Thursday, June 28, 2012

Back to the islands


The Queen Emma lily, or as I like to call it, the skinny purple flower.

It was named after King Kamehameha IV's wife, Emma. It was one of her favorite flowers that she grew in her gardens on their estate on Kaua'i during the late 1800's and has been associated with island royality ever since. (It's originally from the Seychelles)

Class dismissed! LOL
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7 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlJune 28, 2012 at 12:50 PM

    i like 'skinny purple flower'. :)

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    1. RonJune 28, 2012 at 12:53 PM

      I guess I should just throw this book away! LOL

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  2. KateJune 28, 2012 at 1:46 PM

    It looks very fragile and delicate but very beautiful. I like your lesson!

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  3. PaulJune 28, 2012 at 4:35 PM

    Interesting, I didn't know that about this flower!

    Your picture came out real good by the way, I have a number of pictures of this kind of flower but none of them are quite in focus for whatever reason...

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    1. RonJune 29, 2012 at 1:38 AM

      You mean you didn't know I call this the skinny purple flower? LOL

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  4. parkerJune 28, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    This skinny royal bloom is well focused and comes with a good story!
    Seychelles was a country I had to google!

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  5. SandyJune 29, 2012 at 6:32 AM

    Nice...I learned something new. ;) Gotta to love tropical flowers...this one is gorgeous! Nicely shot. =)

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