Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Glad you liked it Jim. I got this neat explanation from my dad, the garden owner. "That shrub is called Calliandra 'Pink Poodle'. [Sorry about that]. There is a variety native to Bolivia which produces dark red blooms and another from Brazil which has white flowers. I suspect some nurseryman has bred a hybrid from the two. The common name is Tassel Flower. For me, I refuse to call it Pink Poodle". So there you go. No finches are known to visit these bushes but some honeyeaters like them a great deal. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy does Friday flower again Hi, Goeff, Very delicate-looking flower. It resembles, in bloom and leaves, the Mimosa plant we have in the US. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 2:10 AM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy does Friday flower again > Just for fun and because it is pretty. Trying out the close-up focus > accuracy of the 50 asph on the M8. Just handheld, no science to the test. > > No finches were harmed in the making of this photo. > <http://www.pbase.com/image/96452348> > http://tinyurl.com/6oqq2s