Friday, July 11, 2008

Doryanthes Excelsa: Gymea or Spear Lily, Part 5



This is the bud about two weeks ago - and its still not opened further. The wait is maddening.

10 comments:

Lavender said...

(The pic was taken June 29th)
Since its still not opened, I might post some closer shots to show the interesting colours the bud has, that are difficult to show when it is backlit - perhaps next post?

BetteJo said...

Oh Lavender I am so glad you're back. I love your serial posts - watching the birds hatch - now waiting for the flower to bloom. So fun!

Anonymous said...

Hhehheee, please don't go insane Lavender! We want to see the lily to the end! Hhahhaaa :) Closer shots are a good diea in the meantime ;)

Lavender said...

BetteJo Hooray! (Especially because - theres nothing else happening around here lately!) Teeeheeeheeee

Anon TOO LATE!!! Too far gone already HEE HEE HA HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Ahem...excuse me, I shall charge the camera battery ;)

Anonymous said...

I don't know what an "diea" is but the idea is good ;)

Lavender said...

diea - a down under idea - no worries Mate!

Ces Adorio said...

I can see the colours indeed. I think it will be a fiery flower that will shatter blogworld's record of the biggest opened jaws saying WOOOOOOW!

This is exciting. Good things come to those who wait, for things like this.

Jean-Luc Picard said...

It's keeping you waiting!

Gledwood said...

... looks most impressive though... what happens when it DOES eventually open up..? Does it go off like a hydrogen bomb or something (well anything's possible in Australia, land of the bum-biting redback!!)

kj said...

and then on the seventh day.....

:)