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Chris Niemann

Chris Niemann Photographer is a photojournalist working in the Washington, D.C. area specializing in nature, plant and insect image services. I am a nature lover and bonsai enthusiast. I am interested in all aspects of the garden and have been studying it for over a decade.

Ixora

Ixora is a genus of about 550 species of mostly tropical shrubs, lianas, and small trees in Rubiaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions… Read More »Ixora

Knautia

Knautia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melanthiaceae. The genus is named after Johann Christoph Knaut, a German botanist and physician. Knautia,… Read More »Knautia

Eustoma

Eustoma

The Eustoma plant is a herbaceous flowering perennial flower. It is also known by the names of “grass pink” and “prairie pink”. The Eustoma plant… Read More »Eustoma

Lithops

Lithops

Lithops are a genus of succulent plants native to southern Africa. They are known as pebble plants or living stones. Lithops grow naturally in sandstone-derived… Read More »Lithops

Datura

Datura photos: The leaves of Datura stramonium are toxic and contain the alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine. The seeds contain the alkaloid scopolamine. The seeds… Read More »Datura

Mazus photo

Mazus

Mazus , a genus of plant in family Lamiaceae, was named, first published by Linnaeus in Species Plantarum. With about 400 species of perennial herbaceous… Read More »Mazus