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I ran across this shrub over the weekend and I had to take a few pictures of its very peculiar blooms. This is the hairpin banksia shrub, part of the protea family, originally from South Africa.
Take a closer look at the shrub’s blooms. I don’t even know if you could call them flowers. Aren’t they something?
Here’s an ever closer look at a hairpin banksia bloom. Nature sure had fun with this one!
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Amazing! And I like the label ‘shrub blooms’!
Thank you very much! I believe they are technically blooms, although they look quite surreal.
Very pretty! The shape is very interesting.
Thank you! I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it before.
What an interesting plant. I don’t suppose those would grow in Ohio’s climate. At least I don’t think I’ve ever seen them here. Then again, my observational skills for plant life are not good…
I doubt they would survive your cold winters. San Diego weather is very similar to the one in Australia and South Africa (dry and hot) so we see a lot of plants from there do well here, like the bottle brush trees and the eucalyptus trees, which I can’t stand since they can drop giant branches at any moment and hurt or kill whoever is walking underneath. I have no idea why we have so many of them here.
How gorgeous! We definitely don’t have those here. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome. I love running into something completely different and unexpected.
What a beautifully textured blossom!
Thank you very much! Texture is the word here.
How unique! Beautifully photographed.
Thank you very much for stopping by and taking the time to comment today!
They are indeed something, but they look lovely and I see you saved the best shot till last.
They were challenging to photograph because of the angle to choose, but I think they came out nicely. Thank you for commenting.
Oh wow these are beautiful flowers, I have never seen one before.
Thank you! That was my first time too.
I have never seen anything like this. Lovely! Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome. It was the first time for me too and I knew I had to take some photos of it.