Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Amaryllis and True Capitatum

Amaryllis.



Sky.



Pelargonium capitatum
Rose-scented pelargonium or True Capitatum

The leaves on this geranium have a wonderful rose scent when bruised. Gentle winds often cause enough friction to imbue the air with its heavenly perfume. The plant also known as true capitatum is grown for its essential oil which has commercial applicability in perfumes, potpourri and skin care products.




Clivia (my little canary)



Two, better than one.
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12 comments:

  1. deedeeApril 28, 2009 at 11:45 AM

    Beautiful! I know the cat loves playing pinball - I'll watch out for Trixie, too.

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  2. Catherine@AGardenerinProgressApril 28, 2009 at 1:33 PM

    What beautiful flowers. The pelargonium is mostly grown as a container annual here. I love the scented ones.
    Is that beautiful wall in the second picture near where you live?

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  3. ProsperoApril 28, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    Hi Catherine. The wall and all the plants are at my home. If you look carefully through the wall, you can see the ocean.

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  4. AnonymousApril 28, 2009 at 3:49 PM

    Such lovely, breath-taking photos.

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  5. Phoenix C.April 28, 2009 at 5:09 PM

    I love scented pelargoniums too. I like walking past them so the scent is released.

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  6. vApril 28, 2009 at 5:12 PM

    You have lots of beautiful blooms here. Love them.

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  7. StephanieApril 28, 2009 at 11:10 PM

    Wow, is good to know that even the leaves of this geranium releases smell. I would definitely love to walk pass these shrubs. What a wonderful and useful plant! The flower is beautiful too.

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  8. SharonApril 29, 2009 at 6:43 AM

    Beautiful flowers & you are such a cute little doggie Prospero...I wouldn't let you get close to the water here in Florida, so you don't have to worry about an alligator getting you:)

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  9. Formosa T-houseApril 29, 2009 at 11:18 AM

    Hi Prospero,
    The flowers are so lovely!
    I posted Amaryllis on my blog a few days ago too, it's a different color from yours. Amaryllis are really beautiful.

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  10. UnknownApril 29, 2009 at 5:10 PM

    All Beautiful! But I still love love love your little canary!

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  11. DebApril 30, 2009 at 1:17 PM

    beautiful flowers..thank you for stopping by to visit come back anytime

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  12. MedaMMay 1, 2009 at 1:55 PM

    This series of photos is excellent. Every photo is great. Amaryllis flowers and its pink colour with white touch are really gorgeous. Your sky photo is so beautiful and attractive. I like those lovely blue sky and those white fluffy clouds and the long stone fence makes beautiful composition on this lovely photo. Yellow Clivia is absolutely gorgeous and the flowers from the last photo are also so beautiful and charming. Those two flowers remind me of violets. I really enjoyed this post. Thanks for sharing.

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