Or Billbergia Nutans, a bromeliad (thanks to Jez and Graham).
I posted this a week or so ago, but now the tips are opening to show their striped petals and a different queen has reached her end.
For more flowers, see Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD).
Queen’s tears
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How very appropriate. Beautiful too!
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Thanks, Jo.
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Thanks, Jude. Yes, for those of us in the colonies, she was a significant part of our lives, more so as children. I did feel moved.
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I think a few tears have been shed for the loss of Queen Elizabeth. She was one of a kind. Lovely photos of the opening flowers.
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