Saturday, 4 February 2017

A trip to the Botanical Gardens in Cairns, Queensland.

Flecker Botanical Gardens is a heritage-listed botanic garden in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1886 to 1960s.

Headed there after a rainy humid day in Winter 2016.  Had more photos but can't find them - perhaps deleted (:


Spathiphyllum (Peace Lily) and never have we seen a purple one - these were taken with my Sumsung Galaxy Edge 7.  Both these photos were taken in the covered in area.








Same flower as the above one.

45 comments:

  1. Lovely flowers and fantastic weather go well together.
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  2. I would love to visit! Such gorgeous photos. Have a blessed weekend.

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  3. Wonderful flowers, the tropics produce the colourful ones.
    Merle.............

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    1. That is sure true of the tropics, flowers and leaves - just amazing.

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  4. Well, at least you found these really lovely images. Well done!

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  5. Phone cameras are just so good now. If I didn't have such trouble holding a phone still, I would probably give up on separate camera.

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    1. A heavier camera seems to be easier to hold still...my phone hardly ever takes a blurry photo but I might have a steadier hand than you do.
      I'm sure it won't be long and many of us won't carry a camera as such - I will though if it's better than the phone.

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  6. I have those lilies but they are indoors in my conservatory

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    1. We grown them indoors down here too Rosemary, they are so lovely, the Peace Lily.

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  7. Thank you for taking us to see these wonders

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  8. I like that huge yellow flower, don't suppose you know what it is?

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    1. no we don't know unfortunately. might cone across it somwhere if we go to the tropics again..

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  9. Trees with yellow flowere are very interesting. We do not have them here. what is it?

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  10. Nice to see these flower,s I can see them only as small "home-flowers". The first one is really beautiful.

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    1. they are lovely and when in fashion popular in the home as an indoor plant

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  11. I love touring botanical gardens! What fun:)

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  12. hi Margaret, i missed going there when i was in cairns because i was sick, but my dil and her mum went. i was pleased to see a virtual tour on their webpage which isn't the same as being there but gives you an idea. it looks gorgeous. thank you for sharing. i hope all is well with you. http://webs.cairns.qld.gov.au/Virtual/cairnsbotanicgardens/index.html

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    1. you are welcome. trust you are ok now!
      thanks for the link will look knowing i will enjoy.

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  13. Great photos - I must confess I have given up on carrying a camera these days, I may go back to it in Thailand, but with images as clear as yours why would you not use the phone?
    Have a great week
    Wren x

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  14. lucky i did use the phone's camera seeing as i have no doubt deleted ones taken with the good camera..

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  15. The uniqueness of tropical beauty personified.

    My condolences for the lose of a loved family member, Margaret.

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  16. I always enjoy visiting botanical gardens and have done so in many countries, including the National Botanic Garden in Canberra. They are interesting and educational in their own right, to say nothing of beautiful, but they also harbour lots of birds.

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  17. So lovely to see photo's of these gardens and beautiful flowers.

    All the best Jan

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