Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Little bit

Little bit

It's a little flower but I like it a lot. Taken at Longwood Gardens last month. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a pic of the nameplate. Does anyone know the name of this little gem?

UPDATE: Thank you to Olivia. This is a Spooned Osteospermum.

16 comments:

Mental P Mama said...

No Idea. But I LOVE it!

olivia said...

Gorgeous! (It looks like an osteospermum.)

RURAL said...

I know! I know! Hand flying up in the air.....

It is osteospermum whirly - gig.

It definitely is one of my faves.

Jen

Jo Whitehurst said...

This is such an interesting bloom. It makes me think of Mardi Gras when I see it! Thanks for sharing.

msdewberry said...

Beautiful flower!! Never seen one of these before!!

Basir Seerat said...

thats wonderful and it has great contrast.

Anonymous said...

Lovely flower. I don't think I've ever seen one. Don't you love how someone can always identify things for us? Gotta love the internet.

Mary said...

Wow, Kate, this is so beautiful! I always love visiting here, and seeing your wonderful photos. :)

Deb said...

This almost doesn't look real. the center of the flower is unique in its detail. And the colors...WOW

Maria said...

wow,so bright, never seen anything like it

Brenda Pruitt said...

Oh, it's beautiful whatever it is. Isn't it amazing how nature can create things of such loveliness?
Brenda

DesertHen said...

What a Stunning flower! I have never seen one like it before.

Jan said...

Fabulous photo, I'm glad some one knew it's name.

Photo Boost said...

Like always, an amazing photo. My daughter and I are currently concentrating on macro photos as we want to participate in a photo competition with a macro theme. Tell me, what is the the depth of field you used and what is the distance between you and the flower?

Country Girl said...

Dear PhotoBoost,
I have no idea what it was set to. I didn't take notes that day. I'm so sorry.

Reddirt Woman said...

You could have used forgetting the nameplate as an excuse to go back to the garden...

The colors are beautiful.

Helen