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'Bauhinia Monandra (Pink Orchid Tree) Flower Cluster'
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I am finally seeing a sparse one or two isolated cluster groups of
these lovely pink orchid tree (Dwarf Bauhinia monandra) flowers
blossoming in our rural home garden, near Innisfail, Far North
Queensland, Australia.
Unique flower features
I am observing their progress with keen interest.
Camera/Shoot Details
Handheld Pentax K-5 II s Lens DA* 50-135
1/100s@ f/2.8, ISO 200, FL.135mm
Date – Jan.13, 2013 Time – 18.04.11
Raw file ~ Processed/edited via CS2.
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Unique flower features
- Butterfly-like
- Every cluster appears unique in composition
- The Dwarf Bauhinia Monandra flowers open first as red/rose with yellow tips
then quickly change to a very sweet pink, then hold the pink - A rare variety ~ develops pink orchid-like flowers with red blotches or dots, the uppermost one splotched with deeper red, yellow or yellow-margined
- The petals are spreading, each about 2.5 – 4 cm long
- Small, rounded-crowned tree with smooth gray bark.
- Twin lobed leaves which are 4 to 6 inches across and cleft almost to the middle, giving the leaf the shape of a hoof print.
- Native of Burma
I am observing their progress with keen interest.
Camera/Shoot Details
Handheld Pentax K-5 II s Lens DA* 50-135
1/100s@ f/2.8, ISO 200, FL.135mm
Date – Jan.13, 2013 Time – 18.04.11
Raw file ~ Processed/edited via CS2.
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Image ~ 'Bauhinia Monandra (Pink Orchid Tree) Flower Cluster'
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