TORCH-FLOWER by rocserum

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on May 29, 2008

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Dont know the name of this pink-red flower, maybe one of you can tell me. I've chanced my sign to, more something to do with me ;) Take care, have a great day and thanks for your support and kind comments on my previous postings. Also thanks to everyone who added my work as a favorite. Cornelis

Comments (18)

MrsLubner

9:59AM | Thu, 29 May 2008

I can't say what this is but it sure is unique and very beautiful. Not a Torch Lily and not a Candle Lily. And without seeing the leaves and the relative size (how tall) I don't know where to begin looking. Maybe someone else knows. No matter, this is a fantastic macro.

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kgb224

10:28AM | Thu, 29 May 2008

Excellent capture.

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timtripp

12:02PM | Thu, 29 May 2008

gorgeous!

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leanndra

1:51PM | Thu, 29 May 2008

Cornelis, what a lovely and vibrant flower this is. I have never seen any like this. They may not be a flower that appears in the United States at all. Lea

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durleybeachbum

4:59PM | Thu, 29 May 2008

A beautiful macro! I know what it is only because of repeated failure in attempts to grow it. (It's Primula vialii.)

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rocserum

5:21PM | Thu, 29 May 2008

Thanks durleybeachbum, its indeed the Primula vialii or Primrose When in bloom, Primula vialii is easy to distinguish from other primroses. Its stout stalk is crowded with hundreds of tiny flowers of red calyces and blue-violet corollas. Flowering from June into July, the flowers are tightly packed on the stem. The blossom has a bottle brush appearance, similar to the red-hot poker plant (Kniphofia), although smaller. This primrose has distinctive flowers, unlike any other in the genus. It’s rare to find this plant in its native haunts, as it comes close, if not already, to being an endangered species. Did learn something today, Cornelis

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