London during spring season 2017

Bursting with big blooms  (clicked at an Ilford front garden

Does anyone know the name of this beautiful flower ?

Blooms covering  entire leaves

A tree still hasn’t woken up

Fluffy blooms!

Palm tree in a different angle

Jet planes sketching  lines on the sky

Glowing candle – Banksia

 

A yellow candle,

Is a cylindrical Banksia.

 A Glowing cone against

The dark green leaves

Is native to Australia,

Pretending to be a single flower

Conspicuous to lure the bees and birds,

Why?

To prepare the next generation!

Photos were taken in front of Ngilgi caves in Southwest region of Western Australia

Banksia cone appears to be a single flower but factually is a bunch of flowers

Single flower diagram (Credit : Wikipedea)a)i

 

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

-William Arthur Ward-
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“A flower blossoms for its own joy” – Oscar Wilde

Blooming Jacaranda

 Botanists refer as Jacaranda Mimosifolia

A tree, native to Central America

Spread its roots near and far,

 And line the streets everywhere.

When summer comes

Jacaranda blooms to hide her leaves

With magnificent purple panicles

Showing off her wealth to the world,

That I am here….

Fresh Flower Garlands (WPC : Fresh)

Brightly coloured fresh flower garlands take an important place in Hindu Culture. whether  a happy or sad occasion, flowers take the central role in the ritual. At temples  or at  weddings, vibrant fresh flower garlands looks magnificent . In my ” Travel – Trails”  I have clicked this flower stall  at Pondicherry  (Puducheri) town in  South India.

Vibrant colour Garlands at a flower stall at Pondicherry, India

Behind the stall  busy hands are engaged in  making  fresh garlands ( Pondicherry, India Feb2015)

 

This post is in response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Fresh.”