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15-OCT-2010 © MiekeWAMinkjan

16 Grevillea Banksii

Melbourne, Australia

Grevillea Banksii in yesterday’s wild wet weather
Grevillea is a diverse genus of about 360 species of evergreen flowering plants in the protea family Proteaceae,
native to Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Sulawesi.
Protea from Proteus , referring to the large number of different forms of the plant

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Jola Dziubinska23-Oct-2010 23:36
Beautiful.
Barbara Heide20-Oct-2010 22:32
very pretty! nice droplets!
larose forest photos18-Oct-2010 01:50
Gorgeous and unusual plant. Excellent capture and nice to see the raindrops.
Guest 17-Oct-2010 23:42
Another exotic flower Mieke! Thanks for the info!!
Margaret Lew17-Oct-2010 06:27
Spectacular flowers, so brilliant and curly! Love the sparkle of the rain drops on them!
LynnH17-Oct-2010 00:16
How beautiful and unusual! Love the big drops of water! V
Walter Otto Koenig16-Oct-2010 23:21
Amazing shapes and forms. Lovely with the droplets.
Guest 16-Oct-2010 21:53
Dit is fraai!
borisalex16-Oct-2010 06:59
They are so artistic in a way, and beautiful wild! V.
Cindi Smith16-Oct-2010 04:32
I've seen these in our botanical garden in the conservatory. They are so amazing to just look at. Beautiful shot and love those droplets!
Sandra Cooper16-Oct-2010 04:10
Another magnificent pic. to add to your collection.
Yvonne16-Oct-2010 03:53
Love the colour of this one! Great to see you've had a dousing of rain too Mieke!
laine16-Oct-2010 03:48
Always beautiful, even soaking wet!
BleuEvanescence16-Oct-2010 03:43
Simply amazing!
carol j. phipps16-Oct-2010 03:24
Exciting flower species to see! Wow!
Bill Ewart Jr16-Oct-2010 00:37
These flowers you've been posting are WILD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!