16 Responses to Floral Friday: Purple flower

1. M. R. says:

   March 21, 2014 at 11:25 am

   Lasiandra, right ? – oh, except that it has a new name, and I’m buggered if I know what it is. So if I’m wrong, I’m twice wrong …

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   • Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:

     March 21, 2014 at 12:46 pm

     I called it purple flower because I simply did not know. Lassiandras were common in Forster but did not do well in Gloucester because of the cold, so they would probably do well up here. That was the long winded way of saying you are probably right….:)

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     • M. R. says:

       March 21, 2014 at 1:05 pm

       What a botanically challenged pair we are – or have I already said that ? 😐

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     • Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:

       March 21, 2014 at 2:00 pm

       I agree although you at least come up with names. 🙂

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2. Jenni says:

   March 21, 2014 at 7:59 pm

   Oh these are beautiful pictures. Out of curiosity I was just saying on another blog about how it’s the wrong time of year here in Aus. but in spring the Jacaranda are spectacular – do you have them around where you live?

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   • Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:

     March 21, 2014 at 10:43 pm

     Thanks. There are some up here but nothing to those in Grafton. I actually went through Grafton just after the jacaranda festival and took some photos. I’ll see if I can find them. Up here Spring and Autumn are definitely a great time for flowers. Summer is a bit hot for many and it is the foliage colours then which are great.

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     • Jenni says:

       March 21, 2014 at 10:49 pm

       If you do find them please post them on your site. Living in up North now I miss them. We have the Flame Trees of course but it isn’t the same to me.

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     • Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:

       March 21, 2014 at 10:56 pm

       I’ll do that. I’ll try for Friday but it may take me longer to find them as I have to admit I haven’t seen them in my searching recently. Flame trees are lovely though. How far North are you?

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     • Jenni says:

       March 21, 2014 at 10:59 pm

       Mackay but I hail from Brisbane then various parts of the world, back to Brisbane – on to Toowoomba (lovely but cold) and now Mackay where it looks as if we have found a landing pad after following the work/study fairy everywhere. You’re down south aren’t you?

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     • Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:

       March 22, 2014 at 7:38 am

       Moved to Noosa 2 years ago from Gloucester NSW and many places before that. Gloucester was like Toowoomba – cold and we are enjoying the warmth although already we are talking of needing to move further north for the winter.

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     • Jenni says:

       March 22, 2014 at 8:07 pm

       I love Noosa – used own an apartment there. My mothers partner Merton started the Noosa Gallery and I thinks they still have an association with it even though they are now in Toogoolawah just near Esk.

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     • Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:

       March 22, 2014 at 8:59 pm

       It’s a small world. I quite often go to the Noosa gallery.

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3. mewhoami says:

   March 21, 2014 at 10:49 pm

   Spring time! Beautiful.

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   • Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:

     March 21, 2014 at 10:54 pm

     Spring is beautiful but this is an autumn flower for us. Cheers. 🙂

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     • mewhoami says:

       March 21, 2014 at 10:56 pm

       Oh how I wish we got autumn flowers. Very nice.

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     • Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:

       March 21, 2014 at 10:57 pm

       We don’t get too many summer ones.

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