June 26, 2011 - New Zealand Flowers

We saw many beautiful flowers on our trip to New Zealand. Here’s a big “Thank You” to my New Zealand friends, Mavis and Alby Shaw, for identifying these photos. Without their help, you would have seen names like “Unidentified Red (pink, orange) flower”.

This one is an Azalea. The photo was taken in Auckland, New Zealand.

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This is a Belladonna. It is an Amaryllis species and is also known as Naked Lady. It was taken at Arthur’s Pass.

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This is a Corn Flower, a Gladiolus species. It was also taken at Arthur’s Pass.

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Here’s an Autumn Crocus, also known as Storm Lily. We found it in Auckland.

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This photo of Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum), or Livingstone Daisy, was taken at Otago Bay. If I remember correctly, it was growing right along the ocean shore.

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We found this Torch Lily (Kniphofia) in a park in Auckland. It is also known as Red Hot Poker. Notice the immature flower at the bottom of the photo. It is just beginning to open.

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This is a Vireya Rhododendron. It was taken in Auckland

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This is another Vireya Rhododendron. They are natives of Papua New Guinea and come in a range of pastel colors. It was also taken in Auckland.

I have several galleries on my web site showing all my photos from our New Zealand trip. Here’s a link to those galleries. http://www.earlorfphotos.com/NewZealandTrip-April2011

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