the maX files: Oh flowers

14 January 2009

I photographed this flower in the garden at the entrance to Redhouse last week, but have no idea what it is. Can anyone help me out?

Raph G. Neckmann said...: I don't know what the flower is, but it is beautiful, and your photograph is stunning!

It reminds me of the work of an artist called Jason Hackenwerth who was featured on one of the blogs I read, on Jan 9th:(stevyncolgan.blogspot.com); 14 January 2009 at 21:37
KnightOfPeotry said...: That is an absolutely lovely flower. Its poetic yet plain. I love it!; 14 January 2009 at 22:14
Corey Wilde said...: It looks like some kind of bromeliad. You might google images of bromeliads and see if you get a match.; 14 January 2009 at 22:40
Swubird said...: Oh man! That's beautiful. Good shot.

Happy trails.; 15 January 2009 at 00:22
bodaat said...: Gorgeous flower! Unfortunately I don't what it is. :(; 15 January 2009 at 03:30
Max-e said...: Corey Wilde thanks for that. I did the search and it is one of the bromeliad family - apparently there are around 2,400 species. The most famous bromeliad is the pineapple.; 15 January 2009 at 04:58
SAPhotographs (Joan) said...: Beautiful bromelaid pic Max. I posted some a while back too. They are such a lovely splash of colour in a garden.; 15 January 2009 at 05:24
Ordinarylife said...: beautiful!; 15 January 2009 at 10:31
Rose said...: Wow! That is an eye-catcher for sure.; 15 January 2009 at 21:12
Jeanne said...: I LOVE these bromeliads - at my dad's house in Walmer there is a whole slope covered in them. They also propagate themselves so easily. Stunning shot!; 18 January 2009 at 01:09