Apparently this flower also goes by the name of tall mallow (among many others) and is related to the hibiscus. We received 2 of these plants a number of years ago and haven't had to buy any since. Each spring I look for where the previous year's seeds are sprouting - if I don't I'm sure they would completely take over all the flower gardens. They're nice to have, however, (in appropriate numbers) because they flower into late autumn when a lot of other plants have retired for the year. If you need a few million seeds, just let me know !
(60mm f16 5 sec ISO400)
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She is so very beautiful. I need to get some of these seeds and try them. We have many killing frost so far.
Stunning colors and photogrpahy Rick.
Wow, now that's a beauty, Rick!
Love the color....and yep- would like a few seeds:))
(Think that would actually grown in central Alberta climate??:)
Who could comment without saying something about the color!?
Absolutely amazing Rick!
['@ ] Avery
Hi Rick, wonderful taken photo. love the light on the (or maybe even through the leafs).
And yea send them on to me, I would love a thousend or more seeds.
Echt mijn kleuren in mijn tuin.
liefs Dagmar
That beautiful, shedding their pollen. In Spain, leaving many in the month of May.
Beautiful, rich color. Like the lighting too! It's interesting that being in the hibiscus family it can take the frost...
Beautiful flower and amazing photo. When you send Dawn her seeds can you please throw in a handful for me as well? ;-) It would be fantastic to see flowers still in bloom at this time of year without having to move!
Have a fantastic rest of the week Rick!
We don't see all that many current flower posts this time of year. This one is a treat.
wow, this is beautiful,Rick! I like how this little flower is looking up to catch all the sunlight it can find.
We still have mums and even some marigolds in bloom, but no frost as of yet. We've been so fortunate to have beautiful weather in the upper 60's and low 70's, but I fear it's coming to an end in a few days. You can send some of these seeds my way, because I'm always depressed when the last of the flowers die along with the fall season.
Wooohooo - I like that! the over-saturation is brilliant :-)
Greetz,
Joseph
what a show stopper ...
c'est une si jolie fleur, les couleurs sont
magnifiques ! j'aurais aimé avoir quelques
graines, mais je n'ai plus de jardin !
dommage !
je t'envoie quelques bisous français de
toutes les couleurs !
Beautiful photo of a gorgeous flower.
@Lisa - I think they`re readily available - I know that the plants produce copious amounts of them.
Thank you Lisa !
@joey - thanks joey for stopping by and your comment !
@Dawn- thanks Dawn; I don`t see why they wouldn`t - they`re not affected by the frosts we`ve had ... yet !
@Photog Ave - thanks Avery - they are quite showy - and appreciated at this time of year when things start getting dull !
@Barefoot From Heaven - maybe next time I fly over Holland I should scatter a large bag-full; within a couple of years they`d be everywhere ! En wat een mooie kleuren zeg.
Groetjes uit Canada !
@Leovi - thank you for visiting and commenting !
@Cat/The Whimsical Gardener - yes, it`s still thriving while the frost has killed most other flowers - I think a few petunias are still doing their best to hang on.
Thank you Cat !
@darlin - sure can do ! Would be worth a try - I think they might do ok although not sure how they would do in the dry air.
Thanks Darlene - hope your week is going well too !
@Scott - thanks Scott - the garden`s almost done for - I think these are among my last ones.
@Carolyn Ford - thank you Carolyn; you`ll notice that it has no idea it`s this late in the year - there`s another bud below the flower waiting for its moment in the sun.
@Karen - mums are still in bloom here - I don't have any :( but marigolds are kaput. It'll take a real solid frost to kill these mallow - then we enter what I call the dead season - everything's dead and a bit ugly till we get a beautiful snow cover.
Thanks for stopping by Karen !
@CarreraCaballo - if you look carefully, you'll see a little white bug in the upper portion of the flower. I took this closer than my macro lens allows (about 10cm) so it blew out the front a bit - the rest is the real colour of the flower.
Thanks for coming by regularly Joseph. Any more calls from the mayor ?
@S. Etole - thank you Susan !
@marty - oui, c'est dommage ! Pas de jardin ! But that gives you the opportunity to look in other people's gardens ;-)
Merci pour les bisous couleurs ! Et je t'envoie bisous bilingual (not just French ;-)
@Leslie - thanks for stopping by Leslie !
Yes, you can see how it is related to the hibiscus. The petal although different is somehow similar as is the stamen. A lovely lilac beauty Rick! There is absolutely no doubt at all that you have an eye for beauty and show great attention to detail.
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