Sunday, October 12, 2008

Today's Flowers #10

My friend Luiz Santilli Jr. has started a Today's Flowers Meme, check it out. Come and join with your flower photos. You can get in on the start. Sunday at 7GMT is the post time.

This is the Rose of Sharon bushes (Hibiscus Syriacus) that grow in my brothers yard. The bushes are filled with many blooms.
You can see the beauty of the flower from this plant.
He has a row of plants lining his driveway.
This is the other bloom and seems to be a double flower.
This is truely the one I enjoy with the patterened center.
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49 comments:

  1. Pietro BrosioOctober 12, 2008 at 2:37 PM

    These are so beautiful flowers!
    Splendid photos!

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  2. NealOctober 12, 2008 at 3:07 PM

    Beautiful photos.

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  3. Gill - That British WomanOctober 12, 2008 at 3:13 PM

    Have to agree love Rose of Sharon too, a great bush for a hedge.

    Gill in Canada

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  4. antigoniOctober 12, 2008 at 3:18 PM

    Beautiful flowers!!!!

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  5. CarlettaOctober 12, 2008 at 3:26 PM

    I'm guessing Fishing Guy that you took this sometime earlier. Mine are all gone and the leaves have almost all fallen.
    Lining his driveway is a great idea - gives a little privacy.
    Your closeup of the center is lovely!

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  6. AnonymousOctober 12, 2008 at 3:42 PM

    I love the Rose of Sharon. My cousin has a few bushes at his house. Nice shots!

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  7. Lizete VicariOctober 12, 2008 at 3:59 PM

    Maravilhosas as tuas flores!
    Gostei muito.
    Um abraço. lili

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  8. AnonymousOctober 12, 2008 at 4:14 PM

    Gorgeous flowers-mine are almost all gone.

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  9. dotOctober 12, 2008 at 4:14 PM

    Very pretty flowers! I don't think I've ever seen them except in pictures.

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  10.  gmirageOctober 12, 2008 at 4:34 PM

    I like hibiscus, whichever color and specie! Beautiful!!

    My flowers are here. Have a nice week!

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  11. AnonymousOctober 12, 2008 at 4:41 PM

    This is a beautiful selection.

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  12. ArijaOctober 12, 2008 at 4:52 PM

    They are such grateful plants, rewarding one for giving them living space by flowering all year round.

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  13. CathOctober 12, 2008 at 5:01 PM

    I love that last one too, although they are all pretty.
    Sorry I'm late for other memes - on my way to them now!
    (Thanks for all your visits - appreciated.)

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  14. ***Fotografia e Luz***October 12, 2008 at 5:05 PM

    Very nice sequence of photos to a good week

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  15. AnonymousOctober 12, 2008 at 5:20 PM

    Beautiful shots there and flowers too!~Mine is posted HERE. Happy TF~

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  16. AnonymousOctober 12, 2008 at 6:05 PM

    Beautiful flowers!

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  17. GretchenOctober 12, 2008 at 6:09 PM

    Gorgeous photos! I had some beautiful roses planted over my beloved Adonis' graves, but the scummy neighbors stole them. :( What kind of dirt steals not only from a neighbor, but from a grave?

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  18. LeedraOctober 12, 2008 at 6:09 PM

    I like the last photograph the best too. When the doubles are at the peak of freshness they are the prettiest.

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  19. ♥ Denise BC ♥October 12, 2008 at 6:11 PM

    Hi, Fishing
    Are very pretty, and in the backyard of his brothers have many, beautiful space.
    hugs, Denise & Santilli

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  20. AnonymousOctober 12, 2008 at 6:14 PM

    The bush looks so lively with all those beautiful flowers. Beautiful photos!

    Paz

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  21. CláudiaOctober 12, 2008 at 7:17 PM

    Beautiful flowers and a beautiful place! Is near the river?

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  22. LeoraOctober 12, 2008 at 7:54 PM

    Your brother has a great row of rose of sharon! I have a little rose of sharon "volunteer" in my backyard that I treasure.

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  23. MicheleOctober 12, 2008 at 8:03 PM

    All so pretty and that last one is definitely my favorite! The color is outstanding... like someone dropped some dark ink in the center and it is slowly staining... awesome.

    Mountain Retreat- Canada

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  24. DeniseinVAOctober 12, 2008 at 8:54 PM

    Your brother has a wonderful garden, and you've taken some beautiful photographs. Thanks for sharing.

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  25. Twisted FencepostOctober 12, 2008 at 8:55 PM

    Beautiful pictures FG! Hibiscus has always been one of my favorites.

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  26. TravisOctober 12, 2008 at 9:45 PM

    beautiful. I posted flowers too.

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  27. 2sweetnsaxyOctober 12, 2008 at 11:14 PM

    Very pretty! :-)

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  28. TinaOctober 12, 2008 at 11:27 PM

    Love the rose of sharon, they are always so colorful! Nice pics!

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  29. Jo CastilloOctober 13, 2008 at 12:11 AM

    These last few posts are great. Love the critters and ducks. These flowers are just lovely. We should get back to Texas by next Friday, so may get back to regular posting!

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  30. AnonymousOctober 13, 2008 at 2:59 AM

    How lovely!

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  31. OmanOctober 13, 2008 at 3:10 AM

    really beautiful flowers FG. amazing. thank you for another fantastic glimpse on your part of the world. great job as always.

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  32. Rune EideOctober 13, 2008 at 3:30 AM

    The last one for me, please!

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  33. TomOctober 13, 2008 at 5:18 AM

    Well Fishing Guy... your hooked and caught some beauties here... and I go along with your choice as to the best..

    Your English buddy
    Tom

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  34. SandraOctober 13, 2008 at 5:35 AM

    Lovely flowers, and so many of them - I really like it...thank you for your visit

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  35. Daniel Chérouvrier October 13, 2008 at 7:38 AM

    Your brother seems to have "green hands" as we say !

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  36. UnknownOctober 13, 2008 at 7:52 AM

    Beautiful series, FG!

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  37. lucyOctober 13, 2008 at 8:24 AM

    They make such a lovely hedge and they bloom so nicely. I have always wondered how they got their name. Nice photos.

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  38. MaryOctober 13, 2008 at 8:52 AM

    I think that they are beautiful, but they attract Japanese Bettles so badly that I finally cut all of mine down....or course they keep sending up small ones all over the place anyway :-) Lovely photos of them and they come in so many pretty colors.

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  39. NormzOctober 13, 2008 at 9:07 AM

    beautiful and lovely...

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  40. PappyOctober 13, 2008 at 9:14 AM

    Beautiful. We enjoy Hibiscus down our way too. They are members of the Okra and Cotton family of plants. I'm going to need to move mine to a roomier location as they've gotten so big. Pappy

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  41. EG CameraGirlOctober 13, 2008 at 11:58 AM

    I think your brother is an amazing gardener!

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  42. Sherri KayeOctober 13, 2008 at 11:58 AM

    Very beautiful. I always enjoy your blog. Have a great day.

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  43. BarbaraOctober 13, 2008 at 12:33 PM

    lovely..I have a blue hibiscus in my garden...and...the butterfly...yes you are right...its a peacock butterfly..

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  44. Elma CarneiroOctober 13, 2008 at 12:45 PM

    Hello Friend
    Wonderful its area of flowers and beautiful music.
    Congratulations.
    Thank you for your visit and come back often.
    A hug

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  45. Craver ViiOctober 13, 2008 at 2:46 PM

    They're so abundant; I love that about these flowers. We use them for privacy behind our back deck.

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  46. raccoonlover1963/Lisa MyersOctober 13, 2008 at 4:25 PM

    I love Hibiscus. Ours are long gone now. We seemed to have them year round in Florida.
    Lisa

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  47. AnonymousOctober 13, 2008 at 7:14 PM

    The nice thing about these bushes and flowers is that you can cut off any pencil or smaller size twig and stick it in the ground and make a new bush. And once it get roots and starts to grow, you can even make a nice tree out of them. I do but it takes about 5 years.

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  48. RazorFamilyFarms.comOctober 13, 2008 at 8:14 PM

    Oh how heavenly! I just want to dive into those blooms and get lost in them!

    Blessings!
    Lacy

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  49. NormOctober 13, 2008 at 10:05 PM

    I love the color..

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