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Saturday, 4 January 2014

A Rainbow of flowers and leaves.


Rainbow of flowers and leaves from a members garden.




Names in order of colours
Reds -- Coleus, Rose-Red Meidiand, Dipladenia, Petunia, Portulaca, Alstromeria.
Pinks-- Hydrangea, Pelargonium, but most call it geranium, Rose-Cecile Brunner, Justicia,  Rose- "Magic Carousel", Zimbabwe creeper "Podranea ricasoliana"
Oranges-- Lions Tail, Californian Poppy, Rose "Marilyn Monroe". 
Yellows--Sun flower, Tomato, Zucchini, Cucumber, Sunflower, Rose- "Gold Bunny".
Green- Palm, Broom of some type, Sunflower, Zucchini with a green fly, Tree Dahlia. 
Blue/Indigo colours-- A weed called "Cichorium intybus", Agapanthus, Lucerne, Petunia, Cineraria (here it's 1 metre high), Cineraria flower- with bee.
Whites-- Petunia, Plumbago, Capsicum flower, Rose, Sea Foam, Agapanthus, Hydrangea.

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