These come in so many colors.. I had no idea… LavenderMoon~
This is exactly like the one in my yard… only mine isn’t ready to bloom yet…. I just LOVE these flowers! And there’s a little red buglet on the petal of this one, too… LavenderMoon~
Mt. Wilson, NSW, Australia
This is taken in the Memorial Garden at Cowpen where I live
Flame Azalea, (rhododendron calendulaceum) is one of the nine rhododendron genus shrubs growing in the Great Smoky Mountains. It is often confused with the Cumberland Azalea which is on the red side of orange, while the flame azalea is on the yellow side. These shrubs may start blooming in the lower elevations mid April and May. The higher elevations and balds are in June and July. Some of the best displays in the park are at Gregory and Andrews Balds or along the Balsam Mountain Road….. William Bartram, an early botanist, discovered flame azaleas in 1791, he described the plant as “certainly the most gay and brilliant flowering shrub yet known.”
Another shot of Mikes clematis using my new cameras supermacro setting
Lovely flower with golden stamens
Zebra…........ Zebras are very adaptable grazers. They feed mainly on grasses but will also eat shrubs, herbs, twigs, leaves and bark. Their well adapted digestive system allows them to subsist on diets of lower nutritional quality than that necessary for herbivores. Attempts have been made to train zebras for riding since they have better resistance than horses to African diseases. However most of these attempts failed, due to the zebra’s more unpredictable nature and tendency to panic under stress. Zebras communicate with each other with high pitched barks and whinnying. Grevy’s zebras make mule-like brays. A zebra’s ears signify its mood. When a zebra is in a calm, tense or friendly mood, its ears stand erect. When it is frightened, its ears are pushed forward. When angry, the ears are pulled backward. When surveying an area for predators, zebras will stand in an alert posture; with ears erect, head held high, and staring. When tense they will also snort. When a predator is spotted or sensed, a zebra will bark (or bray) loudly.
Garden Grevillea cultivar unknown Featured in Grevillea Group
One of the most spectacular signs of the arrival of Spring is without a doubt the new life appearing everywhere. This image was taken in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia. The image portays a bud of the NSW Waratah (Telopea speciosissima) which is a large, long-lived shrub or tree that generally grows to about 3 m tall. It may reach 5 m in the absence of the fires – however, fires are common in its natural habitat. After a fire a waratah can regenerate from a ‘lignotuber’ – a woody swelling of its stem that lies partly or wholly under the ground.
King Protea bud
Taken about 3/4 of the way up the west coast of north island of NZ between Auckland and Cape Reinga. Just a place we stopped to have lunch, this is actually the view at the back of the car park, the front overlooked a bay with sand dunes on one side and tropical plants on other side (can be seen in my portfolio, called “Land of the long white cloud”).
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Leucospermum of unknow name on the roadside in Mandurah WA
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The view looking out to sea from the Gardens of King Edward Park in Newcastle. Straight from the camera. F-stop f/5.6 / ISO 100 / EV -1
Banksia coccinea – Scarlet banksia. Australian Native Plants – Random House says the following: “One of the most beautiful species and prized by the cut flower industry, the scarlet banksia from the far south of Western Australia has short, wide, erect cylinders of deep scarlet to orange flowers opening from downy grey buds, from winter through to early summer. The very broad, stiff leaves are grey on the underside…...it is a difficult garden subject, it does not always flower readily and often succombs to root-rot fungi in climate with wet summers” Grows 1.8-3.5m Found in Kings Park Perth WA
West lower slope of Schell Creek Range, NV.
White rhododendron of unknown name taken at the Rhododendron Gardens in Olinda in Victoria Australia Featured in Rhododendrons and Azaleas Group
Apricot coloured rose
Darwinia chapmaniana – a tiny flowering Australian native plant that has been declared Rare. Found in its natural location south of Geraldton in Western Australia, this rounded shrub grows to a maximum of 0.6m high. Grows on rocky red or yellow/brown sand and flowers around October. / Info – florabase.calm.wa.gov.au Photo taken in the Conservation Garden in Kings Park Perth WA The flowers are very tiny and the plant almost hugs the ground, so did I to get this photo ! Not the clearest photo but sufficient to identify the plant. Camera: Olympus FE240 compact
WHITE Lisianthas Roses (thornless) / Un-Edited Direct from camera / CANON EOS400D TAMRON MACRO > >
These beautiful snow-white blossoms were just coming into full flower, on a large green shrub in my favorite city park. It is obvious that this is a late spring bloomer. In fact, it was the last plant with fresh blooms in all of Brandon Park. The photo was taken yesterday afternoon, Monday, May 25th, 2009. This photo was captured with a Canon EOS 10D using a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM prime lens. The shutter speed was 1/125th sec at f/8. The camera’s ISO was set to 400. A Manfrotto tripod was used with a remote shutter release. Your comments are always welcome! Constructive criticism is appreciated. © 2009 Gene Walls All copyright and reproduction rights are retained by the artist. Artwork may not be reproduced or altered by any process without the express written permission of the artist.
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