Desert pea after rain

Artist: Christopher Clarke
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Desert pea after rain

The stunning Sturt’s Desert Pea flowering in Melbourne – in a large container. It had just finished raining so you can see drops on flower.
Nikon D80 105mm macro lens

Desert pea after rain belongs to the following groups:

Australian Native Plants and Fabulous Flowers

coffeetea, 3 months ago

wow such a rare plant and flower!! great catch.
Christopher Cl... in reply to coffeetea’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks coffeetea – love your white blossom against the sky
Chris
coffeetea, 3 months ago

thank you for visiting. Light goes through the white flower, just a bit different. this is precious!
aphoto4you, 3 months ago

is desert pea still state flower in australia….it was when i was down there…..this is a beautiful capture…vivid…
gypsygirl, 3 months ago

Beautifully captured, these are a lovely plant!
Christopher Cl... in reply to aphoto4you’s comment, 3 months ago

Yep it’s the floral emblem of the State of South Australia. Grows after rain dryer inland areas. It can be grown as a summer annual in cooler parts of Australia – from seed – which you soak overnight before planting.
Christopher Cl... in reply to gypsygirl’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks gypsygirl – the shocking red contrasted with the dark centres is brilliant isn’t it. Each flower is about 4-5 inches high – the plant runs along the ground.
Cheers
Chris
gypsygirl, 3 months ago

Hi Chris, I have seen these in the Flinders many years ago, they were absolutely stunning!
gypsygirl, 3 months ago

Hi Chris, I have seen these in the Flinders many years ago, they were absolutely stunning!
Janine Hewlett, 3 months ago

Beautiful shot Chris! Thanks for the fave!
Stuart Rose, 3 months ago

Beautiful work chris
salsbells69, 3 months ago

I would have to say this one of my favourite flowers. I tried hard to get an image when i was in central australia last year but to no avail :(. Beautifully captured and your folio is wonderful Chris_{! Good luck with finding out what kind of plant the purple people plant is}!
JennyDean, 3 months ago

oh boy I want a macro lens so bad, this is lovely!
Sharon Wormleaton, 2 months ago

My fav Australian plant. I tried to grow one once but failed. I decided to transplant it into the garden once it had grown from a seed and then it died. I should have left it in the pot. Great shot by the way
Christopher Cl... in reply to Sharon Wormleaton’s comment, 2 months ago

Hi Sharon – thank you for your generous comments – they were selling these in pots at Treeplanters nursery in Springvale and Kuranga Native nursery in Montrose. You can go them from seed as an annual from late Spring – treat as per wattle seed – pour boiling water over them and leave to soak for a few hours then plant – HOT spot! Cheers. Chris
itsallgoodamanda, 2 months ago

Very nice one day i hope to see them ,never been west of the ranges
suzyque, 2 months ago

This is truely gorgeous. Stunning colours and clarity.