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Evening: Neomarica gracilis


Evening:  Neomarica gracilis (Neomarica gracilis)

Just 10 hours after the bloom opened, and already the petals have curled back. This is dry today and just hanging on there. I'll post yesterdays bud too.



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Very dramatic looking...

9 Feb, 2010

 

how sad it as only a few hours!

9 Feb, 2010

 

:-) Thanks. I like as it goes though full flower is the best. It just shrinks up again and falls off. A tragic beauty.

9 Feb, 2010

 

shame it doesnt last very long........

10 Feb, 2010

 

how unusal

10 Feb, 2010

 

Aaah....

10 Feb, 2010

 

Short lived but I store this photo memory. :-) Thank you for the comments, and looking. :-)

10 Feb, 2010

 

Looks like a dragon.

10 Feb, 2010

 

Neat isn't it? :-)

11 Feb, 2010



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