As I said yesterday, I was off to research native flora for Cheryls block. I spent quite a while at flickr, looking at pics of Pohutukawa flowers, and ended up doing them how I would of without looking….. The pohutukawa is a native New Zealand tree, and it has these wonderful flowers that bloom just on Christmas. The trees look fantastic with a profusion of red flowers against the green foliage. They are known as the New Zealand Christmas tree (fancy that).
Anyway, I am particularly pleased with how these have turned out, they actually look like pohutukawa flowers! yay.
November 16, 2006 at 2:55 am
OH, Oh I love those flowers. Beautiful.
November 16, 2006 at 4:04 am
Absolutely beautiful!
November 16, 2006 at 5:27 am
Jo,
Your flowers are beautiful!! I haven’t seen them. They looks like thistles, but tree flowers. It must be a wonderful scene.
Hideko
November 16, 2006 at 6:11 am
Those are wonderful, Jo. I’ve never seen this flower in the wild, but would now recognize it if I were to. The Christmas Cactus blooms this time of year, too. Growers keep them in the dark until just before Christmas, then they will bloom when out in the light. Odd, eh?
November 16, 2006 at 6:30 pm
These are very cool. I would love to see the real flowers. They would be a nice little change from poinsettias during the holidays.
November 17, 2006 at 1:04 am
How wonderful it would be to see the real thing. Those are just beautiful!
Candi
November 17, 2006 at 2:18 am
These are great Jo!
November 17, 2006 at 2:52 am
Beautiful flowers. Love ‘em!
November 17, 2006 at 10:10 pm
Jo, your work is very inspiring! I’ve already found many interesting samples on the side you recommended, thanks a lot!
By the way, I have not yet figured out what CQI, DYR and RR means… ??
P.S.: My second heart is ready!
November 18, 2006 at 12:21 am
I love these Jo. Wow! What a neat tree.
November 18, 2006 at 7:27 pm
Jo, what a fabulous rendition of Pohutukawa flowers. I had to zoom in to see how you had done them they were so lifelike.
Judith