Patrick Blanc and Pascal Héni with Begonia blancii at Bulalacao Falls where they discovered this new species in February 2009, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines, April 2026
Patrick Blanc under the climbing epiphytic Begonia oxysperma with huge bright orange inflorescences displayed out of the foliage, Banaue, Luzon, Philippines, April 2026
Patrick Blanc at the base of Begonia oxysperma, a climbing epiphyte at 1700 m asl, Banaue, Luzon, Philippines, April 2026
Patrick Blanc observing a clump of Acoelorrhaphe wrightii in the wetlands, Everglades NP, Florida, March 2026
Patrick Blanc observing the bright red flowers of Erythrina herbacea at forest edge, Everglades NP, Florida, March 2026
Patrick Blanc much intrigued by the huge hanging female cone of Dioon spinulosum, Fairchild BG, Miami, March 2026
Patrick Blanc observing the huge hanging female cone of Dioon spinulosum, Fairchild BG, Miami, March 2026
Patrick Blanc observing the pure white flower of the epiphytic Hillia parasitica, Bains Jaunes, Besse Terre, Guadeloupe, Feb. 2026