Torch Ginger at Ubud Water Palace, Bali.

Torch Ginger (Nicolaia elatior)
This spectacular flower is one of the most beautiful of all flowering tropical plants in Bali. Both leaf and flower stalks emerge separately from underground tubers. The most common form has bright red flowers, though there is another with pink blossoms.
Photographs by Gustavo Thomas. Bali, Indonesia. July, 2009.

Bird of paradise (Heliconia) at Ubud Water palace, Bali.

Heliconia (Heliconea sp)
The flowers grow from rhizomes. They have erect shoots; each composed of a stem and leaves and often terminated by an inflorescence of frequently bright color that comes from the bracts rather than the actual flower.

Ubud Water Palace, Ubud, Bali, Indoensia. July, 2009.
Photograph by Gustavo Thomas

Ubud Water Palace (Bali, 2009)

At Ubud Water Palace. Bali, Indonesia. July, 2009.

"Angel Trumpets" at Kuning Temple (Beratan Lake), Bali.

"Angel Trumpet" flower at Kuning Temple, Beratan Lake.

They say these flowers are poisonous.

Photos by Gustavo Thomas. Bali, Indonesia. 2009-07-19

Orchids at Kuning Temple (Beratan Lake) Balo

Some of several types or orchids in Bali.

Photos by Gustavo Thomas.

2009-07-19 Bali, Indonesia.

Cannas at Kuning Temple (Beratan Lake), Bali.

Canna (Canna sp)

In Bali, this flower is called Bungan Soga.

Photo by Gustavo Thomas. 2009-07-19 Bali, Indonesia.

Pink Lotus at Taman Ayun Temple (Bali, 2009)

Pink Lotus Flowers at Taman Ayun Temple in Mengwi, Bali. Indonesia. July 19th, 2009.

Sacred Lotus Flower in Keliki, Bali.

These photographs were taken very early in the morning, Lotus flower closed during the day and opens during the night. Hotel Alam sari, Keliki, Bali, Indonesia. July, 2009.

Balinese Orchids

Balinese Orchids at Gurung Kawi, Bali. (July, 2009)

Balinese orchids at Gurung Kawi, Bali Indonesia

Roses at Jindi Huayuan, Beijing.

Roses, at Jindi Huayuan, Beijing China. (June 2009)

Rosas, en Jindi Huayuan. Pekín, China. (Junio, 2009)

Wild Flowers at Delos island, Greece.

These are photos taken with a video camera, that is the reason for the low resolution and quality, but I wanted to share them because of their rare beauty. Delos in Summer is plenty of light and dry vegetation. It was July 21th, 2006.

Aloe Vera Flower at De Young Museum (San Francisco)

Yeah! More flower from De Young Museum in San Francisco, USA. This time two photos of Aloe Vera Red Flowers, too much light but enough to show how beautiful they are.



Photographs by Gustavo Thomas

Hyacinths at De Young Museum, San Francisco.

It should be a kind of Hyacinth (Jacinto) but I have my doubts. Anyway, it is a beautiful and strange flower, its color is fantastic.
De Young Museum. February, 2009.

Tropical Flowers at The Young Museum's Garden.

No name till now. It could a kind of trumpet flower... Well, help me, please.
(Photo by Gustavo Thomas. San Francisco. March, 2009)

Cherry Blossom 2009. Beijing, China.

Cherry Blossom 2009, at Jindi Huayuan (Gemdale Plaza), CBD Beijing, China.
(Photographs by Gustavo Thomas)

Magnolias at Japanese Tea Garden (San Francisco)

Magnolias. Photographs by Gustavo Thomas. March, 2009.

A Red Rose at Japanese Tea Garden, San Francisco.

Red Rose at Japanese Tea Garden, San Francisco (March, 2009)

Roses at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

I have my doubts but they look like light pink Roses. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, USA. March, 2009.

Tulipans at home (Beijing)

It was Chinese New Year (2009) season, I bought some Tulipan flowers to adorn the house... at the end they were very opened, they were starting to die...

I took a series of photographs of them:

Orchids at the top of Umeda Skybuilding, Osaka.

At Umeda skybuilding a bizarre Japanese orchid exhibition was taking place, so a took also some photographs of those beautiful flowers.