A golden "Honey Gem" grevillea
Friday 31 January 2014
Thursday 30 January 2014
Wednesday 29 January 2014
The Colours of Summer - Flower of the Day - Orange Gerbera
A Gerbera, member of the sunflower family, and the colour of sunset on a tropical beach!
Tuesday 28 January 2014
The Colours of Summer - Flower of the Day - Bougainvillea
Flower of the Day - Bougainvillea
Who would have thought that red and pink would be such a good combination?
Monday 27 January 2014
The Colours of Summer - Flower of the Day - Bougainvillea
Flower of the Day - Bougainvillea glabra
Bougainvillea are a subtropical climbing plant. The true flowers are the white centres, the brightly coloured parts are bracts (modified leaves).
The colours of Summer - vibrant shades of hot pink, and sunset red, glowing gold and orange. More brightly coloured flowers will appear all this week on Flower of the Day!
Sunday 26 January 2014
Happy Australia Day!
Flower of the Day - Grevillea "Honey Gem"
Australia's national sporting colours are gold and green
Honey Gem is a hybrid grevillea with gorgeous golden blooms about 15 cm in length
Friday 24 January 2014
Flower of the Day - faded blue-green Hydrangea
No more hydrangeas! Next week will be something different on Flower of the Day.
Thursday 23 January 2014
Flower of the Day - Hydrangea in muted shades
Hydrangea flowers age nicely on the bushes developing muted shades of their original colour.
Wednesday 22 January 2014
Flower of the Day - Hydrangea buds in green, white and mauve
Tuesday 21 January 2014
Monday 20 January 2014
Flower of the Week (again!) Hydrangea macrophylla
Flower of the Day - mauve Hydrangea
I have so many beautiful Hydrangea photos that I have to do another week of them!
Friday 17 January 2014
Thursday 16 January 2014
Flower of the Day - Mauve-pink Hydrangea
Wednesday 15 January 2014
Flower of the Week - Hydrangea macrophylla
Flower of the day - Hydrangea
Hydrangeas seem to thrive in the warm humid Sydney summers and produce prolific flowerings.
Tuesday 14 January 2014
Monday 13 January 2014
Flower of the Week - Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)
Hydrangeas are originally native to China, though they have become much hybridised and are now grown throughout the world. In Sydney they flower just before Christmas. The flowers, in clusters (corymbs) may be blue, mauve, pink white or red. There are two main groups, the hortensis or mop head hydrangeas and the lace caps. The colour of the flowers can be altered by adding aluminium sulphate (for blue flowers) or lime (for pink or red flowers).
Friday 10 January 2014
Thursday 9 January 2014
Flower of the Day - Yellow tropical flower
Flower of the Day - yellow flower, similar to native Frangipani
Wednesday 8 January 2014
Tropical Flower of the Day - Yellow Hibiscus
Tropical flower of the Day - Yellow hibiscus
This photo was taken on a recent holiday on the Queensland Sunshine Coast.
Tuesday 7 January 2014
Tropical Flower of the Day - Hot pink Hibiscus
Flower of the Day - pink hibiscus
These gorgeous flowers always make me think of a tropical holiday - beaches, sunsets, turquoise waters, palm trees and hibiscus!
Monday 6 January 2014
Friday 3 January 2014
Thursday 2 January 2014
Flower of the Day - Yellow Rose
Flower of the Day - Yellow rose, and ladybird (ladybug).
Ladybirds are regarded as a symbol of prosperity.
Wednesday 1 January 2014
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