On flowers, cameras, travels, friends and other marvels of nature

Friday, January 13, 2012

Rafflesia kerii


Kinabalu area, Borneo, August 4, 2006

The biggest flower in the world! but it blooms only a few days.

Ptilostemon chamaepeuce


Ptilostemon chamaepeuce & Ptilostemon chamaepeuce var. albus

Bratya Daskalovi, central Bulgaria, July 10, 2010


Psoralea bituminosa


Halka Bunar, central Bulgaria, June 22, 2009

Prunella vulgaris (heal-all)


Halka Bunar, central Bulgaria, July 10, 2010

Protea kilimanjarica


Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Mars 1, 2009

Potentila glandulosa


Halka Bunar, central Bulgaria, June 2, 2010

Plumeria obtusa


Koh Tao, Thailand, August 12, 2010

Pluchea sericae


Death Valley, CA, USA, April 5, 2010

Pistacia lentiscus

 

Antikyra, Corinthian gulf, December 24, 2011

Phlomis fruticosa



Aliki, Corinthian gulf, April 9, 2006

Phagnalon graecum


Areopagus, Athens, April 26, 2009

Phacelia crenulata

 

Death Valley, CA, USA, April 5, 2010

Death Valley by spring is not as dead as imply its name! Several beautiful flowers bloom along roadsides, like these beautiful Phaceliae.