Wednesday 20 May 2015

A Factory of Empyrean Tulips

Spring with its beautiful growth of vegetation not only brings warmth and comfort to the eye but also generates a sense of peace and joy.

Tulips are symbolic of Spring, the light pink flower is draped with soaking light from the sun that envelopes down through is green leaves. Below are some pink tulips with a calm blue sky and sun on the far left entering the scene.


The word tulip has it origins from Turkey where it was originally called 'Turbend' meaning turban. It is North African and Europe and Asia, it has a genus coming from the bulbous background of the lily. A herbaceous flower with over 3000 different varieties, from early history it was a symbol of the Ottoman empire who were first to cultivate it.





The tulip family extends through North Africa, Greece, Turkey, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan.The area of greatest variance lies in Pamir, Hindu Kush and Tien Shah mountains which lay in south east Asia countries like India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.


A white peony shrouded in the midst of friendly daisy's.


 The veins of a simple green leaf extending through its sides appears like a tree within itself.


An energetic pink Oriental Lily, with beautiful blending pale white and pink streams of watery paint that flow towards the nucleus of its core.





A lone white tulip in repose.
  

 Glistening white peonies.


 A purple Gerbera flower with a yellow core.


Lilium with it stigma in the middle, outer orange stamens and white drooping tepals.


Spectacular close shot of Lilium tepal.




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Wednesday 13 May 2015

Hyacinth Twins


Ah Hyacinth what a beautiful flower to gaze it, wait a Hya-what?

Hyacinth is a small bulbous flowering plant coming from the family of  Asparagaceae.
The Hyacinth genus is originally from the eastern Mediterranean from countrys like Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Palestine. It usually starts flowering in Spring and can bloom earlier if kept indoors. 

Hyacinths usually have intense colors that really make them stand out, whether inside a home or outside. They really are beauty of Spring gardening, they can have many colors like pink, blue, yellow and white.


 A light blue Hyacinth.




 A light pink Hyacinth.

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May's Bouquet

May has finally come again with its warmth and beauty. The past seasons had been quiet dull and gloomy but Spring has brought a much needed renewal.

Below are photos I took of a beautiful bouquet of flowers that my sister Sana sent from the UK.



A young lily.


Pink rose.


A beautiful pink Gerbera.


A white Peony these are usually found in Asia, Southern Europe and North America.

Beautiful assortment of daisy's.


Daisy's with pink rose.


Pink rose.


A white pinkish Gerbera
  
A purple Nama demissum flower.



Close up of Nama demissum.




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