Monday, January 5, 2009

Half bloom

Like many other south african plants, Strelitzia reginae blooms in (our) winter.

22 comments:

Jim Klenke said...

Its very unusual looking, but pretty.

Babzy.B said...

what a beautiful flower ! you're lucky to see them in winter time !

Olivier said...

en regardant la première photo, on imagine pas la fleur comme sur la deuxième photo. Elle est très belle.
by looking at the first photo, imagine the flower as the second picture. She is very beautiful.

Anonymous said...

These have a common name. For the life of me all that comes to mind is cardinal flower or paradise flower but those are not it. Anyway, they are beautiful.

Tanya Breese said...

I think we call these Birds of Paradise. My grandma used to have them in her garden. Aren't those colors amazing?! Great photos JM :)

Sharon said...

Wow, a gorgeous blossom.

abc said...

Unusual and beautiful, nicely framed.

Lois said...

I think Tanya is right! The common name is Bird of Paradise. These are just lovely!

Anonymous said...

I always find these soo beautiful and bright! Lovely images.

Happy new year :)

nobu said...

I have never seen it.
those flowers have beautiful colour.

Tess Kincaid said...

Magnificent! Love that stunning color.

Julie said...

Yes, here in Australia too: Bird of Paradise or Strelitzia. They are frequently found mass planted in parks. Gorgeous photos JM and very healthy looking plants.

Destitute Rebel said...

This is such a wonderful and colorful flower, never seen one in real life, thanks for sharing.

Joan Elizabeth said...

Nice photos of an appealing plant. I used to have a big clump in my garden but sadly they were removed during some landscaping.

USelaine said...

I used to see these Birds of Paradise in my childhood in southern California, but they don't do so well up north. I love the colors.

Steve Buser said...

The bird of paradise is one of my favorite flowers.

humanobserver said...

absolutely gorgeous....

Kate said...

Wonderful photo of a Bird of Paradise. Colours are brilliant. Would love to live in an area where these bloom all year long!

magiceye said...

this is fantastic!

Debbie Courson Smith said...

That's an amazing flower. Yep, we call it a Bird of Paradise, and I ONCE saw a real plant in Florida at Thanksgiving.

Unknown said...

Bird of Paradise. I have these in my side yard. Beautiful plants and flowers, but they are tough to get rid of--they keep coming back.

Copenhagen said...

Lovely flower:)