Showing posts with label waterlily. Show all posts
Showing posts with label waterlily. Show all posts

Monday, October 25, 2010

Wow Tropical Waterlilies

This photo is why I just love my G11 camera! These are from Sunday's walk in Sara P Duke Gardens on a beautiful sunny day.

Tropical Waterlily 'Lindsey Woods'

Tropical Waterlily 'Panama Pacific'

Mosaic Plant (Ludwigia sedoides)
This is the Duke Gardens tropical waterlily garden. It was totally sunny and getting a real good photo was not possible. Without the sun the above waterlilies would not have been blooming, so one or the other.

Soon I'll post some other photos from my Duke Gardens visit. Lots of camellias in bloom and maybe 20 I'd not seen blooming before. I did get a few photos of seeds on the camellia plants too. At least 2 japonicas were in bloom as well as many hybrids and sasanquas.
 Also autumn crocus, hardy tapioca, a new lantana that was awesome and several anemones to name a few.
 Camellia sasanqua 'Maidens Blush'
The main path down the center of the garden was lined  for 150 foot with Maiden's Blush planted on both sides about every 6 foot with a 10 foot tall plant. Each 10 foot camellia had hundreds of blooms on them it was really something.