Though this is my entry for Mellow Yellow Monday, it's also my 4th from my visit to the Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens. I've never seen this before but I thought the flowers were so pretty and interesting. They sure made for great shots. The plant/bush/tree is called Fromontodendron, or "Fred Taylor", or California Glory. When I first saw it is was a huge bush than spilled over with it's flowers along the ramp up to the top level of the gardens. This first one was taken at eye level as I walked up the ramp. It was about 2 feet tall.
But as I walked far back into the gardens I saw these as what I guess you would call trees. To give you a perspective on the size, if I was standing next to it, my head would be about half way up in the photo and there were taller ones.
Notice how the center looks almost like plastic.
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19 comments:
These are lovely.
Wonderful yellow flowers to brighten up the day! Have a great week :)
Lovely photos. Looking at all your colorful flower photos really makes me anxious for summer.
Beautiful yellow photos...I love the bush/tree....great macro shots....
Those are indeed special and beautiful!
Fantastic, spring always brings forth such beauty...
What a spectular bush. The flower resembles a orchid plant I have in my yard.
they are beautiful!!!!
What a lovely tree!
I played :)
So bright flowers, and yeah it looks like plastic. I forgot to post for MYM this morning. :(
It's really pretty & quite yellow! I think a "tree" like that would look great in my back yard! hehehe
oooh so pretty, my favorite is the last one! Happy blessings on MYM!
T: What a colorful tree in yellow, really nice blooms.
Such beautiful yellow blossoms!
Hugs and blessings,
Sounds like a lovely place to visit. As always the photos are wonderful. The centers do kind of look like plastic. Interesting...
Wonderful photos!
My Wows got bigger as I scrolled down that is an amazing bush, just gorgeous color!
love the closeups you got the center does look like plastic.
These are pretty yellow flowers. It is a huge bush, tree.
Beautiful!
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