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Today’s Flowers in Winter

January 4th, 2009 by

heather
This is the last flower I can find on my block. It is in a neighbor’s front yard, a neighbor who has many perennials planted in front of her house instead of grass.

erica
I believe this is a kind of heather of the family Erica.

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Today’s Flowers is hosted by Luiz Santilli Jr. Thank you, Luiz, for this lovely and fun meme.

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27 Responses to Today’s Flowers in Winter

  1. Meiroca says:

    Very pretty flowers!

    Meiroca

  2. Sandra says:

    Very beautiful flowers! Lovely to see anything in winter time.

  3. Neal says:

    It’s pretty … whatever it us. :)

    Happy New Year

  4. naturegirl says:

    How wonderful to find flowers growing in December..many of us are still tolerating grey cold winter days! Smiles to you today! :) NG

  5. Pekka says:

    My lonely flower is not so fresh than yours little beautiful plants.

  6. kayleen says:

    I’m envious that you have fresh flowers growing in your neighborhood. Lovely flowers.

  7. Hi Leora,

    Marvelous flowers, thanks for sharing!
    Thanks also for posting for TODAY’S FLOWERS!
    Hope you have a great 2009!

    Luiz

  8. Ilana-Davita says:

    Lovely, especially the third one. I too have posted seasonal shots.

  9. ReaderWil says:

    Leora! It is heather and I like it very much! Beautiful. Happy 2009.

  10. Darla says:

    That’s an interesting looking plant.

  11. Arija says:

    Nice shots of your neighbour’s Erica.

  12. Robin says:

    Whatever it is it’s very pretty, and I’m sure very welcome in the dead of winter.

  13. Lilli says:

    Very beautiful and delicate looking

  14. Lovely flowers. If you need any photos of camels let me know I have lots.
    Cheers

  15. Pat says:

    Very lovely flowers. How fortunate you are to find something in bloom!

  16. lynlyn says:

    nice you got a pretty flower for winter, thanks for sharing.

  17. Gill says:

    lovely to see some colour in the yard…..

    Gill in Canada

  18. Norm says:

    what a wonderful flower during winter, beautiful color.

  19. 2sweetnsaxy says:

    I don’t remember ever seeing something like this before. Very nice! :-)

  20. Joyoz says:

    I saw some like this here in my place but I forgot the name. Oh have to research again. Thanks for visiting. Happy New Year 2009

  21. Amanda says:

    Lovely shots, I love Heather thanks for sharing.

  22. Mojo says:

    I like the idea of no grass for sure! Nice to see a bit of color in the middle of winter too.

  23. Lorri says:

    What lovely photographs! The flowers bring a sweetness of color in the winter day.

  24. MaryBeth says:

    Beautiful Heather. Mother Nature sometimes is generous. LOL. MB

  25. Fishing Guy says:

    Leora: Those are quite nice to see in the winter.

  26. Carletta says:

    Amazing you can still find something so lovely this time of year! Wouldn’t mind having that in my winter garden.

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