Category Archives: Cee’s flower of the day challenge

Two More Brushes with the Shaving Brush Tree FOTD Mar 10, 2020

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PSEUDOBOMBAX ELLIPTICUM

 

For Cee’s Flower of the Day prompt.

Bougainvillea, FOTD Mar 8, 2020

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This is Cee’s challenge. See her beautiful orchid photo HERE.

Ginger: FOTD Mar 4, 2020

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For Cee’s FOTD

Anthurium: FOTD Mar 3, 2020

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This is the second blooming of this plant that just sort of petered out a few months ago. Looks like it has its strength back again. Photographed a few weeks ago before I left home.

For Cee’s FOTD

Ginger: Flower of the day, March 2, 2020

 

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ForCee’s Flower of the Day prompt.

Heliconia and Friend: FOTD 2/27/2020

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Heliconia with friend.

For Cee’s FOTD

Silk Floss Trees

IMG_5511These trees go from leaves and stunningly exotic flowers to big seed pods that burst open and fall to the ground to reveal these large puffs of silk floss. The seeds can be used to produce cooking oil and the floss used like kapok.

FOTD 2/21/2020

 

 

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Today’s Hibiscus

For Cee’s FOTD

Bird in Paradise

 

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Dusty Miller and Friend, FOTD Feb 15, 2020

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I bought this wood carving at the orchid festival in Mazamitla. I love its primitiveness. It wanted to come stand under the dusty miller and amidst the ferns.

For Cee’s FOTD