Such a bizarre flower – I have to call upon my botany experts in the blogosphere to tell me what this is.
Shot at the Royal Melbourne Botanical Gardens.
Olympus OMD EM5, 60m macro.
x desleyjane
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Such a bizarre flower – I have to call upon my botany experts in the blogosphere to tell me what this is.
Shot at the Royal Melbourne Botanical Gardens.
Olympus OMD EM5, 60m macro.
x desleyjane
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I suspect it’s a flower that has yet to fully open.
. . . wasn’t there anyone at the gardens to ask?
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Someone has just identified it as a bromeliad, matchstick variety. The gardens are enormous, like a suburb on their own so unfortunately not many “people in the know” around. There were tags on a lot of plants but it didn’t register to me to take note – oops!
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What gorgeous colors!
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Isn’t it amazing?!
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Must’ve been created just for you. What a vibrant pink. I must keep my eye open in case someone knows what it is.
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I’m sure I saw it somewhere recently in a post maybe and meant to save it….. Will take a look around.
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This is one of my FAVOURITE bromeliads – fabulous capture!😄
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Thank you! I’d never have guessed a bromeliad. “Matchstick” is not a bad name for it either.
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My pleasure. Oh the difference bromeliads I once had when living in Australia… {sigh}
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I was amazed at the colours!
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Now I was just going to say to Meg that I thought I might have seen a brom somewhere in blog land that had the same flower!!! Thank you!!
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It’s nice being of assistance!
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I’d hazard a guess at a bromeliad of some kind, there are some weird and wonderful colour combinations! Great photo whatever it is!
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Thanks Jude. Joanne, above, has identified it as a matchstick bromeliad!!
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Makes sense! They are amazing plants.
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So cool….great shot, Desleyjane.
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Thank you Jane 😊
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The colours pop so much and don’t even look real – what a great flower!
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Thanks, it’s an amazing plant isn’t it?!
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