Obake Anthirum by Punaguy
Close
Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.
Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.
No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
Been raining pretty consistently here, so not much time to go out and shoot. While doing my laundry today I stepped out into the yard to shoot my Obake Anthirum. To me it's just another flower growing in my yard. After reading a little about them on the internet, I've come to realize how expensive these flowers are! 6 of these in a small flower arrangement sent to you via airmail will run you from $60-80 American! For something that I don't even take care of in my yard that's still quite steep~ This is just one of the varieties of this species. Obake anthuriums are flowers of Royalty. These anthuriums come in combinations of colors and are larger than the usual flowers.
Obake (o-BAH-kay) means "ghost" in Japanese, alluding to this group's nebulous, two-tone coloration and incomparable individual variation. They usually exhibit a bicolor pattern of green and a major spathe color. Some varieties lose their green in the summer, creating a solid-colored spathe. Spathe size varies greatly, from 3" x 21/2" mini to 11" x 9" exhibition varieties.
Thanks for dropping in and having a look...have a great Sun. everyone! Aloha!
Comments (20)
Lovely photography! Beautiful shot!! ;)
I love Anthuriums. There are so many varieties to look at. I am waiting for your capture of Mauna Kea Snow. I posted mine....Aloha
Wonderful flower and shot David ! The colors of this one are so lovely, with this shining, tipical of the flower. Very clear and with a perfect light. Aloha ! V
We have a bog arum which looks like this only the petal is white and the stamen is bright orange and it always looks rude! LOL Lovely Capture Dave, well done Aloha!!
wonderful to live in the tropics and enjoy such beautiful flowers awesome shot!
and shoot it you have.. perfection dave !!!!! stunning...:)..:) glad l caught this before bed !!! have a wonderful week :)
Great capture !
Spendid capture of this anthurium!!! Bravo :)
I guess I am the same..to me they just grow in the yard. I don't even know the names. But do enjoy taking pictures of them. Maybe you should set up a shopping cart and get sending them around. Probably grow pretty fast there. Of course this photo is as exceptional, as expected from you Dave.
"WOW" sooo beautiful love the rich color.GREAT SHOT!!!!!!
Yes, a gorgeous flower, and very expensive.
Beautiful, sometimes we just walk right by something so common to us, and yet a treasure to others!!!! I do remember when I visited Maui, the flowers you could by at the corner market for $8.00 dollars were just stunning and quite a huge bunch too. That same arrangement in Seattle would cost you $150.00 or more easily... new business venture Dave?????
very good color and excellent capture ;) kiss and good monday!!!
Simply beautiful !!!! ;)
Nature repeats herself ;) Beautiful. WandM
Very beautiful!!
Beautiful spirits are in this flower exposing its beauty. Excellent job my friend. Aloha
Thanks for the Ghostly info. Maybe I can 'scare' me up some cash and go get one too! Do I hear an idea for a sideline business here? Dave's Tropical Plants and Flower arrangements? Lovely shot with the shiny greens and reds!
WOW!!! That's gorgeous!!! Aloha, my friend.
He he, I see you've now the option to add a few dollars to your own account by growing these anthuriums and selling them! ;) Fantastic work, Dave! :)