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Think of flowers, and the word ‘beautiful’ comes to mind. Pleasure at what grows around us goes back to antiquity. More than 4000 years ago ancient Egyptians already cut flowers and made arrangements of them. Their gods liked them too. The Lotus was sacred to Isis.
To the Chinese of 200 BC some flowers symbolized longevity, others fertility, and some brought luck to you. And the medicinal properties of flowers and herbs were well known. 

Flowers were not merely pretty, but of cultural significance.
Greeks and Romans of old wound them into garlands and used foliage as well. Wreaths of oak and laurel hailed the victor.
From them to us flowers are used as messengers. They carry a message from the audience to the diva, from lovers to each other, from the cheering to the victor and as respect to those who lost a life. A world without flowers is unthinkable.
We hope you enjoy ours.

You can find some interesting morsels about the meaning of flowers in different eras at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_flower_arrangement

On this page:
FUNGI // GLADIOLUS // CERRAJON - Sonchus acaulis // AZALEA (RHODODENDRON) red // BRIGHTEYES - Euryops pectinatus // CANNA (2 & 3) // WHITE WAXFLOWER - Chamelaucium megalopetalum // CHICORY - Cichorium intybus // CAPE ALOE - Aloe ferox // CAPE WEED - Arctotheca calendula // BULL BAY - Magnolia grandiflora // CAPE CHESTNUT - Calodendrum capense // ALMOST HOLLAND - Dutch Iris & Tulips // RASPERRY PARFAIT - Dianthus chinensis // CRABAPPLE - Malus purpureus // BOUGAINVILLEA "Thai Gold" // CARIBBEAN SPIDER LILY - Hymenocallis caribaea // PANSIES - Viola (hybrids) // CANDLE OF THE LORD - Yucca gloriosa // FLANNEL FLOWER - Actinotus helianthi // NEPAL TRUMPET FLOWER - Beaumontia grandiflora // GHOST GUM - Eucalyptus papuana // LACE TREE - Brachychiton discolor // ILLAWARRA FLAME TREE - Brachychiton acerifolium // AFRICAN DAISY - Gerbera jamisonii cultivar // FREESIA //  Almost Holland - Dutch Iris & Tulips //

Various colourful fungi in dark silhouetted bush setting. Background is a huge billowing and dramatic cumulus cloud. Fairy tale atmosphere.

FUNGI

Longshot of Azalea bush in full red bloom. Closeup in foreground is a group of beautiful red flowers. The shot is instructive because it shows both: the bush in its entirety AND a closeup of its flowers.

AZALEA (RHODODENDRON) red

Closeups of beautiful hybrid cannas, yellow with red speckles.

CANNA (3) yellow speckled

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BULL BAY - Magnolia grandiflora

Longshot row of fully grown Aloes in full bloom. Closeup in foreground some golden candles of same in great detail.

CAPE ALOE - Aloe ferox

Top view of field of Dianthus in full bloom. Some detailed flower closeups.

RASPERRY PARFAIT - Dianthus chinensis

Close in foreground translucent backlit pink gladioli. Background pink dawn or dusk sky. Sun hugging horizon. Portrait format.

GLADIOLUS

Closeups of open yellow daisy flowers against background of broad Euryops bush in full bloom.

BRIGHTEYES - Euryops pectinatus

Blue chicory flower stands out against dark background and chicory stems. Portrait format.

CHICORY - Cichorium intybus

Longshot of Cape Chestnut tree in full bloom. Closeup in foreground clusters of Calodendrum flowers. Instructive shot: showing both, the growth of the tree and closeup of flowers. Portrait format.

​CAPE CHESTNUT - Callodendrum capense

Sonchus shrub in full bloom. Closeups of yellow flower heads with bees feasting on them.

CERRAJON - Sonchus acaulis

Field of red cannas. Standing out closeup in foreground: a gorgeous big red flowering canna. Fantastic!

CANNA (20) RED

The frame is packed with a multitude of open white Chamelaucium flowers.

WHITE WAXFLOWER - Chamelaucium megalopetalum

High angle looking down at spreading Chamelaucium bush in full white bloom. Scruffy bush setting.

WHITE WAXFLOWER - Chamelaucium megalopetalum

Over carpet of Arctotheca in full bloom some closeups of open bright yellow flowers.

CAPE WEED - Arctotheca calendula

Sun setting towards horizon. Closeup front the flowers of a blue Dutch Iris and a red Tulip. Romantic, eyecatching image.
Longshot of Bougainvillea growing over fence. Reaching in closeup and stunningly backlit is a cluster of yellow blooms.

BOUGAINVILLEA "Thai Gold"

The image shows a longshot of entire plant; a closer shot of the panicle with its white bell-flowers; and a very closeup of a cluster of flowers. Very instructive for capturing entire plant as well as closeups of its flowers.

CANDLE OF THE LORD - Yucca gloriosa

Large stately Gum Tree in bush setting of Central Australia.

GHOST GUM - Eucalyptus papuana Named for its ghostly white trunk. It is rather stunted when growing out of red rock walls seemingly without soil.  But in deeper ground on the plains it can grow into a tall and elegant looking tree with a thick canopy. Habitat is restricted to central and north Australia. A chalky powder rubs off its stem. The Aborigines used this for body paint.

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GHOST GUM (2) - Eucalyptus papuana


Birds eye view of field of Freesias.  We look into the closeups of four open blooms.

FREESIA

Top view of flowering bush. Superimposed some closeups of white flowers.

CARIBBEAN SPIDER LILY - Hymenocallis caribaea

Flannel Flowers growing in front of rock wall . Their shadows making a picturesque image. There are also detailed closeups of open white flowers. Very rustic nature image.

FLANNEL FLOWER - Actinotus helianthi

GHOST GUM (2) - Eucalyptus papuana

Closeup of red Gerbera flower with intricate details of its center. Next to it and smaller is the back of a yellow Gerbera. The background is a neutral blue.

AFRICAN DAISY - Gerbera jamesonii

ALMOST HOLLAND - Dutch Iris & Tulips

Closeups of balls of red Malus flowers. Flowering tree in background.

CRABAPPLE - Malus purpureus

Closeups of varied coloured flowers over bed of pansies in full bloom.

PANSIES - Viola (hybrids)

Beaumontia tree in full bloom. In front and closeup are three open trumpet- shaped flowers.

NEPAL TRUMPET FLOWER - Beaumontia grandiflora

Stately Brachychiton in background. Growing into frame are closeups of pink Brachychiton flowers on their branches.

LACE TREE - Brachychiton discolor

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ILLAWARRA FLAME TREE - Brachychiton acerifolium

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