exotic

I admit this flower in the glasshouse at Edinburgh Botanic Garden looks a little too flamboyant - but it was definitely real.

Posting today for tomorrow as we will be en route home.

[JackieR]

And youy can do tomorrows yesterday!!
Safe journey

[Pat Knowles]

This reminded me of the Tower of London poppies!

[Hazel]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond

Yes, something like that!!

[Anne]

What a gorgeous flower Hazel, you have captured it so well - crisp focus and lovely against the dark background

[Laurie E Wilson]

Quite lovely Hazel

[Bep]

A beauty.
Safe travels home.

[sally agnew]

Beautiful :)

[Dawn]

Beautiful

[Christine]

Beautiful

[Lois]

Lovely flower

[wendy frost]

Beautiful flower and capture. Have a safe journey home.

[Richard Hickey]

Stunning picture.

[Babs]

It is so interesting. Looks quite waxy.

[Merrelyn]

Beautifully captured, Hazel. Do you know what it is?

[Hazel]

@merrelyn

Merrelyn, I have no idea and I have several other unidentified flower shots. (Was hoping nobody would ask! Or that somebody would tell me!)

[Merrelyn]

@quietpurplehaze I wondered if it might have been a variety of ginger.

[Margo]

They grow extemely well in North Queensland Australia. Torch Ginger

[Hazel]

@merrelyn @777margo

Thank you both very much. I had just followed your idea, Merrelyn and found this on Google to be torch ginger, now confirmed by Margo as such.

[Hazel]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond @happypat @365anne @laurieewilson @gijsje @hermann @Dawn @chris17 @wendyfrost @agedrunner @onewing

Thanks everyone for visits, comments and favs. Thanks to @merrelyn @777margo who have identified this amazing flower as torch ginger.