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I love orchids and this variety regularly reaches 60 centimetres, which is quite impressive. In my previous photo you can see how tall it stands in its habitat.
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A bunch of violets blooming in the park :)
Wood violet, sweet violet, common violet or garden violet (Viola odorata) is a species of flowering plant in the viola family, native to Europe and Asia. It has been introduced into North America and Australia. It blooms from March to April. The species can be found near the edges of forests or in clearings; it is also a common "uninvited guest" in shaded lawns or elsewhere in gardens. In herbal medicine violets has been used for a variety of respiratory ailments, insomnia and skin disorders. Flowers are also edible and used as food additives for instance in salad, made into jelly, and candied for decoration. The sweet scent of this flower has popular, particularly in the late Victorian period, so this plant has been used in the production of many cosmetic fragrances and perfumes.
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Gromadka pachnących fiołków pstryknięta w parku miejskim :)
Fiołek wonny, fiołek pachnący (Viola odorata) – gatunek rośliny należący do rodziny fiołkowatych. Występuje w stanie dzikim w Europie, w zachodniej Azji i północnej Afryce. W Polsce pospolity na niżu i w niższych położeniach górskich. Uprawiany i często dziczejący. Kwitnie od marca do kwietnia. Zasiedla widne lasy liściaste i ich skraje, zarośla, trawiaste polany, trawniki. Rośnie na stanowiskach półcienistych lub cienistych, na glebie próchniczej, lekko wilgotnej. Jest rośliną leczniczą. Działa wykrztuśnie, napotnie, moczopędnie, odkażająco, żółciopędnie i rozkurczowo. Upłynnia zalegający śluz w drogach oddechowych. Kwiaty fiołka dawniej kandyzowano, produkowano z nich syrop na kaszel oraz używano ich do aromatyzowania octu. Uprawiany jako roślina ozdobna ze względu na swój bardzo przyjemny zapach oraz piękne kwiaty.
I've gone to Kyoto last weekend.
Whenever going there, I wish to live in the beautiful ancient city.
A pure white variety of the Common Fragrant-orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea var. albiflora) is not as common as its pink-purplish relatives. We spotted only one single specimen amongst plenty of pink-purplish flowers of Common Fragrant-orchids or Chalk Fragrant-orchids as they often called due to their preference to thrive on chalk grasslands. This orchid wasn’t particularly tall (under 4 inches) but most of the plants were relatively short anyway. Selsley Common. Gloucestershire; England, UK.
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There were a lot of lily of the valley flowers, so in the forest was beautiful smell. walking there was absolutely fantastic :)
Cały las był pełen kwitnących konwalii i wszędzie czuć było ten ich piękny zapach. Spacerowało się jak w bajce :)
Fragrant white jonquils basking in the late afternoon sun here at Kogarah Bay in the southern suburbs of Sydney!
Photographed with a Samsung Galaxy S20+ mobile phone camera (macro mode). Processed a little in Snapseed.
The jonquils are a feature of the garden of Gwen, aged nearly 95.
Today Gwen received her 'Order Of Australia' award for services to the community, essentially in her care for war veterans and their families. This was part of the Queen's Birthday Honours for 2020.
Gwen received a letter today from the Premier of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian, for being awarded an Order of Australia.
I read the letter to Gwen in her garden beside the huge pot of jonquils (see above image) which she has nurtured since 1967. Hard to believe, but they just keep popping up as jonquils do decades later - and even though winter hasn't really even started in Sydney!
Cheers from Kogarah Bay!
"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul."
Luther Burbank
The climbing rose of Joseph's Coat features multicolored blossoms with ever-changing petals of yellow, orange and red. What a beauty!
A fragrant lilac bush photographed at Ewing Park Lilac Arboretum in Des Moines, Iowa.
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As I’m playing catch-up here I have quite a few spring images to post. I had a wonderful time amongst the wild garlic even if I was a bit late to the party. Such an aromatic plant although you soon lose the smell in the realm of creativity. A wonderful little pathway, leading me to this spot with the help of Stuart East. Very generous of him to share it with me.
in the winter garden at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
posting for Octubre Rosa
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The flowers are fragrant at night.
Epiphytic orchid species found in Rwanda, Zaire, Angola, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Transvaal South Africa.
A lovely red rose photographed outdoors at the Botanical Garden in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Gymnadenia conopsea (Mückenhändelwurz, fragrant orchid) Aflenzer Bürgeralm, Steiermark, Austria. Their fragrance is not as intense as the neighbouring nigritellas.
So today is Valentine's Day in Sydney.
Friday, 14th February, 2025.
And here in my garden in Sydney is 'Avon' a fragrant hybrid tea-rose. Zoom in to see all the velvet texture of the red petals, as well as the droplets of summer rain.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro lS USM lens.
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It is no coincidence that this incredibly beautiful, fragrant and useful plant is called a wild rose. A close relative of the most beautiful flower on earth, the rose hip also has thorns, but is also rich in vitamin C and other useful microelements.
The name “rose hips” is used for wild or unmodified rose species. In Russia today there are up to 100 species of rose hips, and not all of them are equally useful, so some of them are used for decorative purposes. Under natural conditions, wild roses grow on mountain slopes, in river valleys, and in fields there are several dozen varieties of the plant. Unpretentious and cold-resistant ornamental rose hips can often be seen as hedges in country houses. Certain types of wild rose are used to make jam, jam and candied fruits.
The healing properties of rose hips have been known since ancient times. Almost all parts of rose hips are used for medicinal and preventive purposes, but the fruits are considered the most useful. This is explained by the high content of vitamin C in them; its concentration here is higher than in black currants and lemon. Wild rose fruits also boast a variety of biologically active substances.
The most popular among medicinal types of rose hips is traditionally considered to be May rose hips. The fruits of needle, Dahur, Kokand, small-flowered rose hips and some other plant species are also used for medicinal purposes.
Unfortunately the German name of this beautiful orchid is not as conclusive as the English one (to be honest I suspect the German name was made up by a stoned professor flicking through a dictionary). So I didn't think to sniff, again. According to various sources on the internet it smells like cinnamon.