Exotic Beauty (32) : Chinese Lantern
The past years I made several visits to the conservatories of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium where 10.000 (!) plant and tree species originating from the tropics and the subtropics are growing in the greenhouses over there.
Thanks to the warm and moist climate in the conservatories and the intensive maintenance, it’s really amazing what an immense great variety of exotic flowers from all over the world can be seen there, even in the cold winter season !
Flowers whose natural habitat is situated in the rainforest, the mountain forest, isolated islands, deserts, etc……. Places that most of us will never or seldom visit.
Some of the flowers are very rare, extremely colourful or specially shaped.
Others were introduced in Europe by men and became a cultivated species or an ornamental houseplant.
I selected the –to my personal taste- most beautiful flowers that I saw there and made a series of them.
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Dutch name : Oranjeroos
German name : Schönmalve
Latin name : Abutilon hybridum
Country of origin : tropical and subtropical regions of all continents
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EdelS 13/02/2011 16:49
Jedes aber auch jedes Blumenfoto ist so etwas von TOP!Ein Augenschmaus!
Liebe Grüße Edel
Inge Stüwe 11/02/2011 6:00
Ein herrliche Blüte, großartig gezeigt!!Liebe Grüße
Inge
Günter Nau 10/02/2011 11:55
Wie bereits gesagt: du solltest ein Buch veröffentlichen. Gefällt mir sehr gut.Grüße Günter
carinart 09/02/2011 15:17
In deiner Sammlung exotischer Blüten ist es immer schwer, die noch Schönere herauzufinden, denn sie sind ja alle traumhaft schön! Diese hier gefällt mir besonders gut!L.G. Karin
Inez Correia Marques 09/02/2011 0:20
Very beautiful Mark, the colors are so striking, this is a lovely series. thank youTeresaM 08/02/2011 21:38
Quelle délicatesse, Mark !Aussi bien dans la forme que dans les couleurs... et la présentation ;-))
Bravo pour cette vision superbe.
Amitiés,
Angelika Ritter 08/02/2011 19:41
wonderful photo from a exotic beauty.++++
bw angie
willy ombret 08/02/2011 10:05
travail de grande qualitétrès belles couleurs
bons détails
willy ombret
aline64 08/02/2011 9:09
Une magnifique fleur d'abutilon orange, joli cadrage et netteté !amicalement
Claire L. 07/02/2011 22:52
Beautifully presented in the warm light!Kind regards, Claire
BRYAN CRUTE 07/02/2011 20:55
Impressive bloom, like the subdued light to this MarkRegards
Bryan
Adele D. Oliver 07/02/2011 20:52
A magnificent blossom .... glowing in its fine orange colour and so well set out against the background. Beautiful work, Mark!!!greetings, Adele
Angelika El. 07/02/2011 20:17
Eine wundervolle Farbe und eine so fein gelungene Nahaufnahme! Herrliche Schärfe auf der Blütenmitte und die feinen Adern in den Blütenblättern wirken ausgesprochen plastisch!!! Toll, Deine Aufnahme Mag auch den Bildschnitt...
LG!
Angelika
Vera M. Shulga 07/02/2011 19:45
Excellent!Very beautiful flower.
Andrea Sagawe 07/02/2011 19:44
Excellent sharpness, fine focus with a good depth and beautiful light. really an absolutely beauty.andrea