Saturday, December 17, 2011

Lollypops and peace lily







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Pachystachrys Lutea or commonly known as the Golden Shrimp Flowers or Lollypops.
It is a subtropical, soft-stemmed evergreen shrub between 36 and 48 inches (90 and 120 cm) tall. The zygomorphic, long-throated, short-lived white flowers emerge sequentially from overlapping bright yellow bracts on racemes that are produced throughout the warm months. It is a popular landscape plant in tropical and subtropical areas of the world.


 Spathiphyllum wallisii, commonly known as Peace lily, White sails, or spathe flower is a very popular indoor house plant of the family Araceae. The genus name means "spathe-leaf," and the specific epithet is named after Gustav Wallis, the German plant collector.



17 comments:

SquirrelQueen said...

The Lollypops flowers are so pretty. I have a Peace Lily in my home and I love the blooms.

Lui said...

Oh now I know that those cute yellow thing I see around me is called Lollypops!

maiaT said...

Both flower are very beautiful.

I have a big Peace lily myself that I often forget to water. They are very forgiving plants.
Beautiful shots Jama.
Have a great weekend!

Birgitta said...

Beautiful shots of beautiful flowers!

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Luna Miranda said...

we also have these flowers here. i think my neighbor has a shrimp flower in orange color. i love the peace lily.

Giga said...

Nie wiedziałam , że pierwszy śliczny kwiatek nazywa się też lizak :-). Drugiego ślicznego mam w domu w doniczce. Pozdrawiam

Clairejustine said...

These are beautiful :)

Carletta said...

Lovely shots!
I don't think I've ever heard of the lollypop flower - unique.

Photo Cache said...

the peace lily is really beautiful. thanks for telling me the name of it.

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Nature Rambles said...

Both so beautiful! Love them both!

Modern Mom said...

These are unique and so beautiful.

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Liza said...

Lovely blooms!

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CameraCruise said...

Beautiful photos of beautiful flowers!

LauraX said...

So interesting Jama and beautiful!!! I hope you will consider sending me an email about what you are grateful for to add to this year's gratitude word quilt. It will be posted on my blog on Dec 31st. I am collecting expressions of gratitude from around the world.
Gentle steps,
Laura

chubskulit said...

Beautifully captured. I love your calla lily.

My Flower Happy holidays!

Arija said...

A lovely contrast between the soft and creamy lollipops and the spiny, spiky heart of the peace lily.

Tina´s PicStory said...

thanks for joining us with this beautiful flowers! :)