A flower a day ...

[Trila]

My botanical knowledge is work in progress at which I do not work very hard. For me it is all for aesthetic enjoyment and a chance to be creative. I rely on friends to inform me so thank you for the clarification. Google agrees with you.

I don't know much about the flowers that I like....just that I like them!

 

[MarkD]

Blandfordia Grandiflora flowers, aka Christmas bells, I love how festive they are.

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I love how often I get to see a flower or leaf that is new to me. Plants are amazing.

 

[Tish]

I love how often I get to see a flower or leaf that is new to me. Plants are amazing.

They really are.

 

[Tish]

Mimosa, aka Wattle ( they play havoc with my allergy)

 

[MarkD]

Looking good between the rains, Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Hercules'. The leaves you see belong to Geranium maderense.

But it has pretty nice foliage too. It is one of the largest in its clan and has nice markings on its large leaves.

Another flower which would be insignificant because it is small if it weren't so boldly red with foliage the color of blue chrome is Melianthus pectinatus, a smaller version of "Honey Bush".

No flowers yet on these succulents: aeoniums and in the center one echeveria, but the color is wonderful.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Looking good between the rains, Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Hercules'. The leaves you see belong to Geranium maderense.

But it has pretty nice foliage too. It is one of the largest in its clan and has nice markings as well as large leafs

Another flower which would be insignificant because it is small if it weren't so boldly red with foliage the color of blue chrome is Melianthus pectinous, a smaller version of "Honey Bush".

No flowers yet on these succulents aeoniums and in the center one echeveria, but the color is wonderful.

Absolutely beautiful Mark. That white one is stunning.

 

[MarkD]

Absolutely beautiful Mark. That white one is stunning.

It really caught my eye after the storms and it just looks so substantial.

 

[dobielvr]

@MarkD ...We call the white one 'calla lily'...in fact I saw one today while out all in bloom.

 

[MarkD]

@MarkD ...We call the white one 'calla lily'...in fact I saw one today while out all in bloom.

Same though this plant with the white markings on its large leaves is a cultivar that was selected at the San Francisco botanical garden. We always associate calla Lillie’s with funerals.

 

[Tish]

Qualup Bell

 

[MarkD]

Never seen or heard of that one but WOW!!!

I did grow a passion vine with similar looking flowers (P. Membranaceae). I’ll try to remember to post one when we get home.

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Here it is:

 

[MarkD]

This one you shared reminds me of ones I've seen at the Santa Cruz arboretum which has an excellent assortment of Aussie plants. But looking through lists of their plants I don't see it, even as Pimelea physodes.

Here is one of the ones I was thinking of:

 

[Tish]

Blue tinsel lily

 

[RadishRose]

Aquilegia

 

[Tish]

Flame bush

 

[Tish]

Black Fire Sunflower, so very majestic.

 

[Tish]

Curcuma australasica​

 

[Tish]

Eremaea Violacea

 

[Tish]

I love sweet pea.

 

[MarkD]

Curcuma australasica​

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There goes another pair of socks blown clean away!

 

[MarkD]

Eremaea Violacea
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A+ for the flower.

A++ for the foliage.

Thanks for sharing so many astounding plants!

 

[MarkD]

The individual flowers of Giant Fennel (Ferula communes) are minuscule.

But but there are many umbels on such a tall plant.

And as the flower clusters expand its like fireworks going off.

 

[MarkD]

Aquilegia

This was one of my first favorite flowers. In general it is the sculptural quality of flowers which most appeal to me and these certainly have what it takes.

 

[CinnamonSugar]

My Carolina jasmine (or confederate jasmine, take your pick) is in bloom

 

[MarkD]

My Carolina jasmine (or confederate jasmine, take your pick) is in bloom


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I've admired it but always assumed it needed more heat than we get. Is that true?