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Candelabra Flower

The Candelabra Flower is found in grasslands and is quite wide spread in summer rainfall areas. Unfortunately people pick them in the wild as the flower is quite striking and it never gets a chance to sow its seeds. The flower grows up to 70 centimeters high from a bulb. It normally flowers in the summer months where after fruit develops on the tips of the flower stalks. When they dry out they form a tumbleweed and spreads its seeds.
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  1. Karin 21/09/2008

    Wow. Another fabulous shot. Love the lighthouse in the background, really very nice perspective. Enjoy your trip, hope you bring back lots of great pics!

  2. Ann 21/09/2008

    Beautiful shot….Lucky you, off to china, have a great time, and hope you get lots of photo opportunities.

  3. BlouKous 23/09/2008

    Oh I love that shot. Angle is brilliant and colours are fantastic. Must remember to approach life like an insect more often from down below…

  4. that girl 23/09/2008

    thanks for the kind words…this picture is peaceful. it sort of brings perspective to my life right now.

  6. Faye Pekas 29/09/2008

    the composition is awesome.. one of a kind. Have a great time in China. I’ll look forward to the photos you bring back.

  7. Deb 30/09/2008

    I come to you today from a blogging friend, Jo, from A Majority of Two. Quite impressed with your photography skills and a little bit jealous.For reasons unbeknownst to me, South Africa is a place I long to visit. It is on my top 5 list!

  8. Ann 03/10/2008

    Hey how was China ??

  9. Suzi-k 05/10/2008

    this is an absolutely brilliant shot, I can just visualise you leopard crawling through the grass to get it!

  10. Pamela 28/07/2009

    First time I saw one of these it was part of a huge group. I thought that they looked like an alien invasion, lots of very pretty space ships. Another of the plants that flowers before it puts up leaves, amazing

  11. Faye Pekas 28/07/2009

    It really stands out with no other greenery around it. I can see why people want to pick them.

  12. Avril 28/07/2009

    Oh .. very pretty! Is that THE tumbleweed? Never knew that!

  13. Anonymous 28/07/2009

    Hello Firefly.It´s always a pleasure to pass on your blog to see all these beautiful photos, and this one is very interesting, i have never seen one of this it´s very pretty,thanks for charing your photo work.All the best, have a nice day, see you soon. José Filipe / 28/07/2009

  14. Marka 29/07/2009

    I'd never seen a tumbleweed before it was a tumbleweed. 'tis a pretty plant.

  15. Janet 29/07/2009

    Oh my word! I had no idea the Tumbleweed plant was so pretty! Why do people destroy nature like that? Picking the flowers before they get to seed. It's so sad!

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