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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Weekend Flowers: Kangaroo Paw

This is Kangaroo Paw (genus Anigozanthos). It is native to Australia, and is the floral emblem of Western Australia.

They are quite beautiful in their own way... The next 2 images were captured in my parents garden on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria.



The following 2 were captured in the Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane, QLD.

The common name (Kangaroo Paw) derives it name from the paw-like flower

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20 comments:

  1. Tina´s PicStoryJanuary 14, 2012 at 5:16 AM

    thanks for this nice weekend flowers! they looks cool :)

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  2. FilipBlogJanuary 14, 2012 at 6:27 AM

    You seem to have so many different flowers in Australia. In The Netherlands we also have flowers like tulips.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  3. Kim, USAJanuary 14, 2012 at 6:30 AM

    Ekkk the last photo looks like claws hehe. It's very pretty!

    Orchid

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  4. Betty ManousosJanuary 14, 2012 at 6:34 AM

    gorgeous! really gorgeous shots!

    happy weekend!

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  5. Michael S-BJanuary 14, 2012 at 7:51 AM

    Beautiful, Liz:)

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  6. Michael S-BJanuary 14, 2012 at 7:51 AM

    Beautiful, Liz:)

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  7. BernieHJanuary 14, 2012 at 8:01 AM

    Fantastic shots showcasing this wonderful native of ours. How I wish I could get them to grow up here!

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2012 at 11:26 AM

    Gorgeous details and colors in these photos.

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  9. GretchenJanuary 14, 2012 at 12:18 PM

    Love the colors... and the little hairs! Gorgeous flowers!!!

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  10. Nadege,January 14, 2012 at 3:32 PM

    Such unusual flowers. Great captures.

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  11. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentJanuary 14, 2012 at 7:15 PM

    These are quite fascinating plants and flowers. You photographed them well too Liz.

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  12. Modern MomJanuary 14, 2012 at 10:25 PM

    Gorgeous shots.

    Pink Bougainvillea

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  13. SportyMummyJanuary 14, 2012 at 10:32 PM

    I love Kangaroo Paws...My partner, GrumpyDaddy's hobby is growing native plants...we have quite a few of these kangaroo paws in our garden at the moment and the kids are facinated by them

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  14. MinoruJanuary 14, 2012 at 11:04 PM

    Very interesting flowera! It is said that Australian flowers are very different from Europian flowers.
    I want to go Australia to see various kind of flowers.

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  15. Cecilia ArtistaJanuary 15, 2012 at 2:04 AM

    Very nice and interesting flowers! I have never seen them IRL.

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  16. eileeninmdJanuary 15, 2012 at 2:09 AM

    Gorgeous flowers, thanks for sharing these beauties! Have a wonderful weekend!

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  17. EG CameraGirlJanuary 15, 2012 at 6:06 AM

    Very interesting flowers - Lovely colours and texture.

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  18. Kenneth Cole SchneiderJanuary 15, 2012 at 11:01 PM

    Beautiful photos of the Kangaroo Paws, Liz!

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  19. CameraCruiseJanuary 16, 2012 at 12:41 AM

    Gorgeous shots!
    Beautiful flowers.

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  20. GigaJanuary 16, 2012 at 8:29 AM

    Mają ciekawy i zabawny kształt. Są bardzo ładne, a ich zdjęcia śliczne.Pozdrawiam.
    They have an interesting and amusing shape. They are very nice and beautiful pictures of them. Yours.

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