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Cape Honey Suckle Plenty in Kruger especially Mahonie Loop , Punda Maria in early Summer. Tecoma capensis..Beautiful bush ..I have this in my garden and being in Lockdown I went out into the garden to try out my new Mirrorless 24-70 lens ..Its first pic ...We are going to be good friends
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It will need a click to see the Red colour which attracts my 3 species of Sunbird and numerous butterflies


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Our hibiscus flowers are bigger than my hand! :yes:

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Beautiful! Do you have them the whole year round or only now?


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Flutterby wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:09 pm Our hibiscus flowers are bigger than my hand! :yes:


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They mainly flower from spring through summer, although if we have a mild winter they will still flower. ;-)


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Must be nice always to have some flowers in the garden \O

In summer I have lots, but planted only for the summer season from May to September +/-
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What a lovely view you have! \O \O


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I took lots of flowers this morning after the nights RARE for PE rain . This is one of my Hibiscus bushes complete with rain droplets
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Flutterby wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:35 pm What a lovely view you have! \O \O

It's nice and open! Better towards the lake than towards Italy ;-) but there are always the hills \O


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