Share your'e Spring flower photo's

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  1. Good_Times

    Good_Times Kalahari Sandhaai

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    Well it's the start of a new season and also the time of the year when some flowering plants strutt their stuff in a show of beautiful colour. So I thought in addition to the gardening thread why not start a thread for everyone to share pics of their flowering plants in bloom.
    Although it isn't technically spring yet as per the southern hemisphere Spring equinox, which is exactly at 22 September at 22:44 local time, when the sun rises exactly East and sets exactly West.
    but anyway here are some pic's to start of with.

    First of the Arum lily flowers in the goldfish pond's veggie filter .
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    Gerbera daisies / Barberton Daisies
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    Lavender, not sure what type?
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    Aalwyn / Aloe, again not sure of the species?
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    Saw a black-coloured humming bird sitting on these flowers, and the Cape White-Eye also seems fond of them.

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    Aloe Parvibracteata:

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    @Good_Times @DewaldC

    Very nice, especially the Aloes.
    I am a big fan of them. I have loads of miniatures in my greenhouse.
     
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    IMG-20130917-00559.jpgIMG-20130918-00048.jpgmy water lily starting to flower:) have it in an old plant pot for about 3 months,very excited.and saw these 2 chaps running down the street this morning.

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    Photo 2. What are those?
    Can't quite make it out :weird:
     
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    those would be peacocks
     
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    If it looks like this picture, its a male Amethyst sunbird. You do not get any other black colored sunbirds around in SA. Good aloe BTW
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    This is the first thing to blossom in my yard..... I would really like to know what it is??.. (anyone know)??

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    These are also blooming...

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    Anubias Underwater Flowering...

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    Thanx Joubert, unfortunately the pic isn't working. I googled male Amethyst sunbird / Swartsuikerbekkie and it looks about the same. Although I didn't see any purple colouring on the throut, so maybe it is immature.
    Do you know if it is a common bird in the Northen Cape?
     
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    Clivia gardenii:)
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    Very nice,I've been investing in a lot of clivias I'm hoping they give me some returns
     
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    @DewaldC - Absolutely stunning Clivia! Please do tell where you got it from! (Love the Peach coloured one you posted earlier as well)
     
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    I bought a lot of seeds this season...
    There's a lot of money to be made.:cool:

    I buy them directly from the breeders.
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