Sunday, March 22, 2009

TODAY'S FLOWERS ~ 20 Of Autumn Past

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Most of you know that because of our protracted
drought there are precious few flowers around this
year. I give you some archival blooms of past years.
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White Petunias glowing in the moonlight scent
the gentle evening breeze...
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Pink Penstemon, Basil gone to seed and Petunias
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A red, delightfully scented Cyclamen
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Kniphofia, commonly called Red Hot Poker is a
much beloved foodsource of Honeyeaters
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and one of my favourite Chrysanthemums with
inch wide flowers of bright burnt orange. Under
ideal conditions it can grow to 5' tall, just covered
in flowers. I hope to find at least a tiny survivor
when finally the rains come. All my other
Chrysanthemums have joined the great white
Chrysanthemun in the sky.
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Click on the red rose to the right for many more flowers.
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To our wonderful hosts Luiz Santilli Jr., Denise B. Castro
and Laerte Pupo my sincere thanks for this lovely meme.
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49 comments:

  1. So very lovely.
    Hope your drought will soon end in a burst of color.

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  2. How you must miss the flowers in the drought - lovely that you have photographs from past years to look at.

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  3. Those are just gorgeous. Too bad you can archive the real thing!! Hope you get a break soon, and some nice soothing, revivifying rain!

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  4. Wow! What wonderful blooms! Especially the Penstemon. Hope your garden becomes so colorful again soon. Good luck, Arija.

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  5. It must be so hard to love flowers and not be able to grow them because of drought. Your archives are spectacular!

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  6. I love that cyclamen, such a rich colour,

    Gill in Canada

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  7. So beautiful flowers and your pics are gorgeous:)

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  8. Beautiful all of the flowers! But I have to admit the petunia is my favourite! My mother used to have them all over the garden, in all colors - and her "touch" made them so big! She was famous for those petunias - so in my heart they always reminds me of her - they are HER flowers! :)

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  9. I guess the penstemon is my favorite; lovely hues of light and darker pinks.

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  10. hat a wonderful variety of flowers. I so like the red hot pokers. Used to have them when I lived in England. The white petunias are so delightful too.

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  11. Lovely pictures..
    I hope that your flowers will grow again. Perhaps surprise you with more beautiful flowers during the coming season.

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  12. cyclamen is so lovely. I wish lots of rain for you in the future so that your beautiful flowers will bloom again!

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  13. Love the flowers Arija...and may the rains arrive very soon for you all!!!

    Love the skywatch below also! beautiful photo of the galah and the sunset!

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  14. Lovely ((red hots)) in your garden..no wonder the pollinators are attracted!

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  15. Thanks for sharing your lovely past flowers. I love the penstemon. I will have to look for that one in the local plant nursery.

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  16. Your flowers are very pretty. I love the way you described each one.
    Thanks for your comment but it IS a pear blossom and not a cherry.

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  17. Arija: You have just beautiful flowers blooming in your garden. They are putting on quite the show.

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  18. Lots of Petunias here too, different varieties. Now I'll never forget the name. Thanks for checking mine too.

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  19. These are so beautiful! One can never see too many flowers in all of their colorful splendour!

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  20. They are beautiful and how I wish they were of the present and not the past...Michelle

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  21. lovely series of photos thank you for sharing

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  22. Beautiful memories of moister times!

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  23. Red is always beautiful. The other colors will complement the beauty. Lovely photos.

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  24. Lovely collection of photos. Hope that drought is over for your next season of flowers.

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  25. Thank you Arija for your lovely comments on my blog today. The native plants here are truly unique. I do hope that rain will come your way soon so that you can once again enjoy those beautiful passion fruit.

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  26. These flowers are all amazing Arija. So glad you have images from the past to carry you on to the future blooms that one day are sure to come. I especially like the Red Hot Poker, Wow!

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  27. These are all beautiful flowers from the past, i am so sorry that your not able to enjoy the beauties of flowers this yr because of the drought i do pray that you have lots of rain this coming winter

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  28. All the flowers that you had post are beautiful.
    Hope you come back every week.

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  29. I love "red hot pokers." I had never seen them before moving to New Mexico. They are one of my summer favorites. Your pictures of them is excellent!

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  30. Awesome photos, love the variety of colors. I am going to go back and take another look.

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  31. All of the flowers are looking great, a wonderful sight to view :)

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  32. It's a pity, that there had been such a drought. Hopefully you'll have more rain all over Australia. The kniphofia is typically Australian, isn't it?

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  33. Gorgeous flowers indeed! I wish I could share the rain here with you.

    I am glad you like my photos.

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  34. Hope rain is coming your way soon, and you will soon get as beautiful flowers as last year. Thanks for visiting our blog and nice comment.

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  35. I love the pink ones!

    My flowers are here in this blog --

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  36. Oh, I love that red blooms. For a change since I've been seeing mostly yellow this time. I do have a yellow post. :) Happy week ahead.

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  37. I love these flower shots. The Red Hot Poker plant is also called Torch Lily in Northern California where I used to live. Can't wait for warm weather so we can see some flowers blooming here in Seattle.

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  38. Great series of photos and flowers. The last one is my favorite.

    Thanks for the visit and enjoy your day!
    Mix Pix
    Reflections by Mariz

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  39. Lovely flowers! Thanks for commenting my blog.

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  40. You had absolutely beautiful blossoms in the past. I know how painful it is to lose such gorgeous plants, but hopefully you will find some survivors when the rains finally do come.

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  41. Beautiful blossoms you've shared this week.
    Hugs and blessings,

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  42. All beautiful but I love the white petunias!

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