What attracted me to this flower was it’s amazing stamens (maybe I am part bee).
The hub of buds hanging and large leaves make it all around attractive.
The plant stands around 5 foot tall in part shade. It is blooming now in Fremont, CA (in an unseasonably warm winter). It is a perennial. Any ideas?
We traveled to the Caribbean side of Costa Rica this Christmas to see my parents. Any serious photography pursuits were thwarted my 2 year old, but I did appreciate many tropical lovelies with my iPhone.
Here are some of my favorites. If you know the names please help me out!
Any one have any ideas about this one? It is about 75 feet tall and in Zone 9b. The flowers are held high atop the canopy. It is blooming in early October.
Here are a few of the first designs of acacia longifolia…click on the image to see it larger.
