TODAY'S FLOWERS

A cactus flower at a friend's place the other day...very striking!!
My strelitzia was looking good down the back this morning...
Unfortunately I don't know the names of all the flowers..I wish I did!

The frangipani was looking pretty good in the early morning sun...
and apparently this white flower above, (along with a purple pink version) is called a vinca...I have seen this flower all my life. It is very common and grows almost like a weed...they come up all around my pool in amongst the paving bricks. And I have never known what it is called up until last night!
More pretty white flowers...and I know not their names also!

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Comments

Unknown said…
Beautiful flowers!
February 23, 2009 at 8:23 AM
Lilli & Nevada said…
I don't know the names either but there sure beautiful.
February 23, 2009 at 9:35 AM
VALKYRIEN said…
Beautiful collection of flowers! I really love the first one - and the one you call Strelizia!
And my thoughts goes to your country, all the lost lifes in the horrible fires, and all the people now struggling to start a new life.
February 23, 2009 at 9:50 AM
Unknown said…
Very pretty. We call the vinca periwinkle too!!
February 23, 2009 at 10:17 AM
ellen b. said…
I never tire of looking at beautiful flowers. We have Bird of Paradise outside our bedroom windows here. I love those little purple ones that I don't know the name of either :0)
Have a great week Annie!
February 23, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Luiz Santilli Jr said…
Annie, great series of photos!

Wonderful flowers also!

Luiz
February 23, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Joanne said…
Love the cactus flower! Your flower pictures are always very pretty, makes me feel like I'm walking around your garden :-)
February 23, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Annie said…
So glad you have all enjoyed the flowers today, I really enjoyed taking photos of some of them on my morning walk this morning!

I am so glad some of you have enjoyed the cactus too...to me it is priceless...how a cactus can produce such exquisite flowers is just amazing.

Annie
February 23, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Carletta said…
These are all beautiful! I love vincas too. They are easy to grow which makes them that much lovelier. :)
Nice perspective in your cactus photo.

I have a new blog.
My post is at Carletta’s Captures.
February 23, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Joni said…
Beautiful flowers and they are all so different from each other. We have a steady supply of Vincas here as well and their bushes can get rather large, but they are lovely nonetheless. Thank you for sharing your walk in the garden with us!
February 23, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Tammie Lee said…
So many wonderful flowers. Those cactus flowers are amazing!
February 23, 2009 at 1:09 PM
Annie said…
Carletta, so glad you liked my cactus perspective..it was actually the only one I could get as they were in a window box, as you could probably see, and I actually had to lean out over it and point the camera back in...as the flowers were on the outside of the plant of course!!!

Annie
February 23, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Arija said…
Lovely collection of flowers. The cactus is indeed very striking.
I don't know the botanical name of your purple, vanilla scented bush, but in Oz it is marketed under th name of 'Geisha Girl'. mine is barely alive since it has not had a drop of water since last spring.
February 23, 2009 at 10:18 PM
DeniseinVA said…
These are lovely photos, so many beautiful flowers. Thanks for sharing them.
February 24, 2009 at 2:57 AM
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