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Uploaded: 06/02/20 2:51 AM GMT
Egyptian Starflower
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This is pentas lanceolata also known as Egyptian Starflower. An easy to grow plant that is hugely attractive to bees, butterflies and hummingbirds due to its tubular shape. I've photographed this in red and white previously but I had not seen this soft lovely mauve pink before this year.

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.koca
06/02/20 6:49 AM GMT
Lovely bunch, beautiful color. Well done, Kathy.
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::Ramad
06/02/20 7:38 AM GMT
A lovely soft pink that makes these flowers look lovely.
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::corngrowth
06/02/20 9:00 AM GMT
Kathy, if I were a hummingbird, certainly it was my choice to collect nectar. Think that bees and butterflies have the same opinion (as far as they can think, 😜) about that.
Wonderful capture again!
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::Dunstickin
06/02/20 9:32 AM GMT
That is quite a lovely picture Kathy..beautiful close up..
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::tigger3
06/02/20 12:59 AM GMT
I'm feeling in the pink after viewing your lovely post! :)
tigs=^..^=
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::0930_23
06/02/20 1:35 PM GMT
It is a beauty Kathy. Excellent detail and focus.
No wonder the birds, butterflies and bees flock to it.
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::luckyshot
06/03/20 11:13 PM GMT
It looks so similar to allium - very pretty.
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.icedancer
06/06/20 4:16 PM GMT
Sure is beautiful and a very interesting name. Excellent close up and detail.
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