Sunday, October 11, 2009

October Blossoms - Mosaic Monday

Greetings from sunny Tucson, Arizona! We don't have any fall foliage in our yard, but I did find these flowers blooming in the garden this month:

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1. Ivy leaf Morning Glory (Ipomoea hederacea)
2. Cape honeysuckle (Tecoma capensis)
3. Pink Mexican Petunia (Ruellia brittoniana 'Chi Chi')
4. Beach Vitex (Vitex rotundifolia)
5. Pink Oleander (Nerium oleander)
6. Arizona Yellow Bells (Tecoma Stans)
7. Common Ruellia (Ruellia brittoniana)
8. Red Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)
9. Dark Pink Oleander
10.White Oleander
11. Purple Trailing Lantana (Lantana montevidensis)
12. Orange Jubelee (Tecoma hybrid)
13. Cape Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata)

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33 comments:

  1. ellen bOctober 11, 2009 at 7:20 PM

    The mosaic is so pretty and the fact that you could label each flower is great!!

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  2. TeriOctober 11, 2009 at 7:28 PM

    These are all so beautiful!
    I was reading back on the posts that I missed. Wow, really great ones!

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  3. CarolOctober 11, 2009 at 7:42 PM

    Gorgeous flowers. So colorful and pretty! Enjoyed your mosaic very much!

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  4. SAPhotographs (Joan)October 11, 2009 at 8:01 PM

    What a wonderful array of shapes and colors Diane. Each is so unique.

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  5. KathyOctober 11, 2009 at 8:03 PM

    What a beautiful mosaic! All of the blossoms are so pretty. I would exchange fresh blossoms like those for colored leaves any day! Have a beautiful new week...Kathy

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  6. AliciaOctober 11, 2009 at 8:07 PM

    I love Tucson, it's so beautiful and the air is so clean there. I was born in Casa Grande AZ and lived in Eloy and Toltec. I remember many school trips to see the Arizona/Sonora Desert Museum, Old Tucson and Saint Xavier Mission.

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  7. JulieOctober 11, 2009 at 8:13 PM

    Beautiful!!! Such a great array of plants and blooms!!!

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  8. UnknownOctober 11, 2009 at 8:15 PM

    what lovely flowers!

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  9. pamOctober 11, 2009 at 8:39 PM

    What a wonderful mosaic...so nice that you labeled the flowers..I'm always wondering what others are planting.

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  10. CarolineOctober 11, 2009 at 8:55 PM

    What beautiful flowers! I love how you tell us what they are too!

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  11. GaelynOctober 11, 2009 at 9:14 PM

    I love them all. Nice mosaic Diane.

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  12. EzhilanOctober 11, 2009 at 10:38 PM

    It's nice to see many different kinds of beautiful flowers with different colors in one place. The flowers are well captured with different types of backgrounds.

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  13. Jeannette StGOctober 11, 2009 at 11:02 PM

    I love the different colors of oleander - here in Calif. they grow them a lot along the road - so colorful!

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  14. TesOctober 11, 2009 at 11:21 PM

    Hi Diane! Your mosaic is bursting with wonderful colors. Very creative! You even had the chance to name each one -real good! Lovely!

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  15. LoreeOctober 11, 2009 at 11:26 PM

    Hi Diane. Some of those flowers are familiar to me but I am impressed that you can name all the flowers.

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  16. EbieOctober 11, 2009 at 11:28 PM

    Beautiful mosaic! So kind of you to even add the names!

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  17. ~JarieLyn~October 12, 2009 at 12:00 AM

    I llove how your mosaic has all these different colors. It is very pretty.

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  18. Icy BCOctober 12, 2009 at 4:05 AM

    Beautiful mosaic, Diane! Even if you don't have colors of autumn, this bursting flowers are a joy to see for me..

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  19. CherryOctober 12, 2009 at 5:50 AM

    those collection of flower photos are a treasure! and putting them together in a mosaic is a great idea! i must find time to do this when the school holiday begins.

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  20. MaryOctober 12, 2009 at 6:06 AM

    Ooo, how pretty! Thanks so much for sharing your lovely images at Mosaic Monday. :)

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  21. JoyceOctober 12, 2009 at 6:35 AM

    Colorful Mosaic and I love the fact that you identified them for me. We still have flowers here in Atlanta from the summer but they are quickly fading. Mother Nature is changing into Autumn here slowly but surely. Thanks for sharing.
    Joyce

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  22. AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 6:44 AM

    I enjoyed your mosaic very much (flower lover here), and appreciate your sharing their names. Some are new to me!

    Have a great day!
    Zuzu

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  23. JenOctober 12, 2009 at 7:56 AM

    Love it! I can't wait to get out there next week!

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  24. yoon seeOctober 12, 2009 at 8:22 AM

    Wow! This mosaic is super beautiful.
    I love the 1st, 2nd 11th and 12th a lot!

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  25. ClaudiaOctober 12, 2009 at 10:16 AM

    not only beautiful... but wow the work you did to make it so helpful as well.

    Thanks so much for sharing i loved 21!!

    If you get a chance I would love for you to stop and say hi.

    TTFN~~ Claudia ♥ ♥

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  26. Brenda PruittOctober 12, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    Hey, you've got a lot of pretties still blooming! Lucky girl!
    Brenda

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  27. Regina October 12, 2009 at 10:27 AM

    Such a lovely mosaic!

    Have a nice week.

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  28. Margaret AnnOctober 12, 2009 at 10:34 AM

    Ahh it is so lovely to see these blooms...love the mosaic! :)

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  29. SalitypeOctober 12, 2009 at 11:09 AM

    what lovely collection of flowers you have. i can imagine bees and butterflies a constant visitors!

    lovely mosaic, i need to learn how to do that!!!

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  30. WildflowerhouseOctober 12, 2009 at 11:20 AM

    I found the colors of flowers so vibrant when I was in Tucson. Yours are spectacular. Thanks for sharing. Sharon

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  31. rainfield61October 12, 2009 at 4:24 PM

    It is a great task for me to identify their names, you certainly have vast knowledge on this.

    They are beautiful. That's why "as beautiful as flower" is always said by us.

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  32. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiOctober 12, 2009 at 8:52 PM

    What gorgeous flowers! Your mosaic is lovely. I have many family members that live in AZ ...I love to visit your state!

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  33. CarolOctober 13, 2009 at 8:52 PM

    Very pretty!

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