Lalbagh Botanical Gardens is currently hosting the Bangalore Flower show 2022 after a 2 year pandemic break. There were some native and foreign flowers on display. Armed with a 100 mm macro and a 300 mm telephoto lens, I visited last Sunday morning. Here are the pics...
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It was drizzling when I reached Lalbagh. I was lucky to sight a faint rainbow, as the sun peeped out from behind the clouds...
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I went straight to the glasshouse where the flowers were exhibited.
Several variety of Chrysanthemums were on display...
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Alstroemeria...
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Hardy fuchsia...
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Ageratum-Houstonianum...
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Queen Protea...
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Sunflower...
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Dianthus...
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This Dianthus with missing petals looked like a butterfly...
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Phlox...
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Phlox...
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Woolflowers...
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Chrysanthemum...
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Rose...
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Chlorophytum comosum...
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Phlox...
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Sunflower...
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Strawflower...
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Texas Bluebell...
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Eryngium...
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Salix Argyracea...
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Santini chrysanthemum...
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Moonshine Yarrow...
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Banksia...
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Fuchsia...
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Dahlia...
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Cape marguerite...
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Alstroemeria...
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Candle larkspur...
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Tulips...
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Silver Brunia...
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As the weather cleared, visitors started milling in. The glasshouse got overcrowded. I decided to move out and explore the things around the vast botanical garden...
There were Garden verbena in various colors...
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Zinnia bud...
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A squirrel looked sad...
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A White-throated Kingfisher...
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And then it flew...
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I saw another Kingfisher with a catch...
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Then it flew...
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At the lake, I saw a Cormorant ducking for a meal...
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Garden Cosmos...
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Garden Cosmos...
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Zinnia...
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Zinnia...
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And another sad Squirrel...
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It was nice to see all these flowers after 2 years. Hope you liked the post. Please do comment below.
