Looking back on my travels, I can easily remember where I traveled by looking at pictures of plants. Many places I have explored have palm trees or other tropical elements making it hard to tell one location from another. But there are several places that I can remember exploring with unique plants or foliage I have encountered for the first time. Here are a few:

Santiago, Chile. Unique evergreens and bright purple trees.

Tanzania. Flowers (or weeds) in Arusha and coffee cherries at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Colorful clumps.

Somewhere in Indonesia. Red leaves in a jungle-like setting.

Costa Rica. Vibrant, firey flowers and plants that were larger than life.

Nature is amazing and I continue looking for unique elements in any location. The fun part is finding things that are so very different from where I live.