Re: PESO: DRACAENA

[Alan Cole]

Thanks Dan.

Alan C

On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 6:55 PM Daniel J. Matyola 
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> Very nice, Alan!
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> On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 12:50 PM Alan C  wrote:
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> > I have 4 species of Dracaenas in my garden. The plants grow well here &
> > are quite drought resistant. They are common in the coastal forests of
> > Natal & Mozambique. They have all flowered spasmodically over the years
> > (at night) but this years all simultaneously, probably because of the
> > high rainfall & warm conditions we have been experiencing. There are
> > literally thousands of flowers. The evening air is heavy with scent,
> > even 20m away. This evening I took a couple of flash shots. I waited
> > around for ages for a Hawk Moth or two but no luck with that. Scroll R
> > for a wider view
> >
> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52050058811/
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Re: PESO: DRACAENA

[Alan Cole]

Ann, the problem is that the florets only open at night so some form of
artificial lighting is necessary. The flowers are hardly photogenic in
daylight hours. I'll see what I can do.

Alan C

On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 7:12 PM ann sanfedele  wrote:

> Alan - great that your draecaenas are running wild!... looking forward
> to seeing them in good light... mine held the blossoms for a fair amount
> of time
> so I hope yours do...  The direct flash photos are nice to document the
> event but not so good for revealing how lovely those flowers are..
>
> Never did get any more blooms on them ... its been close to ten years
> now :-(
>
> ann
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> On 5/4/2022 12:50 PM, Alan C wrote:
> > I have 4 species of Dracaenas in my garden. The plants grow well here
> > & are quite drought resistant. They are common in the coastal forests
> > of Natal & Mozambique. They have all flowered spasmodically over the
> > years (at night) but this years all simultaneously, probably because
> > of the high rainfall & warm conditions we have been experiencing.
> > There are literally thousands of flowers. The evening air is heavy
> > with scent, even 20m away. This evening I took a couple of flash
> > shots. I waited around for ages for a Hawk Moth or two but no luck
> > with that. Scroll R for a wider view
> >
> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52050058811/
> >
> > K5 & DA 18-55 WR
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Re: PESO: DRACAENA

[ann sanfedele]

Alan - great that your draecaenas are running wild!... looking forward 
to seeing them in good light... mine held the blossoms for a fair amount 
of time
so I hope yours do...  The direct flash photos are nice to document the 
event but not so good for revealing how lovely those flowers are..


Never did get any more blooms on them ... its been close to ten years 
now :-(


ann

On 5/4/2022 12:50 PM, Alan C wrote:
I have 4 species of Dracaenas in my garden. The plants grow well here 
& are quite drought resistant. They are common in the coastal forests 
of Natal & Mozambique. They have all flowered spasmodically over the 
years (at night) but this years all simultaneously, probably because 
of the high rainfall & warm conditions we have been experiencing. 
There are literally thousands of flowers. The evening air is heavy 
with scent, even 20m away. This evening I took a couple of flash 
shots. I waited around for ages for a Hawk Moth or two but no luck 
with that. Scroll R for a wider view


https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52050058811/

K5 & DA 18-55 WR

Alan C

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Re: PESO: DRACAENA

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Very nice, Alan!

Dan Matyola
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On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 12:50 PM Alan C  wrote:

> I have 4 species of Dracaenas in my garden. The plants grow well here &
> are quite drought resistant. They are common in the coastal forests of
> Natal & Mozambique. They have all flowered spasmodically over the years
> (at night) but this years all simultaneously, probably because of the
> high rainfall & warm conditions we have been experiencing. There are
> literally thousands of flowers. The evening air is heavy with scent,
> even 20m away. This evening I took a couple of flash shots. I waited
> around for ages for a Hawk Moth or two but no luck with that. Scroll R
> for a wider view
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/52050058811/
>
> K5 & DA 18-55 WR
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> Alan C
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Re: PESO: Dracaena (for Ann)

[Ann Sanfedele]

ah thanks, Alan! - nice.. looks quite similar to mine, but I note
it doesn't bend down.

My living room is still heavy with fragrance.. in fact, it
is now permeating the entire apartment.

I trust you saw, or will look at the Dracaena GESO ..
I finally set up tri-pod and used a verilux floor lamp for lighting
so I could use slower film... the last photo in the series is
my favorite that I took.

ann

On 12/8/2013 00:10, Alan C wrote:

A trans-Atlanic cousin. The florets began opening last night. This is
one of the many flowers.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/11263693405/in/photostream/lightbox/


Alan C

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