Exotic Beauty (48) : Brazilian candle
The past years I made several visits to the conservatories of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium where 10.000 (!) plant and tree species originating from the tropics and the subtropics are growing in the greenhouses over there.
Thanks to the warm and moist climate in the conservatories and the intensive maintenance, it’s really amazing what an immense great variety of exotic flowers from all over the world can be seen there, even in the cold winter season !
Flowers whose natural habitat is situated in the rainforest, the mountain forest, isolated islands, deserts, etc……. Places that most of us will never or seldom visit.
Some of the flowers are very rare, extremely colourful or specially shaped.
Others were introduced in Europe by men and became a cultivated species or an ornamental houseplant.
I selected the –to my personal taste- most beautiful flowers that I saw there and made a series of them.
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Dutch name : --
German name : Pavonie
Latin name : Triplochlamys multiflora
Country of origin : Brasil
Jacques BURY 31/01/2013 11:00
*****Excellent*****Inez Correia Marques 26/01/2013 0:32
Fascinating color , beautiful light MarkNorbert Kappenstein 20/01/2013 12:07
Herrlich anzuschauen in dem schönen Licht.LG Norbert
Andrea Sagawe 20/01/2013 0:11
Beautiful how the light catches in the red flowerswilly ombret 18/01/2013 20:06
merveilleuses fleurs excotiques très beau ''rouge''willy ombret
Susanne47 17/01/2013 22:49
Eine wunderschöne Serie mit den exotischen Schönheiten, eine schöner als die andere.....Kompliment und Grüessli Susanne
BRYAN CRUTE 17/01/2013 20:18
Brazillian candles with flickering red flames !Beautiful image again
Regards
Bryan
Günter Nau 17/01/2013 19:43
Wirken wie die Flammen eines Feuers. Super gemacht.Grüße Günter
Die Mohnblumen 17/01/2013 5:45
Feine Blüten, wirken wirklich wie Zungen einer Flamme.Klasse präsentiert.++++
Liebe Grüße
Heike & Karl-Heinz
aspectus 17/01/2013 0:04
Brillante Farben, beeindruckende Schärfe - ein fantastisches Makro!!!!!LG Renate
Lawson McCulloch 16/01/2013 20:20
I am really enjoying these wonderful flower shots you are showing Mark. Many I have not seen before.best wishes,
Lawson
Edi Ogris 16/01/2013 18:58
Eine wunderschöne Aufnahme, herrliche FarbenLG Edi
aline64 16/01/2013 17:05
De toute beauté , flamboyant ce shootAmicalement
DRAGA PUC 16/01/2013 6:25
great series of the beautiful flowers.regards
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Agelos Kardamilas 15/01/2013 21:46
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