gold form” #begoniapteridiformisgoldform #begoniapteridiformis #begonia #plants

Seed grown unspecified begonia species. This species comes from Sabah, Malaysia. Family: Begoniaceae Genus: Begonia Type: Rhizomatous Species: Begonia sp. Sabah “Tortorhizo” Distribution: Sabah, Malaysia. . . . #begoniaspsabah #begoniaspsabahtortorhizo

Found some cute stuff at the antique shop

This meme has me gagged and gooped 💅🏻

Women weren't required to take part in clinical trials until 1993, leading to poorer medical treatments and outcomes for women. Yes, 1993!!

Martina Navratilova just cannot help herself, first she celebrates that a trans woman has died and then with no evidence labels her an abuser and murderer of women. This is what being already bigoted and subsequently radicalised looks like

Free Palestine

The only LGBTQIA+ J.K. Runaway is an ‘ally’ to are the minority who gobble her scrotum