Purple Torch
by Shirley Mitchell
Title
Purple Torch
Artist
Shirley Mitchell
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Purple Torch or Bartlettina sordida is a flowering plant which is endemic to cloud forest habitats in Mexico. The large clusters of scented flowers appear in spring, mauve to lilac in color. The clusters have a bursting fireworks appearance.
This one was taken in the glasshouse at Wisley Gardens. Wisley Gardens situated in Surrey England is part of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and home to some of the largest plant collections anywhere in the world.
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August 8th, 2023
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Dylyce Clarke
Congratulations, your picture has been FEATURED on the home page in the group A FASCINATING PURPLE IN NATURE on August 12, 2023. You are invited to add this featured image to the group discussion page "May to August 2023 – ARCHIVE FOR BEST TWELVE Selected Images Featured."
Randy Rosenberger
Your excellence in your submission of this work is worthy of special recognition, and I am seeing to it, that this happens in the WFS group. I am so happy to have you as an active member of our family of friends and fine artists, who support one another by comments, likes, faves, sharing, etc. Thanks for all your efforts to make our group so special by having a fine artist like yourself among many other fine artists that make our group so special.
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