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Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts) Thu Dec 5, 2024, 10:26 PM Dec 5

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Scarlet powder-puff-tree

Taken today at Longwood Gardens. The plant is in the bean family and is native to Bolivia.

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Scarlet powder-puff-tree (Original Post) Mousetoescamper Dec 5 OP

Very pretty. brer cat Dec 5 #1

Thanks, brer cat! Mousetoescamper Dec 5 #4

Beautiful shot, my dear Mousetoescamper! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 5 #2

Thanks, Peggy! Mousetoescamper Dec 5 #5

That's what... 2naSalit Dec 5 #7

Bottlebrush plants have elongated flowers Mousetoescamper Dec 5 #12

Thanks for the very informative link! That plant finder details page is terrific. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 6 #13

You are most welcome! Mousetoescamper Dec 6 #15

What a great shot, Mousetoescamper! Diamond_Dog Dec 5 #3

Thanks, Diamond_Dog! Mousetoescamper Dec 5 #6

I like the colors... 2naSalit Dec 5 #8

I used a 100mm f/2.8. Mousetoescamper Dec 5 #9

Thanks. 2naSalit Dec 5 #10

You are most welcome! Mousetoescamper Dec 5 #11

Got any more photos of this one? calimary Dec 6 #14

Nothing but the flower photos I took at Longwood today. Here's a link with photos and info: Mousetoescamper Dec 6 #16

WOW! The Missouri Botanical Garden! calimary Dec 6 #17

Lovely. Reminds me of... littlemissmartypants Dec 6 #18

Thanks, littlemissmartypants! That's a splendid photo. Mousetoescamper Dec 6 #19

brer cat

(26,495 posts)

1. Very pretty.

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 10:33 PM

Dec 5

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

4. Thanks, brer cat!

Reply to brer cat (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 10:55 PM

Dec 5

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,459 posts)

2. Beautiful shot, my dear Mousetoescamper!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 10:36 PM

Dec 5

It looks so much like a row of shrubs we had alongside our driveway in the old house: Bottlebrush plants!

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

5. Thanks, Peggy!

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 10:56 PM

Dec 5

2naSalit

(93,444 posts)

7. That's what...

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 11:08 PM

Dec 5

My mom called them too. She had one she cherished in her back yard in San Diego.

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

12. Bottlebrush plants have elongated flowers

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 11:43 PM

Dec 5

Powder-puff-tree, Calliandra haematocephala
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a493

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,459 posts)

13. Thanks for the very informative link! That plant finder details page is terrific.

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Reply #12)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 01:13 AM

Dec 6

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

15. You are most welcome!

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #13)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 01:33 AM

Dec 6

Diamond_Dog

(35,164 posts)

3. What a great shot, Mousetoescamper!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 10:45 PM

Dec 5

An explosion of color! Very unique bloom.

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

6. Thanks, Diamond_Dog!

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 10:57 PM

Dec 5

2naSalit

(93,444 posts)

8. I like the colors...

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 11:11 PM

Dec 5

And the wide focus, what lens did you use for that?

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

9. I used a 100mm f/2.8.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 11:24 PM

Dec 5

2naSalit

(93,444 posts)

10. Thanks.

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 11:25 PM

Dec 5

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

11. You are most welcome!

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #10)

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 11:28 PM

Dec 5

calimary

(84,607 posts)

14. Got any more photos of this one?

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 01:24 AM

Dec 6

I’d love to see what the tree looks like, both in bloom and NOT in bloom. Does it drop its leaves for winter?

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

16. Nothing but the flower photos I took at Longwood today. Here's a link with photos and info:

Reply to calimary (Reply #14)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 01:39 AM

Dec 6

https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a493

calimary

(84,607 posts)

17. WOW! The Missouri Botanical Garden!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Reply #16)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 04:05 AM

Dec 6

I LOVE this stuff!

HIGHLY recommend the L. A. County Arboretum. Just WUNNNNNNNderful stuff for the psyche, for de-stressing, and for your own peace of mind. SO calming and restorative. I think it must be all that greenery or something.

littlemissmartypants

(25,898 posts)

18. Lovely. Reminds me of...

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 11:27 AM

Dec 6

Lycoris - Radiata Red

AKA the surprise spider lily. They pop up all over the farm here in the oddest places.

Mousetoescamper

(5,499 posts)

19. Thanks, littlemissmartypants! That's a splendid photo.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #18)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 02:40 PM

Dec 6

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