I thought of Marianne, when I looked at this photo on screen! It looks like something she would feature in one of her gorgeous mandalas!!! To all of you who know and love her, I ask you..."Doesn't it"??? YES!!! I found it growing around a mailbox a few doors down from my MIL's house! I have no idea what it could be, but boy, is it every purdy!!!
For Cactus Monday, I found one in Shreveport, in the form of a decortive plate on the wall. I didn't see any cactus outdoors there, nor did I see any at all at the Lowes there. (I did enjoy walking throught their garden center though...they carry flowers we simply do not grow here...and that in itself was such a glorious time to see...things like cone flowers, and frilly things like snapdragons)! Gorgeous!
This plate was one in a series she bought many many years ago. (Sorry it turned out so darn blurry). One of the other plates was missing and she said it had fallen and cracked. I meant to look at the back of the plates to see who made them and try and locate a new plate for her (I forgot to look before I left, but will have my SIL check it for me). Anyway...Happy Cactus Monday to all!
It's a clematis!
ReplyDeleteSo sweet of you to think of me when you saw it.
In fact I have used it twice, Once in a birthmandala for Gina and in an ATC you can see here
The plate is wonderful!
Isn't it funny that we always have our eyes open for Cactus Monday?!
HCM !
The flower is a Clematis. Nice plants, but a bit problematic here... we have to grow them so the roots are shaded.
ReplyDeletePretty plate, I wonder who put that out... never seen any like it before.
Flower looks like a Clematis...cool plate!
ReplyDeleteI like crisp shadows in the flower picture. The cactus plate has such a lovely composition, kind of fanciful how the flowers just seem bloom out of anywhere. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy cactus Monday to you too! Nature has such diverse variety that one can keep getting a surprise flower everyday, and this one sure is a beauty I haven’t come across earlier.
ReplyDeleteThings are evolving at a fair pace; at succulent garden we are now getting cacti served in ceramic plates LOL.
Oh that is a beautiful plate!!!!
ReplyDeleteMarianne has a bloom almost like that-funny how when we see something round we think of her.
HCM!
and happy cactus monday to you ms cactuteer, glad you're home again.
ReplyDeleteAlright!!! How wonderful that some of you knew it was a Clematic! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteMarianne...I checked out your ATC...it is so pretty and you can see it was definately the same flower you painted! How grand is that? Love it!!!
You are quite right about Marianne making a mandala of the clematis photo. Beautiful flower. HCM.
ReplyDeleteThanks Julie!
ReplyDeletelove the flower and the cactus!
ReplyDeleteNice looking flower. I like the lighting. It's interesting to see that, You have found out a cactus in an unlikely place!
ReplyDeleteI agree - that makes me think of Marianne too!!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty. I love Clematis.
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