Sunday Stills the next challenge: Flowers/Wildflowers

When I went to Rangitoto island, the youngest volcano in Auckland, I saw this plant.

I can't identify this. I don't even remember where I took this.

These looks like gorse, i can't be sure.

Wild Onion, the smell is pungent. Some people use them in their salads. Grow wild everywhere.

Cala grow everywhere, here on the slope of Mt Albert Volcano.

Locally known as rabbit grass, because rabbits like them, A kind of plantain,

This is a Native tree.

New Zealand Iris.

Jasmine grow as creepers.

Wild gorse through out New Zealand. They were brought in as a hedge.
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Forget-me-not, growing wild on the slopes of Mt Albert

wild blue flowers in top of Mt Albert volcano.
Sunday Stills the next challenge: Flowers/Wildflowers
May 9, 2010 by Ed

This should prove to be a bit of fun, try for new shots but archives will be o.k for the folks where spring has’nt quite begun yet or has passed, these can be in the garden, in the wild, or in the house..Have fun and see ya’ll next week..:-
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Thank you Ed, flowers are right up my alley. Once, I was even called the unpaid gardener. My genes go back to my forefathers who work with the land.

I love Auckland, the weather is good most of the times, and we have flowers throughout the year. If you haven't been to Auckland, when I first arrive here in 1978, I thought it was very much like San Francisco.

None of these flowers are from the florist, some are wild, some are from some one's garden. I am sorry I don't know most of their names.

For a heart warming story of my childhood, please go on this link. I just posted a beautiful orchid. It used to be wild.

Please enjoy.