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Small pink flowers much like the caps worn by pixies and fairies in the illustrated Enid Blyton books I used to read in my childhood.
This unique flower was in a bouquet I received for a birthday gift. I'm thinking it's a Chrysanthemum but if it's something else, please let me know.
Thank you all so much for your visits, faves and comments. Have a lovely day!
For Macro Mondays - Shadow
I tried a few indoor shadow images using various light sources but was not really happy with any of them. So being a sunny day I decided to have a look outside. As I passed our grapevine I noticed the shadow of this tendril on a leaf.
The area photographed is around 65mm (2.6 inches) wide and 50mm (2 inches high)
Happy Macro Monday!
of a monkey tail tree / Andentanne (Araucaria araucana)
seen in the Arboretum Main-Taunus, Eschborn, Germany
for a HBW!
Lots going on at home these next few weeks so I may not be able to comment or fav as much as I'd like to. If it's OK with you, I may just be "fav'ing" for now. Stay well, be safe, dear Flickr Friends!
I have a fascination for bindweed. Not a plant you want in your garden because you won't get rid of it, but I love the way it curls around other plants creating wonderful shapes.
Have a wonderful day everyone!
Das Treppenhaus in der Alten Postdirektion am Stephansplatz in Hamburg.
The staircase in the Alte Postdirektion at Stephansplatz in Hamburg.
Website: www.heiko-roebke-photography.de
.Scientific name: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
.Common Names: Red Bird of Paradise, Garden Flamboyam, Peacock Flower, Flower of Paradise
.Family: Fabaceae
.Category: Shrubs, Tropical Shrubs, Trees, Ornamental Trees
.Climate: Equatorial, Subtropical, Tropical
.Origin: Central America, Antilles
.Height: 1.2 to 1.8 meters, 1.8 to 2.4 meters, 2.4 to 3.0 meters, 3.0 to 3.6 meters
.Luminosity: Half Shade, Full Sun
It is a perennial shrub or tree, very popular in tropical landscaping, which has a woody, erect, branched and thorny stem.
The inflorescences are composed of red, orange-red, pinkish-red or yellow flowers, depending on the variety, all characterized by long stamens. Flowering occurs in spring and summer.
The fruits are of the vegetable type and appear in Autumn.
It should be grown in full sun or partial shade, but is tolerant of light cold, in subtropical or Mediterranean climates, becoming deciduous (loses its leaves in Winter). It is multiplied by seeds.
Some peoples use the plant as a medicinal plant, with anti-inflammatory properties, but care must be taken as it is a toxic plant, including abortifacient.
The historic Curly Phillips Boathouse floating nicely below Leah Peak on a windy day. Taken on last day of the season at Maligne Lake.
"Donald Nelson "Curly" Phillips was a Canadian guide, outfitter, entrepreneur, and explorer who was a part of many pioneering expeditions in the northern Canadian Rockies in the early twentieth century. He settled in Jasper, Alberta, and was involved in the development of mountain tourism in the region.
He built the historic boathouse in 1928 to accommodate the guests of his hunting and fishing trips. To boost his business, he raised the Maligne Lake rainbow trout, which he transported in barrels to Maligne Lake. Until his sudden death in an avalanche in 1936, he lived and dwelt in the boat house, which is now run by the Maligne Lake Tours." Wiki
Have a fabulous Friday and wonderful weekend!
Cockscomb is a beautiful flower we had in Greece,
few years back my cousin brought me a single flower
from his Dads garden, I have many seeds from those,
this one my young son brought me 2 years ago from Portugal.
Please click on the link bellow.
.Scientific name: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
.Common Names: Red Bird of Paradise, Garden Flamboyam, Peacock Flower, Flower of Paradise
.Family: Fabaceae
.Category: Shrubs, Tropical Shrubs, Trees, Ornamental Trees
.Climate: Equatorial, Subtropical, Tropical
.Origin: Central America, Antilles
.Height: 1.2 to 1.8 meters, 1.8 to 2.4 meters, 2.4 to 3.0 meters, 3.0 to 3.6 meters
.Luminosity: Half Shade, Full Sun
It is a perennial shrub or tree, very popular in tropical landscaping, which has a woody, erect, branched and thorny stem.
The inflorescences are composed of red, orange-red, pinkish-red or yellow flowers, depending on the variety, all characterized by long stamens. Flowering occurs in spring and summer.
The fruits are of the vegetable type and appear in Autumn.
It should be grown in full sun or partial shade, but is tolerant of light cold, in subtropical or Mediterranean climates, becoming deciduous (loses its leaves in Winter). It is multiplied by seeds.
Some peoples use the plant as a medicinal plant, with anti-inflammatory properties, but care must be taken as it is a toxic plant, including abortifacient.
From my Passion Flower pIant that I thought was finished making flowers for the season... but I've found a few tiny buds starting to form!!!