There are many unusual and beautiful plants in the glasshouse, this is the furriest and fuzziest plant I've ever come across!
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This is from the Africa zone, a 'red hot poker'.
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No idea what this is, but it is pretty.
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This reminds me of the pink and white 'kaffir lilies' I have in my garden, but what a gorgeous shade of apricot!
Grasses are interspersed with the flowers.
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These flower buds were about 2 cm long, none were open, so I am not sure if this is as good as it gets, or if I should try to go back next week to see what they look like!
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This fabulous silver succulent caught my eye in the America Zone.
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Not far away were these Californian Poppies, the colour is set off by their grey green foliage and the grey gravel.
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Also in the America Zone was this beautiful Aquiliega, or 'granny's bonnet'. These are familiar flowers in my garden, in a range of sizes and colours, I didn't realise they were an American native.
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Kangaroo Paws in the Australasia Zone. I love these tall strong plants, the long hairy flower buds open into starry flowers, often a completely different colour on the inside to the outside. I've seen them in red, green and yellow, I wonder if they come in other colours too?
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I think this was in the Australasia Zone, but it was where the Africa Zone and America Zone border the Australasia Zone, so I'm not absolutely sure it's Australian, but I love the way it looks!
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This Bottlebrush is definitely Australian, the flower is stunning but I also love the seedhead.
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This is one of life's mysteries - I've seen many flowers which people claim are black, but they are usually deep red or purple - this was really black, with some yellow parts. Quite stunning.
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This is a pretty climber with small flowers.
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These three beauties were in the Mediterranean Zone.
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This is the prettiest carnivorous plant I have ever seen.
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Finally, the Africa Zone has some splendid Proteas, and some other flowers that look quite similar. Maybe they are part of the same family.
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I hope you enjoyed that quick trip around the Glasshouse, next blog entry will be about the water features of the garden.
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This is from the Africa zone, a 'red hot poker'.
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No idea what this is, but it is pretty.
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This reminds me of the pink and white 'kaffir lilies' I have in my garden, but what a gorgeous shade of apricot!
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These flower buds were about 2 cm long, none were open, so I am not sure if this is as good as it gets, or if I should try to go back next week to see what they look like!
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This fabulous silver succulent caught my eye in the America Zone.
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Not far away were these Californian Poppies, the colour is set off by their grey green foliage and the grey gravel.
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Also in the America Zone was this beautiful Aquiliega, or 'granny's bonnet'. These are familiar flowers in my garden, in a range of sizes and colours, I didn't realise they were an American native.
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Kangaroo Paws in the Australasia Zone. I love these tall strong plants, the long hairy flower buds open into starry flowers, often a completely different colour on the inside to the outside. I've seen them in red, green and yellow, I wonder if they come in other colours too?
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I think this was in the Australasia Zone, but it was where the Africa Zone and America Zone border the Australasia Zone, so I'm not absolutely sure it's Australian, but I love the way it looks!
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This Bottlebrush is definitely Australian, the flower is stunning but I also love the seedhead.
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This is one of life's mysteries - I've seen many flowers which people claim are black, but they are usually deep red or purple - this was really black, with some yellow parts. Quite stunning.
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This is a pretty climber with small flowers.
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These three beauties were in the Mediterranean Zone.
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This is the prettiest carnivorous plant I have ever seen.
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Finally, the Africa Zone has some splendid Proteas, and some other flowers that look quite similar. Maybe they are part of the same family.
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1 comment:
Some really beautiful plants and flowers here Adrienne, I love the apricot and orange coloured flowers and that black flowering plant is very unusual.
I have some yellow and orange coloured kangaroo paws but they are not in flower at the present time.
The pretty pinkish flower that you could not idenitfy looks like a 'grevillea' which is an Australian native plant.
Happy Belated Birthday! xo ♡
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