Category: Flower of the Week
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Flower of the Week – Mountain Rose
This rose is Rosa pendulina, also known as Mountain Rose and also Alpine Rose. The rose originates in alpine regions – and so exhibits resilience in extreme conditions – but it prefers to grow in temperate sub-alpine regions and is thus found in climes all over the world. Not only does this rose attract bees…
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Flower of the Week – Celosia
This week’s flower is a Celosia, also known as Cockscomb. The image is a highly edited close-up photograph. Celosia is a popular decorative garden flower. In Western Africa and Southeast Asia, Celosias are grown for food (both flowers and leaves are edible).
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Flower of the Week – Pink Cosmos
For the Flower of the Week, I offer this Pink Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatos). Cosmos are lovely flowers which are easily cultivated and also grown wildly. Cosmos are native to Mexico and Central America. The flowers are especially attractive to bees and butterflies.
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Flower of the Week – Bearded Purple Iris
For the Flower of the Week, I offer this somewhat abstract bearded purple iris (Iris germanica). I think this is an exceptional flower. I like this image as manipulated in post because it seems to emphasize the explosion of color at the heart of the flower. Bearded irises, standing tall in the garden, are among…
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Flower of the Week: Clerodendrum
This week, for Flower of the Week: A late-season bloom – or what remains of it – of the Glory Flower (Clerodendrum bungei). It is also known as the Pagoda Flower, and is closely related to Bleeding Hearts. It is also known as Mexican Hydrangea, though not a hydrangea and not from Mexico. The plant…
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Flower of the Week 2 – Very Pink
I don’t think we could get much more pink than this. It’s a spring peony, photographed indoors with controlled lighting.
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Flower of the Week – Peruvian Lilies
Flower of the Week is the Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria aurea). Alstromeria are native to South America, but found all over the mostly temperate regions of the world. This species, Alstroemeria aurea, is native to Chile and Argentina. Alstromeria species and varieties are the most plentiful flowers in Chile. Peruvian lilies are plentiful as cultivated flowers…
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Flower of the Week – Purple Clematis
This week’s Flower of the Week is a Purple Clematis (Clematis viticella). Most Clematis are prized as climbing plants, but some grow as shrubs or even ground covers. There are almost 400 species of Clematis. Wikimedia tells me that Clematis are within the Ranunculus family, which surprised me. Most Clematis originated in China and Japan.
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Flower of the Week – Gerbera Daisies
For Flower of the Week, I offer these Gerbera Daisies. I did another post with Gerbera Daisies recently. Gerberas are native to South Africa. They are also known as African Daisies or Transvaal Daisies. Gerberas hold the distinction of being the fifth most popular cut flower in the world
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Flower of the Week – Red Dahlia
I found this unusual dahlia growing in a neighbor’s garden, and I was intrigued by its appearance. The flower did not seem similar to what I’d come to think of as traditional dahlia flowers, which usually boast a compact shape, neat arrangement, and curled petals that create a tidy look. Further research revealed that there…