FLORAL FRIDAY FOTOS

Hyacinthus is a genus of bulbous herbs and spring-blooming perennials. They are fragrant flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae and are commonly called hyacinths. Many hybrids have been developed and the colour range is broad, with single and double flowered variants existing.

Melianthus major, the giant honey flower or kruidjie-roer-my-nie (Afrikaans for 'herb-touch-me-not'), is a species of flowering plant in the family Francoaceae. It is an evergreen suckering shrub, endemic to South Africa and naturalised in India, Australia and New Zealand.
It grows to 2–3 m tall by 1–3 m wide, with pinnate blue-green leaves 30–50 cm lon...

This is a silver wattle (Acacia dealbata), a native Australian tree or large shrub famous for its bright yellow, fluffy pom-pom flowers and feathery, blue-green leaves.
This is a common plant in both the Australian bush, a street tree in towns and cities, and also a decorative shrub in gardens. Its finely divided, fern-like (bipinnate) leaves with a soft grey-green o...

Serruria 'Pretty n Pink' (a hybrid of Serruria florida x rosea), a compact evergreen shrub from the Proteaceae family endemic in South Africa. It is known by the common names of blushing bride or pride of Franschhoek.

This species grows to between 0.8 and 1.5 metres in height and 0.5 metres in width. The leaves are fine and dissected and the flowe...

This is a Camellia japonica 'Margaret Davis' flower, featuring large, ruffled, creamy-white petals edged in vibrant raspberry-red or rose-pink. It is an upright, evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green foliage, blooming in late winter through to spring.
It thrives in dappled light, partial shade, or morning sun and needs to be protected from harsh afternoon sun. It p...