Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Poinsettias, Roses and Something New

 

I took another walk at the Desert Botanical Garden last Sunday and I couldn't resist a close up of the bright red poinsettias scattered all around the garden.  



A little later, the rose bushes caught my eye.  They didn't have a lot of blooms but this one that is called Violet's Pride, had two nice looking blooms that I found very appealing.  


After admiring the roses, I found this new plant that was growing a large pot.  The sign named it "Vermillionaire".  I had never heard that name before.  I've seen something similar called a firecracker plant.  But I must say vermillionaire sounds way more elegant.  




12 comments:

Stefan Jansson said...

Nice close-up of the "Julstjärna".

biebkriebels said...

Those are sparkling colours!

William Kendall said...

Beautiful!

Andy said...

Flowers growing outdoors in December... I envy you.

Travel said...

When the desert blooms, it is spectacular.

Marleen said...

What a striking colour the red poinsettias have! Beautiful.

RedPat said...

It is lovely to see a rose still blooming!

Steve Reed said...

Nice close-ups! I've never heard of a "vermillionaire" (I wonder if that's the name of the hybrid, as opposed to the species?) but something tells me it wouldn't grow here.

Bill said...

Beautiful!

Gemel said...

Beautiful!

Aimz said...

The last one we call a Cigar Plant, they tend to self seed everywhere but they're pretty.

Susie of Arabia said...

You got some great close-up shots!