A flower a day ...

[MarkD]

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Good old daffodils never seem to give up the ghost, kind of like naked ladies or Amaryllis Belladonna. In the arid region in which I live naked ladies are everywhere often grown in narrow road medians with no irrigation. From the internet:

Amaryllis belladonna by Eric Hunt, on Flickr

 

[Kadee]

What about a nice banksia , to be honest I didn’t know they grew in humid conditions
like they get here …..these are in swamps

 

[Kadee]

What we called a matchstick plant

 

[Kadee]

Nor really a flower ..but pretty just the same

 

[Kadee]

 

[MarkD]

Saw a hella lot of heliconia in Hawaii.

 

[MarkD]

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Nor really a flower ..but pretty just the same

Whatever it is, I love it.

I found this while looking back through old photos. A Salvia known as Clary sage or, for the Latin speakers Salvia sclarea.

Not sure why I haven't grown it again, probably because of how it looked toward season's end.

 

[Babs2u]

Hydrangea with marbles

 

[CinnamonSugar]

I don’t know what kind of flowering shrub this is, but I like the contrast between the red flowers and the white washed Adobe of the San Diego Mission

 

[MarkD]

I don’t know what kind of flowering shrub this is, but I like the contrast between the red flowers and the white washed Adobe of the San Diego Mission

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Being San Diego there are many possibilities. I grew up there and still occasionally visit. Many wonderful gardens and plant nurseries there.

And here is one I've banished from the garden to prevent it taking over. African Linden or Sparmania africana. Popular in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Tall big-leafed shrub/tree with nice flowers. Still have some but banished to creekside along my northern border.

 

[chic]

 

[Paco Dennis]

It is a pick-your-own peonies field.

 

[RadishRose]

It is a pick-your-own peonies field.

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[Pinky]

Peonies are my favourite flower

 

[MarkD]

Peonies are my favourite flower

They really are beautiful!

 

[CinnamonSugar]

More day lilies from my garden

 

[EmptyCup]

I don’t know what kind of flowering shrub this is, but I like the contrast between the red flowers and the white washed Adobe of the San Diego Mission

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Red Bougainvillea. I have one next to the front porch. And a purple one next to the driveway. It’s a mess when it cycles through and drops those bracts, but then the new ones grow in. Also, it’s very frost sensitive. It’s a shrub, but can also be trained like a vine. Thorny!

 

[RadishRose]

Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid.

 

[MarkD]

Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid.

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Ran across one like the on top toward the right. The stems were impressive too.

Its in this picture too but have to blow it up to see it very well, from the backside.

aristochlia gigantea

 

[Kadee]

This photo was taken by me in 2006 in Rockhampton in central Queensland which is about 750 km from where I’m now

it’s got flowers ..no idea what they are ….They had and guess they still do …a very interesting botanic gardens of rare fruits … we’ve got a few photos of our full day out at gardens

This area is known as the Beef capital of Australia …. Reason it has a cow in the round about

Rockhampton - Wikipedia

 

[Kadee]

Red hops …and Salvation Jane growing in the desert like conditions very close to the town where i was born / raised …New South Wales

Salvation Jane is A noxious weed now days , but I believe it was named that due to saving livestock during extreme drought ….to be honest I’ve never looked it up if it’s true or just a old wives tale

 

[MarkD]

This photo was taken by me in 2006 in Rockhampton in central Queensland which is about 750 km from where I’m now

it’s got flowers ..no idea what they are ….They had and guess they still do …a very interesting botanic gardens of rare fruits … we’ve got a few photos of our full day out at gardens

This area is known as the Beef capital of Australia …. Reason it has a cow in the round about

Rockhampton - Wikipedia

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I like the orange blooms on the tree on the right.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

@MarkD …. A question for you.
We have an aloe vera plant which we grew from a small 5 inch pot. It’s now 2 feet tall and about 2 1/2 feet wide. In the last month it shot out 2 flowers . The flower stems are about 4 feet high. The flowers have both bloomed so there’s just the bare flowers now and it looks kind of ugly.

My question is : Can I cut these old flower stems down? I’ll try and take a picture of it tomorrow morning. It’s too dark in our sunroom now..

 

[Kadee]

This is still Rockhampton

 

[MarkD]

@MarkD …. A question for you.
We have an aloe vera plant which we grew from a small 5 inch pot. It’s now 2 feet tall and about 2 1/2 feet wide. In the last month it shot out 2 flowers . The flower stems are about 4 feet high. The flowers have both bloomed so there’s just the bare flowers now and it looks kind of ugly.

My question is : Can I cut these old flower stems down? I’ll try and take a picture of it tomorrow morning. It’s too dark in our sunroom now..

I grow a few aloes but mine are very different. I"m afraid I really don't know. But if you post a pic maybe it'll ring a bell?