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I ran across a number of blooming shrubs and flowers this weekend, including these lovely red and yellow bell-shaped flowers. Many of these blooms were hanging on a shrub inside the botanic garden at San Diego’s Balboa Park. Of course the tree wasn’t labeled so I had no idea what it was while there. I’d love to know why so many botanical gardens label about half their plants and leave you guessing what the rest of them are.
A quick Google search revealed this shrub is called Abutilon Megapotamicum and is native to a few countries in South America. I couldn’t help but admire these interesting flowers and it didn’t take me long to realize they were quite a challenge to photograph, especially because of their unusual shape and the challenging lighting in the garden. I hope I did them justice in these few photos. Happy Monday!
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“Abutilon Megapotamicum”—Oh, my, that scary name doesn’t do their beauty justice!
Isn’t that an ugly name? It looks like you can bundle them up with the “Chinese lantern” type of flowers, which is a little more lovely.
I have never seen a flower like this. It is magnificent!
I hadn’t either, so I’m glad I had my camera with me to capture the moment. 🙂
Those are neat flowers! Kind of similar to the fuschia we usually get every year. Thanks for sharing!
You’re right, they do look a lot like fuchsia blooms, at least for the shape. Oh, I wish I could find some of them to photograph my favorite color!
These are beautiful, so exotic looking to me.
Thank you very much. I love their shape and the mix of red and yellow colors.
Beauties, Milka.
Thank you, I’m glad I had my camera with me.
So nice to see these bright, bold colors! Gorgeous macros!
Thank you very much! I really like red and yellow together.
Lovely! Glad you had your camera with you.
Poppy-Filled Sky
Thank you, I’m glad I did.