Darwinia oxylepis belongs to the Myrtaceae (Myrtle) family, a large family of around 140 genera. Australia has about 70 genera and 1400 species occurring in all states. Darwinia oxylepis is found naturally in the Stirling Ranges in the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub of around 1.5m high and the flowers consist of red inner bracts and shorter green and red outer bracts arranged in a bell shape. Spring Flowering. Captured in Kings Park Perth in Western Australia with macro lens, Spring 2011
WOW K, havn’t you come a long way in photography, this is magical, a simple image of a flower, so beautiful!! Brilliant compo, perfect brokeh. So well done :)
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This caught my eye right away. Lovely capture, and a great red. x
Thanks Agnes, did you see the other one too? they are very christmassy I think
– kalaryder
Lovely capture
Thanks Larry
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Great macro. Haven’t seen one before.
Thank you
– kalaryder
Beautifully rich red colour, lovely plant and composition!
Thank you Christopher
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WOW K, havn’t you come a long way in photography, this is magical, a simple image of a flower, so beautiful!! Brilliant compo, perfect brokeh. So well done :)
Thanks Adam, that is so encouraging
– kalaryder
Excellent ! Perfect DOf and colors…
Thank you
– kalaryder