A flower a day ...

[DailyArtsyCrafter]

Mimosa in spring. (my image) A frilly, fluffy, fuzzy, feathery, fast-growing ornamental tree with fern-like leaves. It's an Asian native and is also known as Persian Silk Tree. It's a pretty, showy, late-spring bloomer.

 

[MarkD]

The first open flower on a new plant, Watsonia vanderspuyiae.

 

[Kadee]

It was nice out yesterday here in Queensland after I’d estimate …prob 4 inches of rain over nite …so we went walking around the area …and of course got caught in a heavy downpour of rain ( twice ) while walking back
walked about 6 kms

 

[Kadee]

Where we walked ( we’ve apple watches to record out activity ) if we bother ….i forgot to put it in while rushing to get back to accommodation before the rain ( again )

So we done about 6 kms which is easy to do here in Queensland lots of bike and walking areas.

The state boundary is kinda weird here ….its boundary is a street ..where you go up the road towards point danger ….in Queensland ….come down the same road on the other side and its New South Wales

The boundary has a huge roundabout ..half NSW …half Qld

 

[MarkD]

Where we walked ( we’ve apple watches to record out activity ) if we bother ….i forgot to put it in while rushing to get back to accommodation before the rain ( again )

So we done about 6 kms which is easy to do here in Queensland lots of bike and walking areas.

The state boundary is kinda weird here ….its boundary is a street ..where you go up the road towards point danger ….in Queensland ….come down the same road on the other side and its New South Wales

The boundary has a huge roundabout ..half NSW …half Qld

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You must be so disoriented being somewhere where it can rain so much when you live in a desert (as I do, though a less severe one I think.)

 

[Kadee]

Yes @MarkD ...it’s almost foreign to us to get wet …let alone drenched …it’s raining here again now …..but the suns shining at same time….

Our neighbours (at home) got all excited and sent us a massages it’s RAINING ….….a few days ago
We got 1.3 mills …better then nothing

Here in Kira ( Qld)
We might be lucky enough to see some whales at a distance up here ..its The time of the year they come here to give birth to their young

 

[Paco Dennis]

 

[RadishRose]

Mimosa in spring. (my image) A frilly, fluffy, fuzzy, feathery, fast-growing ornamental tree with fern-like leaves. It's an Asian native and is also known as Persian Silk Tree. It's a pretty, showy, late-spring bloomer.

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A neighbor had one of these.....so beautiful! It's the only one I've ever seen in life.

 

[DailyArtsyCrafter]

A neighbor had one of these.....so beautiful! It's the only one I've ever seen in life.

They look gorgeous in full bloom with the feathery, fluffy heads all over. Unfortunately, they cause a big mess on patios and walkways.

 

[Kadee]

Took photos of those trees, @MarkD …I’ve got no idea what they are ….think I may have mentioned them here~ or on Pattys walk thread , that ..want ever they are ~ ~ they produce a huge basketball size “ fruit “ and they break into neat …segments when they hit the ground

This is what they look like

Wild turkeys ( in photo) that just roam the streets up,here in QLD ..they actually live in trees …

 

[MarkD]

This picture of an ordinary Bird of Paradise flower appeals to me because of the light I took it in yesterday in a friend’s garden.

 

[dusty]

 

[Jace]

heard...Today, Sn.5/11/25 is
Black-eyed Susan Day

( know some v. n. SF member will'help+ post pic)

 

[Sciguy]

The rhododendrons are now in bloom in front of the house…

 

[Kadee]

@MarkD i found out what those plants are along the beach, I asked Queenslanders who are on the crafty / gardening / general lifestyle / fugal living forum/ cooking ( Aussie forum ) if anyone can tell me what they are called


Common Name: Screw pine
Conservation Status: Not considered to be at risk in the wild.
Derivation of Name: Pandanus… Derived from the Indonesian/Malay name of the tree, pandan.
tectorius…from Latin, tectorius, a covering (application to this species uncertain).

Pandanus tectorius - Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)

 

[MarkD]

@MarkD i found out what those plants are along the beach, I asked Queenslanders who are on the crafty / gardening / general lifestyle / fugal living forum/ cooking ( Aussie forum ) if anyone can tell me what they are called


Common Name: Screw pine
Conservation Status: Not considered to be at risk in the wild.
Derivation of Name: Pandanus… Derived from the Indonesian/Malay name of the tree, pandan.
tectorius…from Latin, tectorius, a covering (application to this species uncertain).

Pandanus tectorius - Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)

Thanks.

 

[Kadee]

Here’s what they cost to buy @MarkD
Pandanus Pedunculatus - Screw Pine | Sunshine Coast Plants

 

[MarkD]

Here’s what they cost to buy @MarkD
Pandanus Pedunculatus - Screw Pine | Sunshine Coast Plants

Thanks but it wouldn't like me anyway. But I sure like the supporting roots and the look of the fruit but I doubt I'd eat it. Have you?

 

[Kadee]

No Mark ..this is the only area I’ve ever seen them ….I've been wondering for years what they are , but never had a reason to do research ~ till you posted this informative interesting thread

 

[Kadee]

Stunning double pink impatience …at the dance hall garden in Coolangatta

 

[Jace]

Today-T.5/13/25 is Nnational Tulip Day.

originating in Central Asia, where they 'grew wild'
then cultivated in Turkey 1000AD.

 

[MarkD]

Today-T.5/13/25 is Nnational Tulip Day.

originating in Central Asia, where they 'grew wild'
then cultivated in Turkey 1000AD.

Well then, in that spirit, here are tulips I've photographed at FILOLI in Woodside over the years.

 

[RadishRose]

Well then, in that spirit, here are tulips I've photographed at FILOLI in Woodside over the years.

Spectacular!!!

 

[Jace]

@MarkD ..TY..gorgeous pics.

 

[PeppermintPatty]