Exotic Beauty (55) : Texas sage
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 : Sier salie
German name : Ziersalbei
Latin name : Salvia coccinea var. salmonum rosae
Country of origin : Mexico & southeastern USA
Monique Robinet 3. Mai 2013, 18:57
Une photo de grande beauté. Excellent ! Amitiés MoniquePiroska Baetz 14. Februar 2013, 17:16
ein wunderschöne blümchenlg. piri
Claudio Oldrini 12. Februar 2013, 15:30
Very nice subjet and interpretation,top!Claudio
carinart 11. Februar 2013, 11:34
Unbekannte Schönheiten herrlich fotografiert!L.G. Karin
Gilbert13 10. Februar 2013, 12:53
Great shot, Mark, they look like humming birds going into the flowers, love it JackGünter Nau 10. Februar 2013, 10:35
Mir gefällt Deine Aufnahme wirklich sehr gut, da paßt alles: Motiv, Belichtung, Schärfe, Perspektivesind perfekt gewählt.
Liebe Grüße Günter
Douglas Locke 10. Februar 2013, 9:59
Wunderbare Naturschönheit, sehr schönLG
Douglas
willy ombret 8. Februar 2013, 20:03
très belles couleurstrès bonne photo
compliments
willy ombret
Mohr Wilfried 8. Februar 2013, 18:24
Ein super Licht auf diesen Blüten.Gruß Wilfried
aspectus 8. Februar 2013, 12:50
Ein aussergewöhnlicher Salbei. Die zarten Blüten sind traumhaft schön!LG Renate
Angelika Ritter 8. Februar 2013, 6:09
again a really beauty++++
bw angie
Howard Mattix 8. Februar 2013, 5:23
Another excellent species of exotic plants well photographed. A wonderful series Mark.Sincerely,
Howard
Adele D. Oliver 7. Februar 2013, 20:58
how exquisit these blossoms with their elegant stamens and dark interior .... beautiful how they glow against the dark background !!!greetings, Adele
TeresaM 7. Februar 2013, 20:17
De beauté exotique à beauté exotique.... toujours un ravissement visuel, Mark !!Amitiés,
Vera Shulga 7. Februar 2013, 19:42
very beautiful flower!I like it.
perfect photo in wonderful colors!
Vera