26 februari 2016

Bird of Paradise Flower

The strelizia, also known as ´crane flower´ or ´bird of paradise flower´, is the national flower of the island of Tenerife. They are quite common and we saw them in various places last week. For us this feels rather special as here in the Netherlands we only see them in luxury and more expensive flower arrangements. In Dutch they are called paradijsvogelbloem.

I'm linking to Floral Friday Fotos.

12 opmerkingen:

  1. Beautiful !
    Beautiful flower and beautiful photo !

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  2. I always admire these in the local Botanic Garden. I didn't realise they came from Tenerife.

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  3. Beautiful Bird of Paradise Flower! I used these for flower arrangement.

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  4. always a beautiful sight, there are several blooms out front right now.

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  5. What a perfect picture......
    I love the colours.....

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  6. Hello Marleen, glad you looked me up! We are spoiled here with all kinds of flowers one can't grow in Nederland because of the climate. Beautiful birds of paradise is very common here.
    Before I forget - hope you can join me in my new SEASONS - the link is open Mon-Wed.!

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  7. Gorgeous! My cousin here in Florida has some Bird of Paradise in her garden. They are beautiful.

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  8. Hi Marleen, they are my husband's favourite flower. They are a very common sight in South African gardens. Have a beautiful weekend!

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  9. Really beautiful and colorful flowers. Have a lovely weekend <3!

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  10. geweldig de kleuren spatten er vanaf.

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