Tag: blossom
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From Above and Below
Mayapple blossoms captured from above and below. These lovely blooms were hiding underneath the mayapple’s huge leaves. I would never have known to get down low for a look except for fellow blogger Eliza Waters suggesting it a couple of week ago and I am so glad she did. Otherwise, I might have missed their…
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Bare and Exposed
One fallen petal left the inside of magnolia blossom bare and exposed at Ogden Gardens – Valparaiso, Indiana. A perfect set=up for me to click a few macro shots and I took advantage of it, of course! The magnolia blossoms won’t last too much longer so I’ve got to capture them as often as possible…
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From Bud to Bloom
Gardenia – from bud to bloom at Chicago’s LIncoln Park Conservatory. Flower of the Day
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Never Before Seen
While strolling around Chicago’s Lincoln Park Conservatory this past weekend, we came across this never before seen by me orchid. It was tagged as genus – Bulbophyllum and species – Bulbophyllum gracillimum (Rolfe). A very knowledgeable volunteer informed me that it’s common and much easier name to remember is a wispy umbrella orchid. It is…
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Worth the Effort
Close to giving up on keeping indoor plants alive, I decided to give succulents a try. Neither the Moon Cactus above or the Old Man Cactus below seem to mind being forgotten for a couple of weeks at a time and are blooming in spite of me. I could try to tell you that it…
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Entangled
December has gotten here with a brisk wind and low temps and I found myself thinking back to the warmth of spring. As I scrolled through older pics I came across this bee, frozen in time through photography and entangled within a flower blossom at Chicago’s Garfield Conservatory .