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Abutilon Indian Mallow, Gesneriad, lollipop plant, Longwood Gardens, painted tongue, photography, postaday, powder puff tree, royal pelargonium
Longwood Gardens is a botanical garden in Pennsylvania about 75 miles (121 km) from our house. We took some friends there on a rainy day last week and saw flowers mainly in its Conservatory rather than in the many gardens extending over 1,077 acres (436 hectares). Here are some of the flowers that were most prominent and colorful.
Painted Tongue (Salpiglossis sinuata) a relative from Chile of petunias.
Flowers from the Powder Puff Tree (Calliandra haematocephala) from South Africa.
Royal Pelargonium.
Lollipop Plant (Pachystachys lutea).
Abutilon Indian Mallow.
Gesneriad, identified thanks to Eliza.
neihtn 
Oh my these are just divine! 😊👏
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Your images of flowers are always so well done that it’s almost like seeing them in person! I see that you’re using the 100-400 mm lens for many of them, I need to up my game with that lens after seeing your images.
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Thanks, Jerry! Lately I have been using the 100-400 mm lens almost exclusively. It is proving to be a versatile lens, and sometimes gives better results than my macro lens.
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We are planning a trip to Burlington New Jersey and I want to add Longwood Gardens to our itinerary, thanks to your posting. Thanks, Hien.
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You will definitely enjoy Longwood Gardens!
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absolutely
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Amazing color and clarity!
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Thank you!
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We love to take trips to botanical gardens nearby and we are members at two gardens.
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That’s great! I should become a member at Longwood so that I can visit as many times as I can. 🙂
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Exotic and lovely, thank you
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Wou are welcome, glad you like them.
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Beautiful images, Hien. That last one looks like a Gesneriad, which has a great deal of species and hybrids.
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Thank you Eliza, and I updated that last image caption!
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Hien–are you using a macro lens for these? So pretty!
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I used a 100-400 mm lens, which is not a macro lens, but works quite well with flowers.
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It works beautifully!
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Another plus point is that I can stand a good distance away from the flowers.
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So beautiful ! 🙂
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Thank you!
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Gorgeous!
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Thank you Cindy!
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