I love the beautiful patterns on this marbled Camellia - photo taken in Perth, Western Australia by Georgie
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Camellia by Kim
Image copyright Kim Tonnet 2013
It's the middle of Winter and the camellias are still flowering. Just beautiful! Photo taken by Kim in her garden in north western Sydney.
Monday 29 July 2013
Friday 26 July 2013
Iceberg Rose by Janet
Image copyright 2013 Janet Denne
A striking image of an Iceberg rose, captured by Janet (the image, not the flower!)
Thursday 25 July 2013
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Pink Poppy by Liz
This beautiful Oriental poppy was photographed in Duns, Scotland.
Monday 22 July 2013
Apricot Poppy by Liz
Image Copyright 2013 Liz Orr
It's poppies all this week, starting with this gorgeous apricot coloured poppy taken by Liz. The petals almost look as though they're made from paper. Beautiful!
Friday 19 July 2013
Yellow Poppy by Liz
Image Copyright 2013 Liz Orr
Yellow poppies, photographed in Duns, Scotland by Liz
Thursday 18 July 2013
Silver Wattle (Acacia podalyriifolia) by Georgie
Images Copyright 2013 Georgie Brown
The flowers are bright yellow pom poms, but Silver Wattle is named for its silvery grey foliage. Always a cheery sight in Winter, this one was photographed in Perth, Western Australia by Georgie.
Wednesday 17 July 2013
Yellow Rose by Sophie
Image Copyright 2013 Sophie Wilson
The recent mild Winter weather in Sydney resulted in this rose blooming in Sophie's garden. How gorgeous is that?
Tuesday 16 July 2013
Silver Anniversary (Azalea indica) by Janet
Images Copyright 2013 Janet Denne
Amazingly, azaleas can bloom in any month of the year, but they have the most flowers in Spring or Autumn. This beautiful azalea was photographed by Janet in Sydney.
Monday 15 July 2013
Hellebore by Liz
Hellebores, also known as Winter Rose or Lenten Rose have beautiful creamy cup-like flowers. I like them because they will grow well in shady spots.
Friday 12 July 2013
Allium by Liz
Image Copyright 2013 Liz Orr
Alliums, also known as ornamental onions, are grown for their amazing flower heads which come in a variety of sizes and shades of purple, blue, white and yellow. Photographed in Scotland by Liz.
Thursday 11 July 2013
Monkshood (Aconitum napellus) by Liz
Image Copyright 2013 Liz Orr
With its stunning violet-blue hooded flowers, this is a beautiful but very poisonous plant. The leaves, flowers and roots are highly toxic when eaten, and it can also be harmful via the skin. This plant seems to go by a surprising number of different names.
Other common names
from the Royal Horticultural Society Website
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4361
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4361
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Primula vialii (Orchid primrose) by Liz
Image Copyright 2013 Liz Orr
Primulas come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and this primula, with its scarlet flower spike and mauve-pink flowers looks very different from the primulas and polyanthus we see in Sydney! However, the leaves do look similar to the other varieties. Primula vialli, is originally from China, but is now grown in Duns, Scotland by Liz.
Tuesday 9 July 2013
Trumpet Creeper by Georgie
Image Copyright 2013 Georgie Brown
Photo taken in Perth, Western Australia
Monday 8 July 2013
Flame Lily (Gloriosa superba) by Pam
Image copyrights 2013 Pam Borland
Gloriosa or Flame Lily is the national flower of Zimbabwe, where it is a protected plant. Queen Elizabeth II was given a diamond brooch in the shape of a flame lily when she visited Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) as a princess in 1947.
It is also the state flower of Tamil Nadu in India and the national flower of Tamil Eelam.
Across the world they have been cultivated by the pharmaceutical industry as they contain the chemical colchicine. Though beautiful, the flowers and leaves are extremely poisonous, causing death to animals and birds if eaten. They grow from tuberous roots and cause problems if they spread into native bushland.
Friday 5 July 2013
White Hydrangea by Angelika
Image copyright 2013 Angelika Zimmerman
Photo of a Hydrangea, taken whilst travelling in Berlin, by Sydney artist Angelika Zimmerman.
Thursday 4 July 2013
Wednesday 3 July 2013
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Lilac by Liz
Image copyright Liz Orr 2013
Monday 1 July 2013
Crimson rose by Emily
Image copyright 2013 Emily Gill
A gorgeous photo by Sydney artist/photographer Emily Gill
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