The Life of a Hippeastrum flower #1

This year the Hippeastrums in my garden have been wonderful. This has a few photos so I hope you can hang in there. Following are the spears and buds as they appear from among the long strappy green leaves.

I have a lot of plants that have been in the old wheelbarrow for as long as I can remember. I haven’t done anything with the wheelbarrow or plants except water them. The wheelbarrow was repaired by my Dad ages and ages ago.

Dad had a rusted out wheelbarrow body but the frame was good. I found a car bonnet in a place where people used to dump stuff in the old, still bush part of the cemetery, near where I used to live. He made a tray for the wheelbarrow with the bonnet and it’s still going well.

Here, the flowers are trying to burst out

I’m not game to move the wheelbarrow though.

The first part of their life I didn’t have to water them as they grew, it rained for most of the days of their life. I wonder if this bud will produce two flowers or is there a another bud at the very back

Nearly all of the spears are buds now. Photos were taken a few days apart unless there is a significant change.

This bud will definitely a three head flower

Once one started to open, it seemed like a rush of blooms

Almost one-hundred percent of the buds have bloomed. The rain has stopped, slowed down so the flowers have sunshine to greet in the mornings

Every one is out and some are already starting to wane

They are a beautiful flower don’t you think?

The bees love the flowers. After a while around the flowers, these little Stingless Native Bees will fly off with their pollen sacs full.

One by one, the flowers begin to fade, no longer able to hold their head up, the flowers droop, while others shine bright

The last of the rain drops on a shiny red coat

From the one bulb five flowers, each emerging at a different time. Anti clockwise in death.

All are about near finished, drying flowers on withered stalks

The last hurrah, producing capsules at the end of the flower. It is a sort of seed capsule but they aren’t big

Almost finished. Soon only long green strappy leaves will be left.

This is number 11 in my series of “The Life of…..flower” I enjoy looking at all stages of the plants in my garden.
I hope you found the Hippeastrum flowers life enjoyable too.
Number 12 and the next will be #2 of The Life of a Hippeastrum

Cee’s FOTD

Last on the Card – October 2022

Last Photo for October 2022

Thank you to everyone who contributes their good and not so good photos. I am heartened by your comments and photos. Like a lot of people I forget and am surprised at what was the last photo on the four devices I use to take photos.

So let’s see what you have for October 2022

The rules are simple:
1. Post the last photo on your SD card or last photo on your phone for the 31st October
2. No editing – who cares if it is out of focus, not framed as you would like or the subject matter didn’t cooperate.
3. You don’t have to have any explanations, just the photo will do
4. Create a Pingback to this post or link in the comments
5. Tag “The Last Photo”

Here’s mine

From my Samsung Galaxy S9

From my Canon PowerShot A1200

From my Canon PowerShot SX70HS

From my Canon EOS 1300D

A garden teaser

Bren’s In the Garden #9

“Wanna join in on Bren’s fortnightly challenge?
This is a simple fortnightly challenge, post an image taken In the Garden. Your image doesn’t have to be floral it could be a statue, garden wall, anything that you find in a garden be it your own garden, a friend’s garden or even a formal garden. Tag your image IntheGarden and create a pingback to Bren’s post.

This is just a taste of a post to come in the future from my garden

Cee’s FOTD too

Last on the Card – October 2021

Last Photo for October 2021

I am glad you are all having fun with Last on the Card. I love seeing your photos and usually you’ll get a comment. I have been asked if I plan my last photos. Sorry to disappoint, but no I don’t. Like a lot of people I forget and am surprised at what was the last photo on the three devices I use to take photos. This month I went from –

  • one of the best flower photos using my phone camera. This was taken so I could text to show my bestie the flowers. That was taken on Tuesday.
  • a repeat of Hammad’s Weekend Sky last Saturday. Not too bad for a foggy morning and a point and shoot camera.
  • to a lot of focus. This would have be better to get the Satin Bower Bird having a snack clearer. Taken through the office door on Thursday morning.

So let’s see what you have for October 2021

The rules are simple:
1. Post the last photo on your SD card or last photo on your phone for the 31st October.
2. No editing – who cares if it is out of focus, not framed as you would like or the subject matter didn’t cooperate.
3. You don’t have to have any explanations, just the photo will do
4. Create a Pingback to this post or link in the comments
5. Tag “The Last Photo”

Here’s mine

From my Samsung Galaxy S9

From my Canon PowerShot A1200

From my Canon PowerShot SX70HS

Re-living the Past #5 – the first macros – flower and insect edition

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: Close up or Macro

A Stingless Native Bee on a Murraya flower with an ant looking on – April 2013

My first Stingless Native Bee flying. This little one, 10mm in size, flying past a Hibiscus – April 2013

A Native flower on my place – July 2014

A Torenia flower, getting right in there – Oct 2014

The Hippeastrum flower showing the anthers – October 2014

Another Native flower on my place – July 2014

Inside the red Nasturtium flower – October 2014