Identify this flower? What do you call this flower? This flower is called Pink Rain Lily.  Its scientific name is Zephyranthes carinata.  It is also commonly known as the rosepink zephyr lily. It is a perennial flowering plant native to Mexico, Colombia and Central America. How to care If you have pink rain lily in your garden, or plan to have one, it needs regular watering but with little amount of water only especially during spring and summer. No need to water it during winter. In tropical climates, such as in the Philippines, where there is no winter, you may need to water it everyday except on rainy days and after. Fertilize pink rain lily with compost or manure at the time of planting the bulbs. How to propagate Propagate the pink rain lily by dividing the bulbs during the dormant season. Separate the offsets from the parent bulb and plant them in individual pots or directly in the garden. Pruning is not typically required for this type of plant. Where photo was taken Th...

The Latin character that combines "a" and "e" is called "æ" (lowercase) or "Æ" (uppercase), and it's often referred to as "ash" or "æsc".  Origin:  The character "æ" (lowercase) and "Æ" (uppercase) originally represented a ligature , a combination of the letters "a" and "e", representing the Latin diphthong "ae".  Usage:  It's a letter in some languages, like Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese. In Old English, it was called "æsc" or "ash" after the Anglo-Saxon futhorc rune ᚫ. It's also used in the Cyrillic script for the Eastern Iranian language, Ossetian. In modern English, it's used as a ligature in words like "aeon" or "æther".  Pronunciation:  The sound represented by "æ" is similar to the "a" in "cat".  Modern Usage:  While "æ" is still used in some contexts, it's ...

  Confused whether you should be buying USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 device or connector? This post will clear it all up. Miscommunication about the terms When the use of USB (Universal Serial Bus) was introduced with Mac computers, I was already used to the term that it was referring to a port. When other brands of computers followed and the flash drive was invented, I often heard from non-mac users the question: do you have a USB? Confused about how I would answer, I wondered why these people are so interested with the USB port on my mac. Finally, it dawned on me they they were referring to USB flash drive. And I would often correct them: flash drive? There is this USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB-A, USB-B, and USB-C. What are they? What are their differences? Does USB refer to the port or to the drive? Great question! A "USB drive" typically refers to the data storage device itself, like the flash drive or thumb drive that people use to store and transfer files. It’s a small, portable device t...