Aggies are the only flowers still thriving.

[julia]

Aggies survive anything ... lovely blue..

[Nick]

They are lovely flowers (weeds?) though.

[Kahsia]

I hope you get rain soon. I have read about the terrible drought in S. Africa.

[Margo]

They seem to be doing well

[PhylM-S]

They are hardy beauties.

[Babs]

Gorgeous colour.

[Sally Ings]

Gorgeous colour. My aggies haven't flowered this year but the leaves still look green and healthy so hopefully they will recover, should the rain ever arrive.

[Sylvia Binch]

Wonderful colour. Nice bright image.

[Carole Sandford]

I love these flowers, great colours! Not heard them called Aggies before, but I like that too!

[sally agnew]

They are always showy :)

[Josie Gilbert]

Lovely close up and a gorgeous shade of blue.

[Merrelyn]

Lovely dark colour on this one. You water situation is very worrying. I do hope the drought breaks soon.

[Lou Ann]

Really wonderful focus. A beautiful and obviously very hardy flower.

[gloria jones]

Wonderful, sunny capture with great colors

[Henri Russell]

Such a pretty flower.

[Margaret Brown]

I love the colour of them, nice capture

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of this beautiful flower and nice garden.

[Islandgirl]

Oh I love this colour and the flower!

[Suzanne]

Just love these flowers, hope you get some rain soon

[KWind]

Fabulous colour, focus and dof.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice shot

[Mickey Anderson]

It will be early May until I see a flower!!! lol, lots of Ice though!! Great shot!

[Cindy McFarland]

What a beautiful flower! I like your pov and composition.

[Diana]

@julzmaioro @nickspicsnz @moonmtn @777margo @elatedpixie @onewing @salza @bintal @carole_sandford @hermann @josiegilbert @merrelyn @louannwarren @seattlite @henrir @craftymeg @pyrrhula @radiogirl @suzanne234 @kwind @elisasaeter @brillomick @cindymc Thanks for all the kind comments, they are much appreciated. The drought is getting very serious and scaryI We are down to 50 litres (13 gallons) of water per person per day.

[Taffy]

Love the brilliance of the purples.

[*lynn]

gorgeous sunlight, flowers, colors ... wonderful to see when everything is dead here!

[Connie Little]

Wonderful shot of these lovely flowers.

[Jenfurj]

Stunning on black. The colour really pounces. Fav

[Dione Giorgio]

Stunning close-up and focusing. Beautiful purple flowers. Fav.

[Lou Ann]

@ludwigsdiana I saw your critical water shortage condition on television one evening last week. I thought of you, 13 gallons per person, oh my. So sorry. Hope you get some rain very soon.

[Michelle]

Gorgeous colour 😊

[Karly]

Wow - what a gorgeous, vivid flower!

[Spanner]

Very nice

[Rick]

Great shot. Neat looking flower.

[Diana]

@taffy @lynnz @sangwann @louannwarren @bigmxx @365karly1 @spanner @rickster549 thanks for the kind comments. They are much appreciated.

[Diana]

@louannwarren Thanks Lou Ann, we are getting very worried here as the condition is escalating. It is known for years that this will happen, but the government has done nothing about it! An absolute disaster for The City of Cape Town :-(