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Raised in France in 1977, this primary hybrid from two closely related species, P. primulinum and P. glaucophillum. With its ptetty, compact blooms it is probably tha smallest variety in the genus.
Mine was bought from our local grower in the Niagara Region in Jordan from Clouds Orchids.
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Die letzte Birne mit Glühfaden die noch im Haus ist, ist in der Mikroskopbeleuchtung. Größe der Glühwendel ist 5 mm.
The last bulb with a filament left in the house is in the microscope light.
The size of the filament is 5 mm.
HLc...oF!
For the modern vs. vintage, I chose to shot a candle with flame for vintage along with the desk lamp connect to electric. For those few days that Broken Arrow and Tulsa was powerless the old candles and battery radio was nice to have.
Combretums are very impressive plants, and this one is definitely one of the brightest of all! Powderpuff flowers are multi-colored: yellow, orange, and red. When in bloom, this vining shrub is covered with them, looks like its on fire. It can be trimmed as a shrub or grown as a vine with support. Amazing colors and shapes!
Monkey Brush, Combretum constrictum
Vine Pergola, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Apple Blossom is appropriately named as the colours of its large trumpet-shaped flowers are so very similar to the white and delicate pink of apple blossom. This reliable elegant variety has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit in recognition of its qualities.
Its foliage is also quite ornamental.
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The first day of flowering for the third time of the year.
Some consider it the 'Brazilian tulip'.
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Hippeastrum, or amaryllis, are most commonly grown as flowering houseplants. The bulbous plants hail from South Africa, and bear four to six large flowers on a tall, light green hollow stem.
It’s easy to force amaryllis bulbs to flower indoors, and once they’ve finished flowering they can be stored and encouraged to flower the following year.
Hippeastrum ‘Apple Blossom’ bears attractive white-green flowers tinged with pink. For best results, grow at room temperature, around 20°C in a well-lit room, in the sunniest position you can give it. Water sparingly at first, increasing the amount as the flower stems develop.
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A trick: when amaryllis opens its flowers, you can cut the immature pollen, that is, before it starts to turn yellow. Just go there on the antennae of the flower core and, with scissors, cut them.
There are three good reasons for you to do this:
1 - pollen stains clothing;
2 - it decreases the duration of the flowers;
3 - pollen is toxic, if ingested, mainly, by pets.
I do not follow these suggestions. I like bees, hummingbirds and other insects visiting them.
1 - I don't care about stains on clothes;
2 - Death is natural, it will die anyway;
3 - I don't have pets.
Hippeastrum: Stamens with filaments (white) ending in anthers carrying pollen.
Although the 1987 decision settled the question of the scientific name of the genus, the common name "amaryllis" continues to be used. Bulbs sold as amaryllis and described as ready to bloom for the holidays belong to the genus Hippeastrum. "Amaryllis" is also used in the name of some societies devoted to the genus Hippeastrum. Separate common names are used to describe the genus Amaryllis, e.g., "Naked Lady"
Inspired by nature and fabricated by robots, the Elytra Filament Pavilion explores the impact of emerging robotic technologies on architectural design, engineering and making.
The sculpture is growing every week. So I plan to go back in a few weeks time to see how it is progressing :-).
Filaments - Hummingbirds are some of my favorite subjects. When I photograph a subject that I don't have to put too much effort to find, I instead like to challenge myself to capture something unique like behavior or detail. In this case, I headed out to the coast deliberately on a bright overcast day, as this lighting seems to bring out the iridescence of hummingbirds best, allowing me to capture maximum detail.
I had a blast photographing Allen's Hummingbirds for the first time with a mirrorless rig. What I didn't count on was taking over 3,000 pics unintentionally - 20 frames per second gives too many images in some cases. However, a benefit of that is you get every pose you could ask for. Was very happy to capture every single feather filament of this hummingbird!
Species: Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
Location: Northern California, CA, USA
Equipment: Canon EOS R5 + EF 100-400mm IS II + EF 1.4x III Extender, Handheld
Settings: 1/200s, ISO: 1250, f/10 @560mm, Handheld, Electronic Shutter