Our friend Linda the Maine paper pusher (aka Dragon Queen) has been posting a monochrome and colour version of the same picture and encouraging us to join in. Here is another pair from me. Which do you prefer? The picture is of a developing flower bud of Massonia longipes.
The Arty Plantsman 
I actually prefer the colour version. 😊
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Thank you 😀
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The colour version is definitely my favourite!
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Colour winning so far! Thank you😀
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The coloured one is vibrant!
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Thank you for visiting and commenting😀
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Color!
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Another vote for colour. Or is it two votes if you count Instagram?😀
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I like to bend the rules! 😉
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Why am I not surprised?😉😀
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This flower is very awkward , so i prefer the colour one.
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It could be a moonscape in black and white! But it’s the colour one for me!
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Hi Darren!
I vote for the colour one as well, since you really get to appreciate the contrast between the green and purple 🙂
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There is that Sophie, yes. And it is what I like most about the colour one too. 😀
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I liked the colour version more. 🙂
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When I saw them on Instagram, I was thinking black and white. But, now that the images are larger on my computer screen, I think color might be better. I can really see the texture on it-really cool!
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It used to be called Massonia pustulata fir obvious reasons but in 2012 botanists realised that the original description of M pustulata did not fit this species so they renamed it longipes. The true M pustulata, which I also grow, is very different but ironically not as pustulate!
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Do you mind telling me where you live? Your climate seems quite different from mine. I don’t know if I could grow that species in Seattle. Maybe in Arizona?
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NW England but they are kept in a greenhouse. The Arizona climate might suit them well but I think Seattle is quite close to us climatically. They want a cool winter with some water but little frost, and a totally dry summer. My main reason for keeping them under glass is that it keeps the rain off them when they are dormant in summer. Frost is rarely a big issue here.
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You must have quite the green house! Thanks for the info 🙂
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There is an earlier post called Crystal
palace if you want to get an idea😀
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Wow, palace is the correct noun! That is an amazing structure, are you in commercial production yet? 🙂
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Funny you should say that. I intend to sell spare material in future. 😉
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These are my two favorites colours so it’s gotta be the colour one. No doubt about it. But I also like the sense of mystery coming from the B&W. My guess is if the picture was larger we might feel this even more.
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You like mystery then? 😉
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I never told you I think but I wanted to become a detective when I was a child. Partly because of my love for Agatha Christie’s book.
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I’ve never actually read an Agatha Christie book, believe it or not!
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That’s it! Our friendship is over…
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I’m glad I know you well enough to know you are joking 😉
I hope….
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LOL… Of course! I should have put a smiley to show I was joking. 😉
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😀😀😀
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I agree with the masses…the color one is fantastic!
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Thank you Linda😀❤️
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I can’t choose between the two.
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I couldn’t either! 😀😀
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Wow gorgeous and the color version does it for me.
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Thank you my friend! 😀❤️
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Colour for me too!
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Thank you Eve 😀😀
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To make it two votes for black and white I m gonna comment here too☺️☺️☺️☺️ beautiful shot!
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I love both, but the black and white has my heart!
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Thank you😀😀😀💕
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Both are wonderful but I also vote for color! 😄
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I’ve taken a day to think about it, and I still can’t choose between the two.
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Glad it is not just me! 😀
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