Ruby Tuesday Blood Leaves

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Taken At The San Francisco Botanical Gardens

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Comments

Ann said…
what pretty leaves those are. Is that a spider you caught in the first one?
October 24, 2011 at 5:04 PM
Joanne Olivieri said…
Ann, thanks. I think it is though to be honest I didn't even see it until I uploaded the photo :)
October 24, 2011 at 5:22 PM
Andrea said…
hahaha serendipity! But is it really called blood leaves there? I actually don't know its ID but we have it in my mother's garden, it grows so prolific here in the tropics too.
October 24, 2011 at 6:56 PM
betchai said…
beautiful shots Jo, the contrast of the red and brown is so pretty.
October 24, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Joanne Olivieri said…
Andrea, Yeah it is. It grows in the botanical gardens. I'll have to jot down the Latin name for it as well. I may go there tomorrow and if I do I'll update this post. Thanks for stopping by.
October 24, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Maria @ LSS said…
Love the red leaves!
October 24, 2011 at 7:57 PM
Animor said…
That's a nice color of leaves. It would be nice to stroll on botanical garden. Lovely photos
October 24, 2011 at 8:43 PM
Eileen said…
Beautiful colors and leaves. It is a lovely plant. Great shot, have a wonderful day.
October 25, 2011 at 2:18 AM
Martha Z said…
These are lovely. One of these days I hope to get to the SF Botanical Garden.
October 25, 2011 at 8:45 AM
Anonymous said…
Never seen before. Thank you for introducing such interesting a plant. Please have a good Wednesday.
October 25, 2011 at 2:58 PM
Icy BC said…
That's beautiful, Jo, and a spider too!
October 25, 2011 at 4:55 PM
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