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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Proper I.D.

I am so excited to receive the proper I.D. on this palm like plant I showed a picture of in my last post, that I incorrectly thought was a Traveller Palm....

My blogger friend, MATT, a Botanist, with a blog about weird botany and horticulture, called Burgers Onion told me it is a White Bird of Paradise!!! How cool is that? I guess I have never seen one before (at least not in bloom)...so this makes it extra special for me! I wanted to take more pics today, but it got dark too soon for me to get there, so I found this lovely pic online, to further share the gorgeousness of this bloom!

Photo credit: Florida Botanical Gardens

I feel like my heart can just about burst at this moment, the more surprises nature reveals to me...I feel full of love!

Thankyou, so much Matt!!!!!

11 comments:

Teri said...

I never even knew there was such a thing! It is absolutely gorgeous!!! Thanks Matt is right.

Cathy S. said...

I've only seen this variety once,
it is very cool!!!!!!!!!

Tootsie said...

It is fantastic!!!!

Scriptor Senex said...

I've only ever seen the coloured Bird of Paradise. I like the white one.

Hermes said...

Wonderful flower and I like Matt's blog so thanks for pointing that out.

soulbrush said...

i absolutely adored my birds of paradise in my garden when i lived in south africa where i grew up, and missed them so much when we came to england. this is exquisite....sigh....

Lisa at Greenbow said...

What a beautiful bloom. I know absolutely nothing about tropical plants but I know a beauty when I see one.

Matt said...

No problem, Julie! It's great to see plants like this growing outside in people's gardens.

Kristi said...

I like the new layout, very snazzy.

Margaret Ann said...

It really is elegant...very beautiful! :)

Margaret Ann said...

OOOOh...I love your new blog layout...stunning! :)