A glistening pearly sheen
An amorous velveteen touch
Beckons a ruby blossom nestling
A flower isn’t jealous of other flowers – it simply blooms 🙂 Look what I found! Apparently called “cock’s comb”.
Velveteen
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Beautiful!
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Gorgeous!
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Oh.. now I have flower envy.. Smiles.. That’s truly a musing cock’s comb.. Or forget me not.. But never the LESS brilliant..:)
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Thanks you 🙂
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Oh we have it around our house too ! Never knew it’s name before. It’s so soft to touch and beautiful indeed ! ^_^
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It is truly mesmerizing, Zee!! 🙂 There were also yellow ones.
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I haven’t seen the yellow ones ever! I didn’t even know there were yellow in these kinds. They must be as bright as the sun !
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No matter how beautiful, it just blooms. Humans ought to take a lesson from the flowers. This flower is also called celosia. They are so beautiful!
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Thank you Robb 🙂 Celosia is a beautiful name.
P.S. This is a jazzy dp!
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Very much looks like Velvet. 🙂
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It looks like a ruby brain, Prajakta! Smart photo. ❤
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great picture along with the beautiful lines… 🙂
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The name is rather amusing but I do love the color of the flower.
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There was yellow too 🙂
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Beautiful, Prajakta. 🙂
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Brilliant photo with amusing name! Thanks for sharing.
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I think I might be envious of such a bloom.. there is always envy between gardeners.
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Ah! Thank you, Bjorn!
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That’s so lovely! Thanks for sharing!
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Magnificent Prajakta!
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Perfect velvet flower and gorgeous colors! Great capture! ❤
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I’ve never heard of this, or seen one before, which reminds me there are still so many marvelous things to discover on this magnificent planet!
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Nature really has some jewels hidden for us 🙂
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This is beautiful! 🙂
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Wowww ! Simply beautiful! !!
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True
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