Sunday 3 August 2014

Sunday 27 July 2014

Full Blown Roses

Two full-blown roses filling the air with perfume and rich pink.  This is a David Austin rose, "Heritage", grown.  The variety is one of my favorites, there is something in its flowers that speaks excellence as well as delicacy.

Sunday 20 July 2014

Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley)

Convallaria Majalis is a sweetly scented, highly poisonous woodland flowering plant that is native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe and in the southern Appalachian Mountains in the United States.

Tuesday 1 July 2014

Exotic Flower


Its looks like Fruits and in Philippines it is called Rambutan but it is Exotic Flower indeed. 

Pink Ladyslippera. Moccasin Flower Limerick Trail, Merrickville, Ontario

White Roses Purity, Secrecy, Innocence, Reverence, Worthiness

One of the oldest varieties of rose, Rosa Alba or the white rose has been a favorite of all civilizations, ancient and modern alike. White roses symbolize purity and innocence.

Monday 23 June 2014

Lamprocapnos Spectabilis

Lamprocapnos spectabilis (Bleeding Heart, Dutchman's Breeches, Lyre Flower)

Saturday 21 June 2014

Prickly Pear Cactus

Known as prickly pear cactus (Opuntia spp), the leaves and fruit of this desert plant can be harvested and consumed to treat a variety of conditions — including diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and inflammation.

Prickly pear cactus orange flowers opuntia humifusa

The Beautiful Prickly Pear cactus in blooms providing a valuable food source to the bees, bats, moths and other insects, then transforming into a delicious, succulent fruit providing a food source for other mammals including humans.

Borago officinalis or Borage, Starflower

Borago Flowers Normally produces large bristly gray-green leaves and beautiful powder blue starlike flowers. Grows to 18 inches with 12 inch spread.