The False Castor Oil Plant (Fatsia Japonica) waits for summer to pass, and then for autumn to bed down a little before deciding to flower.
October 2017, rear garden, Staffordshire, England.
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Good timing on its part. Wonderful photo.
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Thank you, Belinda 🙂
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Well I can’t fault a latecomer! Nice picture Pete! Must get out with the lens in the next week now that our rains have stopped (momentarily!).
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Thank you, Diana 🙂 I hope you get out with your macro to capture some more beautiful moments!
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Super photo and bet the your bees are happy with late blooms. I love the Japanese fatsia and wish it could survive our icy winters!
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Thank you, Annie 🙂 I think if we had a bad winter here with low temperatures it might not survive. But thankfully it has so far!
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This doesn’t look exactly like our button bush, but it has the same ball-like shape and white flowers: close enough! I get such a kick out of flowers that have those extended stamens. They’re just cute.
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I get that kick to 🙂
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Whoa. What an unusual bloom. It’s like the hybrid child of a sea polyp and an exploding firework fashioned when Time unexpectedly halted mid-tick.
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You certainly have a wonderful and very imaginitive way with words, James! Thank you 🙂
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Rather mad flower, not seen these before. You always manage to find something a little bit different.
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It is a crazy kind of flower 🙂
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