Saturday 14 November 2009

Today's flowers


One of the last fragile flowers before the cold season sets in.

This is apparently a Gaura lindheimeri (Prachtkerze).
Vienna's Stadtgartenamt (MA12, a department of the city administration) planted them this year on all the public flower beds in town.

Thank you Digital Flower Pictures for your hint!

16 comments:

Unknown said...

Hooray for the brave blossoms that stick it out to the end!

VALKYRIEN said...

A lovely and delicate flower! One can only wonder how they survive!

In Oslo: no more fresh flowers, they all went when the first snow came of friday. The snow is gone now, it is raining cats and dogs! I long for the snow to stay now, it is so dark outside!

Have a nice week Maria!

Digital Flower Pictures said...

It is always fun to see what is going to last in the garden. Sometimes there are some surprises. Gaura flowers are pretty tough. We grew the pink one this year and it was great.

Janie said...

It's beautiful, durable, and courageous. What a survivor. We're at 10 degrees F (-12 C?) this morning. Your cold weather must be coming soon.

Al said...

Very simple but elegant!

Anonymous said...

I have two Gaura plants in our garden. Butterflies and bees love them too!!
Danke für den Kommentar!!
LG Gisela

Randi said...

This beautiful little flower looks so fragile!

Rechie said...

wow..that's a beautiful flower...and so fragile

mine is here

Coffeedoff said...

So delicate, beautiful!

Carletta's Captures said...

They look so delicate. One usually thinks of a bigger stronger looking flower when planting city landscapes.
Lovely shot!

eden said...

simply gorgeous.

SandyCarlson said...

Oh, it's very beautiful.

Arija said...

Vienna must have been spectacular if they planted the big bushy ones. They look like drifts of snow when in full bloom. Nice shot of the late flower Maria.

Luiz Santilli Jr said...

Hi Maria

Wonderful and delicate flower!
Thanks for join us every week!
Have a nice days!
Luiz

ellen said...

simple but elegant Maria...Hope to hear from you soon ...A visit from you is indeed a blessing...God Bless

L. Neusiedler said...

oh, that is such a brave one! we have roses in the garden who are defying the season, too. liebe Gruesse aus Neusiedl am See, Lara.