TODAY'S FLOWERS & MY WORLD ~ Wonders of the Desert

Thank you to Luiz Santilli JR. for having me as guest friend

today, I do hope you enjoy my selection of the wonderful

array of desert blooms that appeared like magic after the

great rains we had in September.

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I will have no internet access for at least 24 hours.

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Sturt Desert Peas, Swainsonia formosa, South Australia's

State flower.

This is one single plant, they grow outward from the centre

and can make a ring more than 6' wide.

These pink and purple tiny pea flowers are of the same genus,

Swainsonia, as the Large red or multi coloured Sturt Pea, the

flowers of which can be up to 3" long.

Could any garden architect rival this garden of God's creation?

The whole desert was awash with beauty so incredible that

we could just stand and stare at all these wonders.

This is a pink version without the distinctive black eye.

Even the fading glory is a wonder to behold.

We even found some of these bi-colour blooms although they

and the pink version were quite rare.

To give you a different angle, here is a a shot from above.

Normally there are six blooms per cluster but a few had

groups of five.

I am still overwhelmed by the whole experience of meeting all

this wonder in its natural surroundings.

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