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Passiflora, the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 500 species of flowering plants, the namesakes of the family Passifloraceae. They are mostly tropical climbing vines, with some being shrubs, and a few species being herbaceous. The flower come in many varieties with different flower sizes and colors.

A common passionflower color is purple, but the flowers also come in very bright pink, red, blue, yellow and green. The fruit of a passiflower is a berry.

The genus Passiflora is found in South and Central America, China, and Southern Asia, New Guinea, a few species in Australia, New Zealand and 9 species in southern North America. Passiflora is absent in Europe, northern and western Asia, and in Africa.

In Africa is growing in the closely related genus Adenia in the family Passifloraceae.

De passiebloemen (Passiflora) is een geslacht van meest overblijvende en klimmende planten met ranken in de familie Passifloraceae. Ook zijn er bomen en struiken onder de passiebloemen. De zeer variabel gevormde bloemen komen in verschillende maten en kleuren voor. De meest algemene kleur is paars, maar er zijn ook fel roze, rode, blauwe, witte, gele en groene bloemen. De vrucht van een passiebloem is een groot uitgevallen bes. Er zijn ruim 500 soorten passiebloemen bekend.

Het natuurlijke verspreidingsgebied van de passiebloemen ligt in Midden- en Zuid-Amerika, op de Cariben en negen soorten in zuidelijk Noord-Amerika. In Zuid-Amerika komen ze voor van de Andes tot in tropisch laagland. Ook in Australië, Oceanië en in het zuiden en zuidoosten van Azië komen van oorsprong een klein aantal passiebloemen voor. Europa en Afrika hebben geen passiebloemen. In Afrika ligt wel het natuurlijke verspreidingsgebied van het verwante geslacht Adenia.

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Agapanthus (African Blue Lily) by Martien Uiterweerd

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Agapanthus, also known as Love flower, Lily of the Nile or the African Blue Lily, although they are not lilies, is a genus of perennial flowering plants originating from South Africa.

The name comes from the Greek words "agape," meaning love, and "anthus," meaning flower.

This genus consists of about 10 different species.

Agapanthus plants may have 20 to 100 flowers depending on the variety, and from May through June, they produce beautiful clusters of blue, white, or violet-blue flowers that resemble lilies.

De Afrikaanse lelie is wat je noemt 'in'. ...En... wie bezwijkt niet voor een plant die bloemen van de liefde voortbrengt?

In ieder geval is z'n botanische naam wel mooi afgeleid van het Griekse agapè, dat letterlijk liefde betekent en anthos, dat voor bloem staat, vandaar soms ook liefdesbloem genoemd.

Voluit heet de Afrikaanse lelie dan ook Agapanthus.

Bloemen zijn er in wit en blauw. De plant is niet winterhard en dat betekent dat de liefde slechts een 'één zomer'-romance kan zijn.

De plant heeft z'n oorsprong in het zuiden van Zuid-Afrika.

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HDR SUNSET TODAY.... by Hüseyin Sevim

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Telgrafın Tellerine by Hüseyin Sevim

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A new hamburger bar in Budapest

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schönen Muttertag!!!

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Urban Birds by SteveJnerChicago

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Broad-Bodied Chaser - Libellula depressa by Oldt1mer - Keith

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With a length of 39-48mm, the Broad-bodied Chaser – Libellula depressa – , also known as the Broad-bodied Darter, is a medium sized broad-bodied dragonfly, its wide flattened body giving this insect a ‘fat’ look. The male is blue and the female a golden colour and both have a dark triangle at the base of their wings. They are usually found around ponds and small lakes darting and diving over the water, often returning to a favoured perch to rest in the sun, and they are often the first to colonise new ponds. This one was seen near Pennington Flash, Leigh.

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Red Rose closeup by hasham2

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