I don’t know what kind of flower this is. The felty texture makes me think it looks like a well-executed craft project. Image: Su Leslie, 2016
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Zimmerbitch 
Wow it’s amazing and what a fantastic photograph, Su!
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Thanks Amanda. 🙂
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What gorgeous color, Su!
janet
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Thanks Janet. It is such an unusual plant, which I now know is called Kangaroo Paw. 🙂
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Is it from a cactus, Su?
Leslie
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I took the photo in Hyde Park, Sydney, but forgot to look for an identifying plaque. I’d never seen anything quite like it before, but when I checked this morning with a friend, she thinks the plant is called Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos).
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Okay, I’m not familiar with it. Very nice though.
Leslie
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Me neither. It’s the only one I’ve ever seen 🙂
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“a well executed craft project” Where is the happy tears emoji when you need it? 🙂
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Stunning Su
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Yes, Kangaroo Paw but I don’t know the particular variety. Nice shot 🙂
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Thanks Andy. I had never even heard of Kangaroo Paw. It’s a cool plant.
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I was making it my mission to find out what this stunning plant is … I want one … and the closest I found in texture and vividness was a Kangaroo Paw. Then I thought of checking the comments. 😮
The Kangaroo Paw is a Western Australian native and named after the claw-like flower bract. I have grown one before (they grow from a rhizome), but it was a tiny scrawny thing and not at all like this stunning plant. They are drought tolerant – which means I can’t kill them easily.
Terrific photo.
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Thanks for that Christine. It is such a gorgeous plant; and I’d just never seen one before my last trip to Sydney. Hardy is good; though I’ve been known to kill cactus.
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I can kill cactus, too, it’s easy. 🙂
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Guess we won’t be starting up a plant nursery anytime soon!
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