The little flower buds from Wednesday's post have begun to open this morning, they are rather delightful.
These Crocosmia are native to the grasslands of South Africa. There seems to be quite a few South Africa plant species which thrive in our climate. I love low maintenance hardy plants when it comes to my often neglected garden.
This is the third day in a row I have discovered a new-to-me insect in the garden. This one, feasting on another insect while perched on a zinnia, is about 4cm/2inches long, just a little longer and much bulkier than yesterday's Robber Fly.
Sharing at Macro Flowers Saturday.
Beautiful series. That bug or bugs here wow. They are amazing
ReplyDeleteit's nice to see summer flowers of your garden when all is cold and grey here ! I've never seen that insect ! amazing !
ReplyDeletewish you a lovely day !
Your garden is a little paradis :-) We have this orange flowers in Switzerland too.
ReplyDeleteKind regards
Angela
True, it is delightful !
ReplyDeleteDas sind Raphael und YvonneJanuary 6, 2012 at 7:31 PM
Amazing pictures, wonderful colors and composition!
ReplyDeleteThat insect is very interesting!
Greetings from Switzerland
Yvonne & Raphael
So beautiful the crocosmia! Specially the orange color... in a view months, with springtime they will bloom here also again... ;-)) and the bug (Heteroptera I think) he has captured a nice meal... I love your pictures!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Holland,
Anna
Thank you FotoAnna. Indeed it will soon be spring for you too. Thank you also for the bug identification - you may be right.
ReplyDeletewonderful pics! :)
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos...super quality and colors...
ReplyDeleteGreetings Karin
E o floare superba cu un parfum adorabil. Infloreste doar primavara. O zi faina iti doresc. Great shots!
ReplyDeleteWhat a coincidence! I photographed the flowers on our nature strip though I did know what they were (hadn't Googled it yet), but now I know exactly what they are. Crocosmia. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous bright happy flowers. It's been very gray here, your images brought sunshine!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous little flowers.
ReplyDeleteUwielbiam te kwiaty i mam je też w swoim ogródku. Niestety na zimę trzeba je wykopać i gdzieś przechować. Ten owad to "morderca"
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I love these flowers and I have them in your garden too. Unfortunately for the winter they have to be dug and stored somewhere. This insect is a "murderer"
(Joke of course). Beautiful pictures. Yours.
Gorgeous colors! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a treasure-trove of insects you've got! If I saw something like that just walking about without my camera I would run for safety. But behind the lens I wouldn't be afraid at all. :) Great job!
ReplyDeleteI really like crocosmias but in the past have lost them due to our colder zone... I'm now experimenting with them and digging them up last fall... it should be interesting to see how this works out, although I would prefer leaving them in place to create large clumps. Lovely photos... Larry
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful, Karen and brightened my morning. Thank you for sharing the beauty of your world.
ReplyDeletePam :)
Great captures, I love the sunny flowers. The insect is amazing!
ReplyDeleteBest regards, Marion
Gorgeous flowers! I love the natural bokeh in the second shot!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating insect. I have never seen one of those before.
Beautiful crocosmias and amazing captures!
ReplyDeleteHey karen,
ReplyDeleteYour photo's are breathtaking. The insect I don't know it.
Have a lovely weekend
Marijke
Beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely flower!
ReplyDeleteYour macro of the insect is an awesome capture.
Fantastic shots!
ReplyDeleteViolet Flowers
That is one big bug! Love the colors!
ReplyDeleteAmazing shots!
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