Ray flowers burst into action on my Echinacea plant. Disc floret buds spiral out from the disc centre.
Bright pink ray flowers are showy but don't produce seeds. Bees love their bright colour, and the beautiful subtle perfume attracts them in swarms. It took roughly a week for this to happen.
Echinacia Purupurea, from bud to flower.
Echinacea plants don't rush their progress from early bud to full bloom. The process follows a clear pathway. Buds grow slowly to find their place in the sun.
Me and the thistle are a long way from home on the Lake Okareka walkway.
The thistle plant and I are both a long way from home, and we both enjoy the New Zealand climate. I found this specimen on a ramble along the Okareka walkway.
Pet plants, Miltoniopsis.
Plants make good pets, and Orchids are a favourite. They will pack a sad and drop their flowers if you don’t look after them.
Anigozanthos under the macro; focus stacking with Helicon Focus.
Don’t just smell the flowers, take some pics. Macro photography provides a great opportunity to study plants at various times during their life cycle.
Centennial Park Rotorua, late October.
Centennial Park Rotorua is stunning at any time of the year.
Argyranthemum on display.
Argyranthemum is otherwise known as Marguerite, or marguerite daisy and belongs to the family Asteraceae.
Centennial Park Rotorua, cherry blossom time in late September is brief.
Violent history; peaceful present.
Magnficent magnolia tree blossoms
Magnolia blooms in Centennial Park Rotorua.
Helleborus part 1.
Pictures of a fascinating plant.
Helleborus flowers start out in their party best. Once showy blooms are done with pollination, Helleborus does something weird with its petals.
Hyacinth Blue
Distinct bouquets define single malts before taste buds respond warmly to the amber nectar. Drops of nectar dribble down the hyacinth ovary before 84 different aromatic molecules infuse the room with a beautiful musky odour.
Death on the Style.
Sometimes I like to visit the local Palmers Rotorua and buy a plant to look at in detail.
Rainy Day Marigolds.
Deepest reds and brightest yellows.
Trachelium Caeruleum unplugged.
Lake Tikitapu, The Blue Lake
Picture Perfect with a violent past.
Twenty minutes out of Rotorua on the Tarawera road lies picturesque Tikitapu.
Lilies
An explosion of flowers at the top of each stalk
Time of the season; dog days are over.
Just an anemonic monday.
Anemonies have a story
Paku on the Coromandel
Eight million year build.
Anemone in Blue
You can’t miss the spikey mound at the heart of an anemone.