This Blog is just to present my favorite flowers and flowering plants from different areas of world.

Earth laughs in flowers......

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Again..back to the track....with flowers

After A Longtime............ again some flowers got the chance to open their face through my blog (those are already familiar with webblog by other naturebloggers). Now, I have many flowers in my storage disk and I am planning to post all those in a regual intervals.

Here are some.............. All were taken at Perth, Western Australia.


Common Name: Weeping Lantana

Scientific Name: Lantana montevidensis

Family: Verbenaceae

Dateline: September, 2008



Common Name: Wiry honeymyrtle

Scientific Name: Melaleuca filifolia

Family: Myrtaceae

Dateline: September, 2008



Common name: Silver cassia

Scientific name: Senna artemisioides

Family: Caesalpiniaceae

Dateline: September, 2008



Common name: Mottlecah

Scientific name: Eucalyptus macrocarpa

Family: Myrtaceae

Dateline: September, 2008



Common name: Sydney Golden Wattle

Scientific name: Acacia longifolia

Family: Mimosoideae
Dateline: September, 2008


Common Name: Geraldton wax flower

Scientifc Name: Chamelaucium uncinatum

Family: Myrtaceae

Dateline: September, 2008


Common Name: Geraldton wax (Purple pride)
Scientific Name: Chamelaucium "Purple Pride"
Family: Myrtaceae
Dateline: September, 2008


Common Name: Daffodil

Scientific name: Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Family: Amaryllidaceae

Dateline: September, 2008




Thursday, August 14, 2008

Rest of the Flowers from Kings Park and Cottesloe Beach

Spring is knocking at the door, so I have to prepare myself to frame lots of flowers. This is the first step of preparations, uploading rest of the flower pictures I have taken during winter time. i couldn't identify couple of flowers, those are also here to catch your attention.


Common name: Common Pelargonium
Scientific Name: Pelargonium capitatum
Family: Geraniaceae
Spot: Cottesloe Beach
Date Taken: 20.07.2008


Common Name: Many Flowered Honeysuckle

Scientific Name: Lambertia multiflore

Family: Proteaceae

Spot: Kings Park

Date Taken: 20.07.2008


Common Name: Cranbrook Bell
Scientific Name: Darwinia meeboldii
Family: Myrtaceae
Spot: Kings Park
Date Taken: 20.07.2008


Common Name: Pink Thryptomene
Scientific Name: Thryptomene strongylophylla
Family: Myrtaceae
Spot: Kings Park
Taken on: 20.07.2008

Common Name: Swan River Myrtle
Scientific Name: Hypocalymma robustum
Family: Myrtaceae
Spot: Kings Park
Taken on: 20.07.2008

Common Name: Baxter's Kunzea
Scientific Name: Kunzea baxteri
Family:Myrtaceae
Spot: Kings Park
Taken on: 20.07.2008

Common Name: Common Firebush
Scientific Name: Keraudrenia integrifolia
Family: Sterculiaceae
Spot: Kings Park
Taken on: 20.07.2008

Common Name: Native Hops
Scientific Name: Dodonaea attenuata
Family: Sapindaceae
Spot: Kings Park
Taken on: 20.07.2008


Common Name: Nematolepis
Scientific Name: Nematolepis phebalioides

Family: Rutaceae
Spot: Kings Park
Taken on: 20.07.2008

Common Name: Pink Bracteantha/Paper Daisy (? not sure!)
Family: Asteraceae
Spot: Kings Park
Taken on: 20.07.2008


Common Name: Hooker's Banksia
Scientific Name: Banksia hookeriana
Family: Proteaceae
Spot: Kings Park
Taken on: 20.07.2008

Nice, Beautiful flower, isn't it?
(I searched a lot to name it then, but I failed. After 14 years, with the help of google lens, I could identify the plant species.)

Common name: White ramping fumitory
Scientific name: Fumaria capreolata
Family: Papaveraceae
  
Spot: Kings Park
Taken on: 20.07.2008


I guess it is Milkmaids. But not sure.
Spot: Kings Park
Date: 20.07.2008

(It was taken at Cottesloe Beach on 13th July, 2008. I couldn't identify it then. Later, with the help of Google lens, I have identified it on 01 March, 2024, almost 14 yrs later)

Common name: Crimson Joy, red lachenalia (Eng.); rooinaeltjie (African)
Scientific name: Lachenalia bulbifera   
Family: Hyacinthaceae

~Thats All From This Winter~
Waiting for lavish spring!

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Flowers from Kings Park : Winter

I was frustated since June, because I found only few plants with exciting flowers around me. I mentioned earlier that July is not a flower friendly month. So I tried with Kings Park, though it is winter, but I found many flowers. It seems that those flowers dont care about winter. Hats off for those fighters. Here are few of them.

Common name: Scarlet Featherflower
Scientific name: Verticordia grandis
Family: Myrtaceae
Location: Kings Park
Snapped on: 13 July 2008

Common name: Pussytail Mulla Mulla
Scientific name: Ptilotus macrocephalus
Family: Amaranthaceae
Location: Kings Park
Snapped on: 13 July 2008


Common name: Sand Bottlebrush
Scientific name: Beaufortia squarrosa
Family: Myrtaceae
Location: Kings Park
Snapped on: 13 July 2008


Common name: Oldfield's Darwinia
Scientific name: Darwinia oldfieldii
Family: Myrtaceae
Location: Kings Park
Snapped on: 13 July 2008



Common name: Star of Betlehem
Scientific name: Calectasia narragara
Family: Dasypogonaceae
Location: Kings Park
Snapped on: 13 July 2008

Common name: White Goodenia
Scientific name: Goodenia scapigera
Family: Goodeniaceae
Location: Kings Park
Snapped on: 13 July 2008


Common name: The Scarlet Runner/ The Running Postman
Scientific name: Kennedia prostrate
Family: Leguminosae
Location: Kings Park
Snapped on: 13 July 2008

Common name: Yellow Butter Cup
Scientific name: Hibberita hypericoides
Family: Dilleniaceae
Location: Kings Park
Snapped on: 13 July 2008


Common name: Mondurup Bell
Scientific name: Darwinia macrostegia
Family: Myrtaceae
Location: Kings Park
Snapped on: 13 July 2008

Common name: Parrot Bush
Scientific name: Dryandra sessilis Family: Myrtaceae
Location: Kings Park
Snapped on: 13 July 2008


Common name: Pepper and Salt
Scientific name: Philotheca spicatus
Family: Rutaceae
Location: Kings Park
Snapped on: 13 July 2008


Common name: Marno
Scientific name: Daviesia divaricata
Family: Leguminosae
Location: Kings Park
Snapped on: 13 July 2008


Common name: Common Hovea
Scientific name: Hovea trisperma
Family: Leguminosae
Location: Kings Park
Snapped on: 13 July 2008


Common name: Prickly Moses
Scientific name: Acacia pulchella
Family: Leguminosae
Location: Kings Park
Snapped on: 13 July 2008


Common name: Wild Wistaria/native wistaria
Scientific name: Hardenbergia comptoniana
Family: Leguminosae
Location: Kings Park
Snapped on: 13 July 2008

Friday, July 18, 2008

Flowers from Cottesloe Beach..salt tolerant!!

Last week I went to Cottesloe Beach. I walked from Cottesloe beach towards Mosman park, to snap as much flower as I can snap. But July is not flower friendly month, flowers do not like winter. So I could snapped only few, this the first part....2nd is coming soon......
Common name: Grevillea
Scientific name: Grevillea chrithmifolia
Family: Proteaceae
Taken on: 13 July, 2008.
Location: Cottesloe Beach, WA
The black dots are ants collecting nectar!!!, there were so many!!!

Common name: Daisy
Scientific name: Bellis sp.
Family: Compositae
Taken on: 13 July, 2008.
Location: Cottesloe Beach, WA
There were many kind of daisies there, I framed only few....

Common name: Long-leaved spinifex
Scientific name: Spinifex longifolius
Family: Gramineae
Taken on: 13 July, 2008.
Location: Cottesloe Beach, WA
Wild grasses....always offering unique features for domesticated grasses!!!!
Common Name: Thick-leaved fan-flower, half flowers, naupakas (hawaii)
Scientific name: Scaevola crassifolia
Family: Goodeniaceae
Taken on: 13 July, 2008.
Location: Cottesloe Beach, WA
Isn't it nice? half flowers.......I have never seen before!!
Common Name: Native Pig Face, Angular pig face
Scientific name: Carpobrotus rossii
Family: Aizoaceae
Taken on: 13 July, 2008.
Location: Cottesloe Beach, WA
What a ugly name of a beautiful flower? We should change the name......
Common Name: Indian coral tree, Tropical coral,
In Bengali, known as Mandar, Parizat.
Scientific name: Erythrina variegeta
Family: Papilionaceae (Fabaceae)
Taken on: 13 July, 2008. Location: UWA, Crawley, WA.
Yap!..you are right, it was not from Cottesloe Beach, I snapped it from UWA, Crawley Campus. In Bangladesh I found same plant. Here in picture "A" was from UWA, but "B" from Bangladesh, collected from internet (courtesy: http://www.abasar.net/)




Saturday, July 12, 2008

Flowers from Bold Park, Perth, Australia

Last week I went to visit Bold Park at Perth of Western Australia to attend a workshop. I have captured couple of flowers in frame. Here I am presenting those.

Common Name: Golden Stalk Banksia
Scientific Name: Banksia spp.
Family: Proteaceae
Taken on: 07 July, 2008
Location: Bold Park, Perth, Western Australia










Common Name: Unknown
Scientific Name: Unknown
Family: Unknown
Taken on: 07 July, 2008
Location: Bold Park, Perth, Western Australia







Common Name: Unknown
Scientific Name: Unknown
Family: Unknown
Taken on: 07 July, 2008
Location: Bold Park, Perth, Western Australia







Common Name: Red and Green Kangaroo Paw
Scientific Name: Anigozanthos manglesii
Family: Haemodoraceae
Taken on: 07 July, 2008
Location: Bold Park, Perth, Western Australia










Common Name: Grass Tree
Scientific Name: Xanthorrhoea glauca
Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
Taken on: 07 July, 2008
Location: Bold Park, Perth, Western Australia