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Lalbagh flower show 2020

I visited the January edition of the biannual flower show at Lalbagh botanical gardens, Bangalore.  This time the show was made special by the display of some beautiful blooms from Holland, South Africa, New Zealand, Kenya etc. Here are the blooms and birds I saw there...

From the assorted flowers, I especially liked the snapdragons and dianthus...


Dianthus...


Begonia...







Poinsettia...


Chrysanthemum...


The carnivorous Pitcher plant...


Pitcher plants have modified leaves known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid...






King protea from South Africa...


Peony from New Zealand Brassica oleracea... Many thanks to Ritta for helping with the correct Id. The flower was labelled as Peony at the flower show.






Hypericum berries from Kenya...








Pussy willow from Kenya...


An orchid with a lion's face...


Here's a closeup...


Wax flowers from Holland...


Cymbidium orchid from New Zealand...



Alstroemeria  Peruvian lily aurea...



Disbuds from Kenya...





Eryngium from South Africa...







Pin Cushion from Holland...


Safari sunset from South Africa...


Petunia...


Poinsettia...





Rose...


Gerbera...



Dahlia...







Micro greens...





Asian koel (female)...










Rose-ringed parakeet...










 Eurasian common moorhen...



 Grey-headed swamphen...






 Spot-billed duck...









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