PESO: DRACAENA
I have 4 species of Dracaenas in my garden. The plants grow well here &
are quite drought resistant. They are common in the coastal forests of
Natal & Mozambique. They have all flowered spasmodically over the years
(at night) but this years all simultaneously, probably because of the
high rainfall & warm conditions we have been experiencing. There are
literally thousands of flowers. The evening air is heavy with scent,
even 20m away. This evening I took a couple of flash shots. I waited
around for ages for a Hawk Moth or two but no luck with that. Scroll R
for a wider view
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Alan C
Very nice, Alan!
Dan Matyola
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On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 12:50 PM Alan C cole@lantic.net wrote:
I have 4 species of Dracaenas in my garden. The plants grow well here &
are quite drought resistant. They are common in the coastal forests of
Natal & Mozambique. They have all flowered spasmodically over the years
(at night) but this years all simultaneously, probably because of the
high rainfall & warm conditions we have been experiencing. There are
literally thousands of flowers. The evening air is heavy with scent,
even 20m away. This evening I took a couple of flash shots. I waited
around for ages for a Hawk Moth or two but no luck with that. Scroll R
for a wider view
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52050058811/
K5 & DA 18-55 WR
Alan C
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Alan - great that your draecaenas are running wild!... looking forward
to seeing them in good light... mine held the blossoms for a fair amount
of time
so I hope yours do... The direct flash photos are nice to document the
event but not so good for revealing how lovely those flowers are..
Never did get any more blooms on them ... its been close to ten years
now :-(
ann
On 5/4/2022 12:50 PM, Alan C wrote:
I have 4 species of Dracaenas in my garden. The plants grow well here
& are quite drought resistant. They are common in the coastal forests
of Natal & Mozambique. They have all flowered spasmodically over the
years (at night) but this years all simultaneously, probably because
of the high rainfall & warm conditions we have been experiencing.
There are literally thousands of flowers. The evening air is heavy
with scent, even 20m away. This evening I took a couple of flash
shots. I waited around for ages for a Hawk Moth or two but no luck
with that. Scroll R for a wider view
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52050058811/
K5 & DA 18-55 WR
Alan C
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Ann, the problem is that the florets only open at night so some form of
artificial lighting is necessary. The flowers are hardly photogenic in
daylight hours. I'll see what I can do.
Alan C
On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 7:12 PM ann sanfedele annsan@nyc.rr.com wrote:
Alan - great that your draecaenas are running wild!... looking forward
to seeing them in good light... mine held the blossoms for a fair amount
of time
so I hope yours do... The direct flash photos are nice to document the
event but not so good for revealing how lovely those flowers are..
Never did get any more blooms on them ... its been close to ten years
now :-(
ann
On 5/4/2022 12:50 PM, Alan C wrote:
I have 4 species of Dracaenas in my garden. The plants grow well here
& are quite drought resistant. They are common in the coastal forests
of Natal & Mozambique. They have all flowered spasmodically over the
years (at night) but this years all simultaneously, probably because
of the high rainfall & warm conditions we have been experiencing.
There are literally thousands of flowers. The evening air is heavy
with scent, even 20m away. This evening I took a couple of flash
shots. I waited around for ages for a Hawk Moth or two but no luck
with that. Scroll R for a wider view
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52050058811/
K5 & DA 18-55 WR
Alan C
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Very nice, Alan!
Dan Matyola
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On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 12:50 PM Alan C cole@lantic.net wrote:
I have 4 species of Dracaenas in my garden. The plants grow well here &
are quite drought resistant. They are common in the coastal forests of
Natal & Mozambique. They have all flowered spasmodically over the years
(at night) but this years all simultaneously, probably because of the
high rainfall & warm conditions we have been experiencing. There are
literally thousands of flowers. The evening air is heavy with scent,
even 20m away. This evening I took a couple of flash shots. I waited
around for ages for a Hawk Moth or two but no luck with that. Scroll R
for a wider view
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52050058811/
K5 & DA 18-55 WR
Alan C
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