Flowers! MORE Flowers! Post Your Flowers here

[Integral]

Here are some better pics of my Fuchsia from the contest thread.

http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/Flowers/HPIM3948a.JPG


http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/Flowers/HPIM3946a.JPG


http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/Flowers/HPIM3945a.JPG



Asiatic Lily
http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/Flowers/HPIM3922a.JPG

Roses:

http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/Flowers/HPIM3936a.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/Flowers/HPIM3931a.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/Flowers/HPIM3919a.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/Flowers/HPIM3918a.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/Flowers/HPIM3936a.JPG


http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/Flowers/HPIM3912a.JPG



Coloumbine:
http://home.comcast.net/~Integral50/Flowers/HPIM3915a.JPG

[larkspur]

links 1-3, 7,10,11 won't work for me......

[Integral]

I'm working on it :cry: Murphy's law applies.

Ok, I finally convinced Comcast to accept all of the pics.

Please post more flowers!

[Astronuc]

Integral - they are all very beautiful. I imagine hummingbirds love that Fuchsia! :approve:

http://www.birdsamore.com/habitat/nativeplants-hummingbird.htm

[larkspur]

I love those pink and yellow roses!

[hypatia]

Very lovely and very Fuchsia-ish in the close up shots, I think we are use to seeing the weeping style. Those are outstanding!

[hypatia]

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j269/hypatia3811/DCP_0018.jpg
The first blossom of my Angel Trumpet flower!

[Astronuc]

I'll post some our flowers later. Meanwhile I curious about Integral's mysterious red flower.

Here is a really cool looking red fuchsia.

http://www.ozdachs.com/au/gardens_red_fuchsia.htm

and another really cool looking flower

http://www.ozdachs.com/au/full_size/0100.jpg

[larkspur]

I have lots of these in the yard.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1011/526681403_d562ccca44_o.jpg

[FredGarvin]

OK Larkspur, I have to pick your brain. What techniques do you use for lighting? Your pictures have the absolute best lighting ever. I can never get a handle on that.

[larkspur]

OK Larkspur, I have to pick your brain. What techniques do you use for lighting? Your pictures have the absolute best lighting ever. I can never get a handle on that.

I place the subject inside a squarish tent made of thin white material. I use three compact fluorescent spot lights. One one each side and one on the top.

[Evo]

I have lots of these in the yard.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1011/526681403_d562ccca44_o.jpgWow, you make weeds look like prize winning flowers!!!

Some of the tiniest weed flowers are absolutely gorgeous when you take a close look. Some of these flowers are only a few centimeters across.

[Integral]

I also have a soft spot for some of the small wild flowers. Around here we have some very nice native lillies including Camus, which used to be a staple of the native diet. I need to get off of the main roads to get some digital pics. I have lots of film shots buried away in boxes, but it is alot more fun to head out with a digital now and just snap away. I may have a trillium shot somewhere???

[Evo]

There is a weed that grows in my garden with teeny flowers that look like irises with vibrant purple, cobalt blue and yellow all in the one flower. Probably the most stunning flower I've ever seen and one third the size of the nail on my little finger.

[Evo]

I need to go dig out my flower photos and scan some in.

[larkspur]

Wow, you make weeds look like prize winning flowers!!!

Some of the tiniest weed flowers are absolutely gorgeous when you take a close look. Some of these flowers are only a few centimeters across.

Thanks Evo. I think I like wild flowers because they are easiest to grow. These grow on a steep bank behind my house where most plants won't live.

[Astronuc]

I think I like wild flowers because they are easiest to grow. These grow on a steep bank behind my house where most plants won't live. Well, wild flowers thrive in conditions to which they have adapted. Living in the a hilly area, we see many wild plants that do quite well. We also have several invasive species that we introduced by people and are now displacing some native species.

[turbo-1]

Here are some common spring wild-flowers - violets:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/violets.jpg
...and bluets. (Tiny!!)
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/bluets.jpg

[larkspur]

Here are some common spring wild-flowers - violets:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/violets.jpg
...and bluets. (Tiny!!)
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/bluets.jpg

Oh! I love the bluets

[neutrino]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1087/528091358_ff9a6e614d.jpg (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1087/528091358_ff9a6e614d_b.jpg)
I am not able ID this flower. Perhaps someone here knows...
Btw, does anyone else think that the black space to the right is unwanted?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1006/528091344_5f56a343c1.jpg (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1006/528091344_5f56a343c1_b.jpg)
A fat bud of Jasmine (sambac, I think)

[turbo-1]

And you didn't bother entering the Flower contest! Boy! I oughta....:grumpy::biggrin:

BTW, I believe that top flower is a daylily.

[neutrino]

And you didn't bother entering the Flower contest! Boy! I oughta....:grumpy::biggrin:
Took them this evening! :tongue: I wouldn't mind entering now, though. :tongue2:

BTW, I believe that top flower is a daylily.
I think you're right. Any idea what sub-species? Thanks.

[turbo-1]

Oh! I love the bluetsThanks! They are very pretty flowers with delicate coloration, but they are probably under-appreciated because they are so small - only 3/8" across.

[turbo-1]

I think you're right. Any idea what sub-species? Thanks.Not really. Ornamental flowers are so heavily hybridized for coloration, bloom size and longevity, etc that it would be hard to nail it down any closer.

[neutrino]

Not really. Ornamental flowers are so heavily hybridized for coloration, bloom size and longevity, etc that it would be hard to nail it down any closer.
Oh, okay. Thanks. :smile:

[turbo-1]

Not wild, but they come back every year and they're tougher than a bag of hammers - too dry, too wet, late frosts, summer heat; nothing kills pansies. I often wonder how the name became synonymous with "weak", "wimpy".
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/pansy.jpg

[Monique]

Some of the tiniest weed flowers are absolutely gorgeous when you take a close look. Some of these flowers are only a few centimeters across.

Centimeters or millimeters? :smile: The flowers in this thread are absolutely beautiful, it is that I live in the city center and there are no flowers around here otherwise I would have participated in the contest. I have a few plants at home that have started to flower, but the buds haven't opened yet.

What's the English name of the following flower? They're so delicate and grow like a weed around here, I really love them :!!)
http://www.kleurrijkovezande.nl/bloemen/klaproos.jpg

[larkspur]

Centimeters or millimeters? :smile: The flowers in this thread are absolutely beautiful, it is that I live in the city center and there are no flowers around here otherwise I would have participated in the contest. I have a few plants at home that have started to flower, but the buds haven't opened yet.

What's the English name of the following flower? They're so delicate and grow like a weed around here, I really love them :!!)
http://www.kleurrijkovezande.nl/bloemen/klaproos.jpg




Poppies like in the wizard of oz

[larkspur]

Here are some more photos I took in the light tent yesterday:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1132/526855681_5ced354327_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/208/526737052_50e42e8fb3.jpg

[Evo]

Centimeters or millimeters? :smile:ooops, millimeters. :redface:

[Evo]

Dang larkspur, those are pretty. The white lily is my favorite.

[Astronuc]

Stunning pictures, Larkspur!

I see Turbo has revved up, too!

That is a really cool picture by Monique! Interesting perspective.

And neutrinos entries are really cool!

Great work everyone! :approve:

[neutrino]

Dang larkspur, those are pretty. The white lily is my favorite.
Ditto.

1234

[turbo-1]

Here's another one of my apple-blossom pictures. I liked the softness and shallow D.O.F. of the one in the contest better, so this one missed the cut.

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/appleblooms.jpg

[sara_87]

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/5272/abcd0001sh4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

a pic of some of my flowers from valentine's day... fuzzy because i took the pic with my phone

[larkspur]

The sunflowers are blooming in the field at the wildlife preserve. Decided to take a picture last weekend. I think it is my second favorite flower....behind larkspur.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1316/873732820_d7c57a49b7_o.jpg

[FredGarvin]

Trying to keep up with a 14 month old has thrown my digital photos into serious disarray for this year. Here are a couple I have straightened around.

Here's part of our grove of 4 O'clocks:
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/8799/4oclocks1rq3.jpg

This is one of my favorites...Solomon's Seal with a Japanese Painted Fern underneath it:
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5336/solsealfernxt5.jpg

This is one of our Lilly beds. There are about 12 different types in this bed alone:
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6747/lillybed071tb2.jpg

EDIT: Damn. That's the last time I let Image Shack resize the photos for me.

[turbo-1]

I don't know what this flowering bush is, but my wife got a little piece from one of her sisters, and it's getting some interesting-looking flowers.

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/pinkbush.jpg

[larkspur]

Looks like Astilbe. (http://henryfields.com/product.asp?pn=09149)

[larkspur]

Trying to keep up with a 14 month old has thrown my digital photos into serious disarray for this year. Here are a couple I have straightened around.

Here's part of our grove of 4 O'clocks:
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/8799/4oclocks1rq3.jpg

This is one of my favorites...Solomon's Seal with a Japanese Painted Fern underneath it:
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5336/solsealfernxt5.jpg

This is one of our Lilly beds. There are about 12 different types in this bed alone:
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6747/lillybed071tb2.jpg

EDIT: Damn. That's the last time I let Image Shack resize the photos for me.
You have a beautiful yard Fred.

[Astronuc]

You have a beautiful yard Fred.
I concur with larkspur. Very nice garden Fred!

[FredGarvin]

Thanks guys. It's only a portion. We have had to lay low this year due to the little one. We do like working outside though. I'll post a couple more pics.

Now if I could only take pictures of my yard as well as Larkspur does...

[Evo]

Beautiful garden Fred!

[FredGarvin]

Some of the Coleus:
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/8608/coleusjb6.jpg

Purple Cone Flower:
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4553/purplecone1smga8.jpg

Here's our "island" with waterfall:
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/7836/waterfall1smns3.jpg

[turbo-1]

Damn, Fred! You've invested a great deal of effort into this. My wife and I tend to spend all our effort growing vegetables so we can beat back the food bill. Very pretty!

[Evo]

I love the waterfall.

[Astronuc]

Thanks guys. It's only a portion. We have had to lay low this year due to the little one. We do like working outside though. I'll post a couple more pics. Nice backyard! Nice waterfall!

Now if I could only take pictures of my yard as well as Larkspur does... You did. :approve:

[FredGarvin]

Thanks again guys! The waterfall is a lot of work, but the sounds are worth it.

Turbo, we would love to grow some veggies. As luck would have it, we have only a very small portion of our yard that gets the required sunlight. There are a couple that I would really like to try growing. So, we mooch off of our neighbors that grow them!

[turbo-1]

Here's our garden, Fred. There are some black-eyed Susans on the bank in the background, but most of the flowers we have are blossoms of beans, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc. :tongue2: Canning season has already started (Dilly Beans yesterday) and I just had a fresh cucumber-on-rye sandwich for breakfast. Mmmm!

http://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=1388828&postcount=392

[FredGarvin]

Holy mackerel! That's quite the spread. We definitely do not have that kind of room. You certainly don't have to fight to get sunlight there!

I would love to grow my own cukes. I love cucumber and hummus on a pita.

[turbo-1]

Holy mackerel! That's quite the spread. We definitely do not have that kind of room. You certainly don't have to fight to get sunlight there!Nope. The whole garden gets full sun for most of the day, and with the organic materials I've been adding, that garden (a little over 1800 ft2) keeps us canning and freezing all summer and fall. We have two chest freezers, and by October they'll both be chock-full again.

I would love to grow my own cukes. I love cucumber and hummus on a pita.My wife likes sandwiches like that too. I'm not all that fond of chick-pea hummus, but my wife makes a hummus from canned black beans, with some lemon and some food-processed hot peppers that is to die for. I'll make sandwiches from any vegetables (radishes, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc) with that spread or just use it for a dip with crackers or corn chips.

[FredGarvin]

My wife likes sandwiches like that too. I'm not all that fond of chick-pea hummus, but my wife makes a hummus from canned black beans, with some lemon and some food-processed hot peppers that is to die for. I'll make sandwiches from any vegetables (radishes, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc) with that spread or just use it for a dip with crackers or corn chips.That sounds really good. I have never heard of hummus made from anything but chickpeas. I'll have to see if I can find anything like that around me.

[turbo-1]

Here's one that looks close to my wife's concoction, though she always throws a fresh (or frozen) hot chili pepper into the food processor.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Black-Bean-Hummus/Detail.aspx

[turbo-1]

OK, time to kick-start this thread with a VERY interesting flower. I planted some birdhouse-gourd seeds a month or so ago expecting that their blossoms would look like pumpkin or squash blossoms. Nope! The petals have little transparent window-panes in them.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/bird_gourd.jpg
Surprise again! I went out on the deck a couple of hours after I took the first picture to look at the blossoms, and the same blossom that I photographed earlier looks like this.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/gourd_folding.jpg
Which explains why the blossom that I expected to be opening was NOT opening.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/gourd_closed.jpg
Apparently (and I'm not sure of this - horticulture major, anyone?) when the gourd blossoms are pollinated, the petals fold up tightly to protect the fertilized sexual organs.

This plant exhibits some complex behavior on the time-scale of hours/days. If you have young children/grandchildren that you'd like to get interested in horticulture/gardening, this is a wonderful plant to grow. As an added bonus, during their winter vacations (after the gourds are fully dried), they get to transform them into birdhouses. Scrape and sand the gourds, drill/cut entrance holes, drill some drainage holes in the bottom of the gourds, paint or shellac them (kids would probably love the chance to decorate them with paints) and hang the gourds in branches where the wind can make them sway. Swallows and martins especially like birdhouses that sway and rock with the wind. If you like to garden and hate insecticides, these birds are your best friends.

[larkspur]

Mine are still blooming, but I took these shots this Summer.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2058/1801464530_3015fe7159_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/1800662823_eea1395866_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1118/1086968667_d2f852f6cf.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1305/1393077567_342e6b9345.jpg

[turbo-1]

Mine are still blooming, but I took these shots this Summer.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2058/1801464530_3015fe7159_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/1800662823_eea1395866_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1118/1086968667_d2f852f6cf.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1305/1393077567_342e6b9345.jpgGorgeos, larkspur! As always.

[larkspur]

Gorgeos, larkspur! As always.
Thanks Turbo. I saw a photo of a rose reflection on a photo website so I thought I would try it. I still didn't get it to look like I wanted.

[larkspur]

Playing around with the macro lens.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2139/1862133392_41acb5abcf.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2139/1862133392_41acb5abcf.jpg)

[rewebster]

I think that's the best one----absolutely great--larkspur

[larkspur]

I think that's the best one----absolutely great--larkspurThanks rewebster!

[pitot-tube]

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7/picture2195hlkhwp2.jpg

[pitot-tube]

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/3659/picture473dfgig5.jpg

[pitot-tube]

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6378/picture458fghzd5.jpg

[pitot-tube]

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/2948/picture2391hjkpaw6.jpg

[pitot-tube]

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7919/picture861nmbnbxi1.jpg

[pitot-tube]

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/1662/vhvbhvjs4.jpg

[pitot-tube]

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/1295/picture2381weqwq3.jpg

All the above photos taken in my dad's garden

[Andre]

Very nice job

[pitot-tube]

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1670/hij8uxv4.jpg

This photo is about 15 years old.

[larkspur]

All the above photos taken in my dad's garden

That is a lot of flowers!!Thanks for sharing them!

[turbo-1]

Good thing about thistles is that I don't have to plant them. Pollinators love the blossoms, and finches love the seeds. They tend to grow around the south end of the vegetable garden, so I let them grow to keep my bees happy so they'll do a good job in the garden.

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/thistle_bee.jpg

[rewebster]

my, my--so many good photos-----there should be a 'market' someplace for all these great photos

[pitot-tube]

That is a lot of flowers!!Thanks for sharing them!

I thought it would be nice for my dad to see them on this site. He did all the real work growing them!

[pitot-tube]

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/6864/vfvfvfrje6.jpg

[pitot-tube]

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1300/picture063vfrxx0.jpg

Carrying a lot of pollen on a rhododendron plant.

[pitot-tube]

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2038/picture04034tryia2.jpg

[pitot-tube]

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/9968/dswqid5.jpg

FLAMINGO WILLOW ON BOTTOM LEFT

[larkspur]

Late bloomers....so photogenic.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/2427853505_82a64d68f4.jpg

[Evo]

FLAMINGO WILLOW ON BOTTOM LEFTI planted 3 of those at my old house, they are Hakuro Hishiki willows (Flamingo Willow is a cute nickname).

They grow like crazy, so the trick is to cut them back really far in the fall so that you can take advantage of the pretty pink growth as long as possible in the spring before having to cut them back. The pink is actually new leaves.

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/5821/hakurohishikidg7.jpg

[turbo-1]

Black-eyed Susans. I know that they are as common as dirt, but I like them. In the background are grape leaves. The grapes are going to be VERY prolific this year, as long as we get enough sun and heat to ripen them in time.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/blackeyedsusan-1.jpg

[hypatia]

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j269/hypatia3811/daylilly1.jpg


http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j269/hypatia3811/Bach1.jpg


Day Lilly and Bachelor Buttons

[Andre]

The orchids looking neat in the sun this morning

http://gallery.myff.org/gallery/343908/white-orchid2-tn.jpg

http://gallery.myff.org/gallery/343910/green-orchid-tn.jpg

[vanesch]

Yuk ! Pornography for vegetables :rofl:

[hypatia]

Andre, they are just beautiful!

[Math Jeans]

To anyone who knows what this is, it is a work of beauty.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2134/2522475013_43a00bbd2c.jpg?v=0

[tribdog]

is it a flower or an underwater creature?

[Math Jeans]

is it a flower or an underwater creature?

Its a 3D depth approximation from the Mandelbrot.

Notice the small blue shape in the middle.

[edward]

Mexican Bird of Paradise. I didn't plant it. It came up on its own (a voulunteer as my mother used to say) The seeds have to pass through the digestive system of a bird before they can sprout.:eek:

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2756/1000524zp6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Redbelly98]

Wow, I keep discovering awesome threads like this one.

Here are two evening primrose flowers from our yard, taken summer of 2000:

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f282/redbelly98/MyPhotos/EveningPrimrose_3409_640x480.jpg?t=1222469890

[tribdog]

Its a 3D depth approximation from the Mandelbrot.

Notice the small blue shape in the middle.

I'm embarrassed that I didn't get that one. I should have seen that.

[edward]

This one is a southwestern native plant. It is actually a cactus called the night blooming Cerus. It is commonly called Queen of the Night.

The plant for the most part looks like a dead branch of a small shrub. About the third week in June the flowers will bloom at night. By noon they are shriveled and gone.

I got a picture of this one just after sun up.

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/3644/029974r299nu6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[hypatia]

How delicate and lovely it is.