Gorgeous, curved pink #lupines 💗

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Bulley's #Primrose. Vibrant #magenta #pink blooms 💗

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#Oakleaf #hydrangea.
I love how different they look from common hydrangeas. I also love how their foliage turns from green to shades of red & purple - which provide beautiful mixed foliage colours from Summer into mid-Autumn.
This one is just starting to bud.

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The #OrangeBallTree is native to #Chile.
It's been cultivated here as a popular ornamental in pollinator gardens. This flowering tree had hundreds of #pollinators feeding on it. It is a beautiful flower tree! 🧡
It's used as a cultural #MedicinalPlant too. Infusion of their leaves is used topically for the treatment of wounds, burns & ulcers.

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#CapeHawthorn aka #WaterHawthorn.
It's native to #SouthAfrica. People there have long cultivated & harvested the buds & flowers as food. It's used to make #WaterblommetjieBredie - a traditional South African stew. The #Afrikaans name of this traditional cultural dish translates to "stew of little water flowers".

Recipe:
https://paarman.co.za/blogs/all-recipes/waterblommetjie-bredie

It's not a widely known edible water plant here. It's delicious. If you enjoy green beans - you'll probably enjoy eating Cape hawthorn buds/flowers too.

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Chinese #hawthorn blooms.

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