Flowering Crabapple Tree. (double pink) / More Photograms /
Peace Lily / / /
Flowers after Rain.
Old bushel basket with summer daisies.
Glowing candle with misty daisies.
These stunning Japonica flowers are in abundance at the moment… dotting the mass of bare branches and dancing in the winter sunlight!
Soft candlelight with summer daisies.
Little girl smelling a white hibiscus.
White snowdrop with raindrop on petal / Nikon D60 / 55mm / f/22.0 0.6(+1.33) ISO100 THE WINNER OF A HIGH KEY CHALLENGE IN THE GROUP Mood & Ambience – Strictly Photos / #5 in Mood & Ambience – Strictly Photos group in Purity challenge #3 in Embodyment of white Challenge in the group The Woman Photographer Your BEST Work Only* group
Best Viewed Large All Rights Reserved / @ Julia Wright As is straight from the camera, shot with a Nikon CoolPix Pi / ISO 50 / 8.0mm / Auto Flower & Foliage Detail / You’re Accepted / Yellow Gallery
Ula Aloalo Hanohano Tropical Red Hibiscus Kahului Maui Hawai’i Fine Art Photography by Sharon Anne Mau SOLD 1x Laminated Print: Ula Aloalo Hanohano for a Tropical State of Mind / Large / Black Border with Artist’s Details / It is a beautiful greeting card! It would look lovely matted and framed displayed on a wall in your dining room! / ! It is believed that there are only five species of Hibiscus that originated from Hawai’i. Other species found their origin in Asia and the Pacific islands. In the early twenties, the Hibiscus Brackenbridgei was adopted as the official Territorial flower of Hawai’i. It kept this status throughout the 20th century, but only in 1988 its yellow colour was defined as the official colour for the Hibiscus representing the State of Hawai’i. Before 1988, the official Hibiscus could have any colour. Additionally, it was not until 1988 that the flower could represent the State of Hawai’i, because before that time the territorial status of the group of islands was unclear. Hawai’i’s state flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) originated in Asia and the Pacific islands. Interestingly, it is also the national flower of Malaysia. Research suggests there were originally only five species of the tropical Hibiscus that were native to Hawai’i. Growers began to hybridize these native species with other varieties imported to Hawai’i, which produced the huge kaleidoscope of colours and sizes available today. There are several ways to tell the difference between the tropical and hardy perennial varieties. Tropical hibiscuses have dark green glossy leaves, sporting 3-4 inch flowers that are either single or double in colors of yellow, orange, pink, or red. Also, tropical hibiscus can have blossoms of salmon, orange, yellow, or peach with double flowers. Hardy perennial Hibiscus have foliage of medium-green with leaves that are heart shaped. Their flowers of white, red, or pink are much larger than those of the tropical Hibiscus. Many hibiscus aficionados increase the number of plants they have by using cuttings, a practice known as cloning or asexual reproduction. Select the best tips; look for good leaf color and a robust upright growing stance. Water the plants in the morning before taking the cuttings. Use sterilized shears. Count down about 4 leaf nodes to where the stem starts turning from light green to brown. Make each cut at a 45 degree angle just below a leaf node. Remove the lower leaves from the cutting, as well as any large top leaves. Dip the point of the cutting into a rooting stimulant, and then insert them into the growing medium only as deep as necessary to keep them upright. The cuttings should be fully rooted by the end of 6 weeks, and can then be transplanted. If the cuttings have been rooted in a green house, they should be hardened off before transplanting, by switching them to regular irrigation, and moving them out into the sunlight during the day, and back indoors for the night, for a few days. This is a hardy perennial Hibiscus Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Shooting Date/Time 21 Apelila 09:42:53 / Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/200 / Av( Aperture Value ) 7.1 / ISO Speed 100 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM / Focal Length 135.0 mm /
Rose from my garden. / / /
Nikon D60 + OE / Lens: VR 18-200mm / Aperture: F/5.6 / Shutter Speed: 1/100s / Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority / ISO: 100 / /
Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved Family: Rubiaceae / Common Name: / Kula Gardenia Grandiflora / Gardenia tubifera Kula / Gardenia tubifera / Gardenia carinata / Gardenia pfordii / Some call them Malaysian Jasmine. I believe the correct name for this gardenia is Gardenia lamingtonia. / Two forms are known, a large flower and a smaller. / G. tubifera is five petaled and has wider, ovate petals with downturned tips. From sepals to bloom face its throat measures 3-4 inches. It is a small tree from up to 15 feet with infrequent, sparse blossom set. G. lamingtonia grows to 20 feet with very heavy bloom set every 2-3 months in Hawai’i. An outstanding and beautiful Gardenia from Thailand cultivated here on Maui. They open with rich creamy white single flowers which turn bright orange as they age. It is a great bloomer that is in full display twice a year on the islands. It has a beautiful fragrance. They must be kept from cold and need full sun to bloom best. These large shrub is growing naturalized in Lower Nahiku. / It is a rare collectible plant. A 4 ” pot will cost from $18.00 to $30.00. Some of the flowers are up to 4” wide. This large, rounded shrub can be trained into a small tree, maintainable to a height under 10 feet. Acid, organic and fertile soil are necessary for healthy plants They produce large, single golden yellow flowers. Flowers change colour while maturing from ivory through golden yellow to orange-yellow. The wonderful fragrance is very strong. They bloom in spring onward. A slow-growing gardenia, they are a challenge to propagate Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi / Shooting Date/Time 16 August 2009 11:41:09 / Shooting Mode Macro White Balance Cloudy / Tv Shutter Speed 1/500 Av Aperture Value 5.6 / ISO 100
WINNER of the challenge Extreme Depth of Field Yellow Hypericum / Nikon D300 / Nikon 18-55mm / 1/100, f/5.0, ISO100
Nikon D300 / 18-200mm / 1/400 f/13.0 ISO1600 / HDR (1 shot) in Photomatix Pro3.2 / and PP in PS CS3
Nikon D60 / Nikon 18-55mm / 1/60 f/8.0 ISO180, as is
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