Val loves these really colorful Peruvian lilies, More correctly they are Alstroemeria, a genus of flowering plants in the family Alstroemeriaceae. They are also known as Lily of the Incas. These photos were taken just as the rain started.
For Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
My irises are out in all their glory. This little patch are all the same.
These two have decided to mix it up a bit. They are hanging out in another part of the garden.
These yellow ones are also quite striking.
This one though is a little shy.
This more intensely colored one is a water iris. I saved some seed from some wild ones in the creek, and now they perpetuate themselves quite willingly.
These little guys look like they want to call it a day.
Also for Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Today I visited a lovely garden in Cohuna, a nearby town. In a corner I noticed a tiny flash of red. Val informed me I was looking at a Queensland firewheel tree, Stenocarpus Sinuatis. It was growing a very long way from Queensland, and certainly not anywhere near a rainforest. I was taken by what was remaining of the firewheel flower. The flower, as its name suggests is shaped like a wheel.
For some reason these pics remind me of a spider dangling on a web string. I feel a little uncomfortable. If you search up a pic of the tree actually flowering, (click here) it looks very different when there are lots more wheels,
I also thought the seeds were worthy of a photo. I was all for bringing a few back home and trying to raise them in my glasshouse until Val said it takes a very long time, at least 7 years, before a tree produces any flowers.
I will have to remember to go back and get a photo when the tree has more flowers next year.
Also for Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Plain pink is just plain beautiful.
Paler pink also beautiful.
This red one has subtle changes of color.
This multicolored roses is simply spectacular.
Even the buds are amazing.
For Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge. (FOTD)
The blossom on my quince tree is a lot sweeter than the actual quinces.
Some more images of flowers taken at my visit to the Nursery. This one below was rather large and also rather metallic!
This one was just perfect. Much more delicate than its neighbour above.
Also very delicate. I love the shades of purple in this one.
Look what was peeking out in the shade, through the shrimp plant. I’m not sure what this flower is, but I doubt its chance of survival in my sunny garden.
And this Abutilon, (chinese lantern) came home with me.
Thank you Christine. I’m looking forward to my next visit.
For Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)
More images from my visit to the Elm Tree Nursery.
This first one is of tee tree flowers, Leptospermum Scoparium. Close up the flowers are striking.
I loved the pink colour of these two daisies. Until I started to take photos of daisies, (I have lots!), I’d never taken any notice of how the centres of the flowers change as the pollen comes and goes. I’m still not sure whether the yellow pollen comes first and then, as time goes by, reveals the amazing blue color in the centre or whether the centres start off blue and the yellow pollen emerges as the flower develops.
This is a photo of one of the cactuses, or I should more correctly say cacti. It was tiny. I love looking closely at the patterns in all sorts of flowers.
This one is a mystery to me. But it really caught my eye as I wandered past.
A few people commented about the color of this plant as the sun came out and the light caught it. I didn’t really do it justice, but I still like the shot
More flowers from the Nursery tomorrow.
I had a lovely day looking around this nursery with the Cohuna Garden Club and snapping some photos of the flowers. The Nursery is within a beautiful garden. Visit their Facebook page for more images of the garden.
At the moment the garden has an amazing display of clivias. The white ones were gorgeous, but the red and orange drifts were sensational.
I found lots of flowers in shades of pink, through to red and brown. Even the foliage was impressive.
Chris has always got a variety of salvias, both growing in her garden and potted up ready to take home.
More images tomorrow.
I have a new zoom lens for my camera that I haven’t mastered yet. These were taken as I was wandering around my garden.
Just when I was learning to lower the f stop to blur the background, I was surprised that the first two photos were f/13. I like the softness of these two photos. The background blurs out.
The lens is so heavy. My arms ache. I’m starting to build up my muscle strength by carrying it around. There was a little camera shake, but I really tried to stay still. I’m also learning it pays to drag the tripod along with me too!
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