tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post3152467505799813101..comments2024-03-29T15:52:37.449+11:00Comments on thoughts & happenings: Tropical FlowersMargaret Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-83084584590483637792015-08-01T07:51:54.509+10:002015-08-01T07:51:54.509+10:00Frangipanis are such beautiful flowers. If only we...Frangipanis are such beautiful flowers. If only we could smell them as well as see them in your photos!CountryMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14761724941259576940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-8206974239199501492015-07-31T11:52:35.935+10:002015-07-31T11:52:35.935+10:00River could be indeed correct. Will look up variti...River could be indeed correct. Will look up varities of Bougainvillea...Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-34483014272582276772015-07-31T11:51:09.975+10:002015-07-31T11:51:09.975+10:00Wouldn't that be good if we could virtually sm...Wouldn't that be good if we could virtually smell!Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-26272948989358637252015-07-31T11:49:54.786+10:002015-07-31T11:49:54.786+10:00You are welcome :)You are welcome :)Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-37537421678285090822015-07-31T11:38:20.358+10:002015-07-31T11:38:20.358+10:00Margaret.
I think "River" may have naile...Margaret.<br />I think "River" may have nailed this plant - it does have similarities to the bouganvillea.<br />ColinHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-77156420437012938262015-07-31T02:54:40.267+10:002015-07-31T02:54:40.267+10:00I've never seen a frangipani in person. Your p...I've never seen a frangipani in person. Your photo is lovely. Wish I had smellavision!Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-48640362135135066662015-07-31T00:41:13.893+10:002015-07-31T00:41:13.893+10:00Beautiful and refreshing. Thank you!Beautiful and refreshing. Thank you!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-79194824105186714742015-07-30T23:04:29.879+10:002015-07-30T23:04:29.879+10:00Could be related to a boganvillea...a few frangipa...Could be related to a boganvillea...a few frangipani's blooming here in Kununurra, just white ones..Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-60337806956113927132015-07-30T16:22:02.754+10:002015-07-30T16:22:02.754+10:00I love frangipani. I've tried to grow one in t...I love frangipani. I've tried to grow one in three different states, but never been successful. I've given up and now just admire them in other people's gardens. <br />No idea what the pink flower is. It looks as if the tiny white centre is the flower while the pink parts are bracts, similar to bouganvillea. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-76678033952787455712015-07-30T15:28:45.491+10:002015-07-30T15:28:45.491+10:00Thanks Thanks Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-16927292436794225652015-07-30T12:02:35.780+10:002015-07-30T12:02:35.780+10:00Your photos are extraordinary. Your photos are extraordinary. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-57012482007976232992015-07-30T08:23:35.268+10:002015-07-30T08:23:35.268+10:00I'm used to northern tropics..
we are out most...I'm used to northern tropics..<br />we are out most afternoons when in a town looking at the shops, scenery, houses or sitting in the shade if not too hot outside, otherwise in the caravan with A/C on.<br />Yes there are crocs in many places but haven't seen any as yet..Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-78039359150712625572015-07-30T08:19:07.580+10:002015-07-30T08:19:07.580+10:00Thank you. I had frangipani in my Wedding bouquet....Thank you. I had frangipani in my Wedding bouquet.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-84891093135090615602015-07-30T03:06:23.624+10:002015-07-30T03:06:23.624+10:00It's also hard for me to grasp, that your trop...It's also hard for me to grasp, that your tropics are northern, but it makes sense, once one thinks about it. What a beautiful flower! How are you spending your time up north there? Are there crocs?Strayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124298302997708537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-29549162033223278832015-07-30T03:00:15.355+10:002015-07-30T03:00:15.355+10:00Those tropical flowers are always special, and you...Those tropical flowers are always special, and your pictures are very clear and beautiful.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-62251526691372293112015-07-29T22:37:28.947+10:002015-07-29T22:37:28.947+10:00I've been to Hawaii a couple of times but my p...I've been to Hawaii a couple of times but my poor plumeria has only ever lived in the UK!Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-65624371883552120032015-07-29T22:15:55.004+10:002015-07-29T22:15:55.004+10:00Thanks Colin..
Often plants in different parts of ...Thanks Colin..<br />Often plants in different parts of the world are called by different names...Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-66289919780064875012015-07-29T22:13:12.920+10:002015-07-29T22:13:12.920+10:00Yes, hard to wrap your head around that. Only part...Yes, hard to wrap your head around that. Only part of Australia is in the tropics. Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-19908878492344011082015-07-29T22:11:02.940+10:002015-07-29T22:11:02.940+10:00Thank you for looking Rosemary...oneday i will fin...Thank you for looking Rosemary...oneday i will find out what's it's called..Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-19795492293961736612015-07-29T22:09:20.404+10:002015-07-29T22:09:20.404+10:00You never know you might trsvel to one of those pl...You never know you might trsvel to one of those places...well done with your Frangipani...green fingers :)Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-52830969668330814872015-07-29T22:06:40.306+10:002015-07-29T22:06:40.306+10:00Rather a perfumed scent of which you like or you d...Rather a perfumed scent of which you like or you don't..you are welcome.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-15324087348258130332015-07-29T22:05:16.112+10:002015-07-29T22:05:16.112+10:00Ok :)Ok :)Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-340004342318843382015-07-29T20:48:47.952+10:002015-07-29T20:48:47.952+10:00I fully understand it, but it is still hard for me...I fully understand it, but it is still hard for me to get used to the fact that the tropics are to the north for you-all down there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-27625346873605634442015-07-29T19:06:31.009+10:002015-07-29T19:06:31.009+10:00The Frangipani is just beautiful - I looked on Goo...The Frangipani is just beautiful - I looked on Google and did come across an image of the pink flower, but sadly it gave no name.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-73080892894629592632015-07-29T16:34:50.100+10:002015-07-29T16:34:50.100+10:00I love plumeria Margaret. To me they are the very ...I love plumeria Margaret. To me they are the very essence of a tropical garden. I have a small one growing indoors under a velux window which it loves. The closest it will ever get to Hawaii, Guam or Darwin, but it seems happy enough.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.com