Here’s to an “Ox-spicious” New Year ahead!
While you won’t find any wild oxen around, there are some flora and fauna with cattle-inspired names in our green spaces!
For example, the Oxblood Ginger (
Costus erythrophyllus) is a shrub that produces blueish green foliage with bright blood red undersides, thus its common name.
Read about more other interesting plants in our NParksBuzz article Have An “Ox-spicious” New Year!