Exotic Beauty (47) : Tree mallow
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 : Struikmalva
German name : Strauchpappeln
Latin name : Lavatera maritima
Country of origin : Tunisia, Morocco, Spain, Corsica, Sardinia
Jacques BURY 31/01/2013 10:59
*****Excellent*****willy ombret 18/01/2013 20:07
très beau partage très jolie fleuramts
willy ombret
Günter Nau 17/01/2013 19:45
Schön, vor allem die Farben und die durchgehende Schärfe des Fotos.Grüße Günter
carinart 15/01/2013 12:13
Schöner könnte man sie wohl nicht darstellen!L.G. Karin
jane B 15/01/2013 9:06
Une exceptionnelle qualité++++++++++
jane
Adele D. Oliver 14/01/2013 21:09
a very striking blossom - somewhat similar to the hibiscus, I think .... beautiful your well lit and sharp image !!!greetings, Adele
Lily B. 14/01/2013 20:57
Ein fantastisches Makroportrait der Strauchpappel - sehr schön in den Farben, Schärfe und Schärfeverlauf.Lily
Claudio Oldrini 14/01/2013 20:42
Fine shot,wonderful!Claudio
Deryck 14/01/2013 20:21
Wow! A stunning Malva flower. Great!Deryck
Perry Blevins 14/01/2013 20:11
Well taken with excellent exposure and sharpness Mark. Beautiful flower.Regards, Perry
Lawson McCulloch 14/01/2013 19:51
Your title says it all Mark, a real beauty.best wishes,
Lawson
BRYAN CRUTE 14/01/2013 19:28
What a real beauty this is !Just a really top quality image, well exposed and with very good detailing to it
Regards
Bryan
CsomorLászló 14/01/2013 19:25
Top quality !bw
CsL
Mohr Wilfried 14/01/2013 18:28
Gestochen scharfe Blüte. Sie erinnert schon an den Frühling.Gruß Wilfried
Angelika Ritter 14/01/2013 18:06
wow very nice ..love the colors.well done.
bw angie