These honeysuckle sepals become their own stark bloom that is just as intriguing once their blossoms drop. (Click on first picture to enlarge and on arrows to see other two enlarged photos.)
http://ceenphotography.com/2016/03/12/flower-of-the-day-march-13-2016-grape-hyacinth/
In the tangle of this jungle garden, these morning glories shoved themselves to the foreground.
UQB: Unidentified Quiet Blossom
I think this is some sort of nut tree and the closest I could find to the leaf shape was a cashew tree. I found one picture that showed it with a star-shaped flower, but in other pictures, the petals were more rounded. I think my friend told me this was an almond tree, but it definitely isn’t an almond. Once again, if you recognize it, please educate me.
Click on first picture and then on arrows to enlarge and view gallery.
This non-assuming little flower deserved some extra attention. As with most things in nature, close up, it makes more of a statement.
For more flower pix, go HERE.
Against this periwinkle blue wall, who could overlook these gorgeous flowers with its contrasting stalk of thorns?Hibiscus Schizopetalus
(For a larger view of both photos, click on first photo and then on arrow.)
Thanks to Steve Frowlne for identifying this flower found in my friend Carol Lopez’s garden.
Here is a bit more information about it, thanks to Wikipedia: Hibiscus schizopetalus is a species of Hibiscus native to tropical eastern Africa in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. Its common names include fringed rosemallow,[1] Japanese lantern, coral hibiscus, and spider hibiscus.
It couldn’t be further away from Cee’s tulip that is her flower of the day. To see hers, go here:
http://ceenphotography.com/2016/03/01/flower-of-the-day-march-2-2016-tulip/
Chenile Plant: Flower of the Day
(Click on first photo to enlarge, then click on arrow to see next picture.)
To see more flowers, go here: http://ceenphotography.com/2016/02/26/flower-of-the-day-february-27-2016-lily/
Mum’s the Word?
The gift is nice, I must admit. I really do adore it,
and yet there is one factor that prompts me to abhor it.
It might be a mum or on the other hand, a daisy––
and going back and forth between the two just drives me crazy.
I know it’s not a marigold and not a pink carnation,
but lack of knowing what it is gives rise to consternation!
Go Here to view more flowers on Cee’s blog.
Euphorbia Milii: Flower of the Day
That’s Just Cheating!
Yes, sure. I’ve done a lot of playing around with this image but I don’t consider that cheating, do you? So what could it be that I’ve done that is slightly unethical?
If it isn’t perfectly obvious from this unedited original shot,
then perhaps it will be in this closeup. Honest, folks, I didn’t notice when I took the original shot. I was working fast and just going up and down the street taking shots of flowers. It wasn’t until I got into the eidting phase that I notice what was wrong with this particular bunch of flowers!!! Cee’s said it before. I need to slow down. Perhaps after the art walk!
http://ceenphotography.com/2016/01/26/flower-of-the-day-january-27-2016/
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