Flower and Plant Wars

[Martina]

OK, this won't be as popular as the Puppy and Kitten threads, or perhaps not popular at all. But I'll risk it cause I love flowers.

So this is a place post pretty flower or plant pics.

I'll start if off with some morning glories.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wqbbZqCvI88/UBvV3MG29JI/AAAAAAAAACg/DyHerNYvYYc/s1600/MorningGlory.jpg

[Turtle]

http://www.photographyblogger.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/flower28.jpg

[Hollylane]

Artichokes in my friend Andrew's yard...

http://i45.tinypic.com/122gn11.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/v42n8k.jpg

[Angeltoes]

This is a good subject. My favorite flower is the calla lily. I have about a zillion pictures of flowers so I'll post some after I upload them.


http://flowerswallpaper.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/callalilyx.jpg

[Angeltoes]

I love hostas

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jm3DwSkZIbs/TC-umcziypI/AAAAAAAAAyA/NpJCRA8ueMk/s1600/hostawtmk.jpg

[Angeltoes]

http://plantartistrynj.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/FernJapPaint2011a.jpg

[Angeltoes]

And of course bamboo which is useful as a building material in addition to being beautiful.

http://www.wackyowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Beautiful-Bamboo-Forests-In-Japan1.jpg

[Martina]

http://www.tropical-plants-and-flowers-guide.com/images/rex-begonia.jpg

[Turtle]

http://www.burpee.com/images/product/prod001053/prod001053_lg.jpg

[Turtle]

http://lampshadelady.typepad.com/.a/6a01310f8eecdb970c013485976d60970c-800wi

[funkyfemme]

OMG LOVE this thread!!! I'm a flower/plant HOOOOOOOO!!!!! I have a ton of pics from my garden over the years. Personal fav is the Gerbera daisy.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2044/2383620424_f91a51bc11.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/2383620424/)

[funkyfemme]

my english daisies

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3262/2377012095_d2a4864341.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/2377012095/)

[funkyfemme]

This is my fav creation so far...

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3238/2383627738_b8310eabb9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/2383627738/)

[funkyfemme]

OK, this won't be as popular as the Puppy and Kitten threads, or perhaps not popular at all. But I'll risk it cause I love flowers.

So this is a place post pretty flower or plant pics.

I'll start if off with some morning glories.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wqbbZqCvI88/UBvV3MG29JI/AAAAAAAAACg/DyHerNYvYYc/s1600/MorningGlory.jpg

Thank you for creating this thread, Martina!!!! It is just the distraction I needed!! I will be back!! :)

[funkyfemme]

My Black-eyed Susan.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2342/2442851977_66280e6c97.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/2442851977/)

[lusciouskiwi]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4262414561_e2db540c48.jpg

[lusciouskiwi]

http://www.gardenvisit.com/assets/madge/te_kainga_marire_tui/600x/te_kainga_marire_tui_600x.jpg

http://www.gardenvisit.com/garden/te_kainga_marire

[lusciouskiwi]

http://www.new-zealand-holidays.com/images/NA107_NativeTui-with-kakabeak-flowers.jpg

A tui in a kaka beak tree (Kōwhai ngutukākā in Māori)

[funkyfemme]

This little guy was bizzy! He didn't seem to even notice me snapping away lol.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2141/2489718232_cea7237319.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/2489718232/)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2205/2502539518_0e4877b62f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/2502539518/)

[Kätzchen]

http://blog.oregonlive.com/hg_impact/2009/06/garden035.jpg

[Kätzchen]

http://www.wildflowersetc.com/images/trillium.jpg

[Kätzchen]

http://images.suite101.com/207671_colorfulorchid.jpg

[Kätzchen]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L345ZlqQzA8/TIa6IPi_K9I/AAAAAAAAAws/_btmxr14sn4/s1600/00001+75+dpi+copy.jpg

[Angeltoes]

Some pretty wildflowers I found while camping in the mountains

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg588/lepetitefemme/5b76abf6.jpg http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg588/lepetitefemme/8183d609.jpg
http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg588/lepetitefemme/e78875a5.jpg
http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg588/lepetitefemme/563b87d1.jpg

[Angeltoes]

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg588/lepetitefemme/0f6a1dd6.jpg

[Martina]

http://www.finegardening.com/CMS/uploadedimages/Images/Gardening/Issues_111-120/041105832_begonia_combo_xlg.jpg

[Martina]

http://l.rgbimg.com/cache1sY6qq/users/m/mi/mimica/600/nFfpDiy.jpg

[Martina]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/225082_358787700862388_1056313133_n.jpg

[Turtle]

http://www.hiddenvalleynaturearts.com/images/caribbeanbeauty.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3145/2742918902_683e01531e.jpg

[bkisbutchenuff]

http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r555/bkisbutchenuff/Picture069.jpgAwesome thread! Here are a few picts from my yard:
http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r555/bkisbutchenuff/IMG-20120625-00086.jpg
http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r555/bkisbutchenuff/IMG-20120628-00098.jpg
http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r555/bkisbutchenuff/Picture203.jpghttp://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r555/bkisbutchenuff/Picture270.jpg

More to come...I so love my back yard!

[funkyfemme]

These are pretty even when they're dying.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2108/2293644003_c745d77bbf.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/2293644003/)

[Martina]

http://www.beginner-gardening.com/images/clematis.jpg

[funkyfemme]

These are some of the daisies along Lake Erie.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8294/7850945820_b9e55551c8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/7850945820/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8299/7850936842_14482fdc04.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/7850936842/)

[funkyfemme]

Purty lil weeds in the front yard.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3164/2393905613_e75d58f16f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/2393905613/)

[funkyfemme]

Okefenokee Swamp, Waycross, GA

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3054/2449387278_77592c9d2b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/2449387278/)

[Angeltoes]

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg588/lepetitefemme/e7525006.jpg

[Angeltoes]

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg588/lepetitefemme/7203b218.jpg

[Novelafemme]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/249246_10150398269177715_5824403_n.jpg

This is from last summer in our backyard.

[Novelafemme]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/228971_10150398269072715_3782227_n.jpg

Also our backyard; in full bloom with bouganvilla and a vitex sapling.

[Novelafemme]

These are pretty even when they're dying.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2108/2293644003_c745d77bbf.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/2293644003/)

How beautiful! Do you know its name?

[funkyfemme]

How beautiful! Do you know its name?

Thanks. It's a Hibiscus bloom on it's way out. I can never say Hibiscus without thinking of my Nana. She always called them "Hibiscuits" lol.

[funkyfemme]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/228971_10150398269072715_3782227_n.jpg

Also our backyard; in full bloom with bouganvilla and a vitex sapling.

The one thing I miss the most about living in California (LA) is the Bouganvilla. The entrance to my old apartment was framed by a huge hot pink one and it made me happy every single day. :)

[Martina]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/magnoliasoft.imageweb/assaffrank/supersize/af20081129%20clematis%20seeds%20009.jpg

[Martina]

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M9m546FbhoY/Set2H1_IypI/AAAAAAAAA1M/9CFUkxVlvxo/s512/blue%20iris.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/530910_4602682788327_253583934_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/s720x720/405256_4563865097909_828510846_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/388030_4563865977931_1035081744_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/383944_4563866577946_1260143786_n.jpg

[Daywalker]

This thread rawks.

:daywalker:

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/s720x720/395954_4539324844418_1946504945_n.jpg

[Angeltoes]

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg588/lepetitefemme/ae6675de.jpg

[Martina]

http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/ourcoloradonews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/01/60123eb8-af31-11e1-9b57-0019bb2963f4/4fce3e33280e2.image.jpg

[Daywalker]

From our Garden

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/559075_10151003949233123_1978419301_n.jpg

:daywalker:

[Dude]

the flower that turns you into a 5 year old
(no matter how hard you try to resist and be mature)
it was impossible to pick just one
PenNym0u4Js
E85eel25AuE
H6reVPhAEa4
w0pGeRpscM0

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/31390_1468635079093_5751886_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/36695_1517553542024_1542948_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/2636_1108782002991_6989245_n.jpg

[Turtle]

http://i1.treknature.com/photos/3072/columbine_flower_05.jpg

http://www.critterzone.com/animal-pictures-nature/stock-photos/Colorado-columbine-flower-AWFL0602073-094C.jpg

http://www.wisconsinmade.com/assets/item/regular/2701-columbine-flower-print-L.jpg

http://blog.columbinedesigninc.com/files/2012/01/5648212270_e272d588b2.jpg

[Tommi]

At my front gate.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll85/TommiSoCal/0419110754a.jpg

[Tommi]

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll85/TommiSoCal/0421090647.jpg

[Martina]

http://strangewonderfulthings.com/Begonia_luxurians_Palm-leaf_Begonia_2075.jpg

[bkisbutchenuff]

More form yard:
http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r555/bkisbutchenuff/Picture322.jpg

http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r555/bkisbutchenuff/Picture132.jpg

http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r555/bkisbutchenuff/Picture285.jpg

[bkisbutchenuff]

yet..a few more...garden to be posted soon...

http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r555/bkisbutchenuff/Picture203-1.jpg

http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r555/bkisbutchenuff/Picture243.jpg

http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r555/bkisbutchenuff/Picture002-1.jpg

[funkyfemme]

Bleeding Heart (can't remember exactly where I got this one)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8436/7857452820_e6a759148e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/7857452820/)

[funkyfemme]

This lil pretty is growing up the side of the house. :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7272/7850943006_bd886fa68f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/7850943006/)

[Kätzchen]

http://0.tqn.com/d/containergardening/1/0/r/7/-/-/Passion-Flower-500.jpg

[Kätzchen]

http://healthyhomegardening.com/images/gardengeek/blue_flower_904.jpg

[Kätzchen]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/3795408397_01a4f8807e.jpg

[Kätzchen]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NvqxptsTd2M/TtpWvTKnV4I/AAAAAAAACnQ/sDyzC3N5PmE/s1600/dahlia%2B%25252811%252529.jpg

[Kätzchen]

http://0.tqn.com/d/cleveland/1/0/a/3/-/-/cloudforest.jpg

[Kätzchen]

http://www.schedel-gardens.org/schedel/content/images/2006_pics/dsc_0376.jpg

[Angeltoes]

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg588/lepetitefemme/bfbe6137.jpg

[Angeltoes]

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg588/lepetitefemme/619f4af7.jpg

[Angeltoes]

http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg588/lepetitefemme/4254f607.jpghttp://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/gg588/lepetitefemme/83f48fc3.jpg

[LeftWriteFemme]

http://professionaldesignsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Edwardian-Conservatory.jpg
http://www.lopatcongnj.com/directory/listings/images/235_4.jpg
http://www.preservationnation.org/assets/photos-images/preservation-magazine/todays-news-items/2008/dukegardens.jpg
http://e1205.hizliresim.com/x/9/5lcqv.jpg

[funkyfemme]

Random basket at the Okefenokee Swamp Park

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2678/4532885214_e127e5152c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/4532885214/)

[Turtle]

http://whatdoiknow.typepad.com/photos/flowers/lilacs.jpg

We have Lilacs out here, but they are different from the ones I came up with...

[funkyfemme]

Tiny bloom from a Spider plant.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2296/2425569765_7ea31b069f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisygrrrrl/2425569765/)

[ButchEire]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8304/7865011812_0c463fe7fa.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83476528@N02/7865011812/)
flowers1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83476528@N02/7865011812/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7131/7865023030_727aa9dc39.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83476528@N02/7865023030/)
flowers2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83476528@N02/7865023030/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/7865017722_2926f8ab76.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83476528@N02/7865017722/)
flowers3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83476528@N02/7865017722/)

[Turtle]

http://impressive.net/people/gerald/2005/05/13/15-58-54-sm.jpg

[funkyfemme]

Snapped these at the Buffalo Botanical Gardens. That place was awesome!!

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb340/funkyfemme67/2012-08-26_13-46-02_878-1.jpg

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb340/funkyfemme67/2012-08-26_13-39-03_592.jpg

[chefhmboyrd]

http://www.free-hdwallpapers.com/wallpapers/nature/mici/555115.jpg

[Turtle]

http://www.logees.com/images/R2042-Hibis_Purple_Magic.JPG

[lusciouskiwi]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/561963_10151106553867453_854120645_n.jpg

[lusciouskiwi]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/394313_10151106554462453_395788176_n.jpg

[Turtle]

http://www.scenicreflections.com/files/Butterflies_on_flowers_Wallpaper_dnwtt.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/283970_2308385512329_4706804_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/309081_2686309840201_48893450_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/422645_3207475149008_1352310031_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/s720x720/296981_4563866817952_419483282_n.jpg

[Turtle]

http://desert-sands.com/images/desert_flowers.jpg

[Turtle]

http://byteful.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/12aRed-Desert-flowers.jpg

[funkyfemme]

The grocery store had a ton of flowers yesterday. You'd swear it was Spring lol!

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb340/funkyfemme67/2012-09-02_16-29-34_764.jpg

[funkyfemme]

More from Wegman's (our local market). :)

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb340/funkyfemme67/2012-09-02_16-28-42_187.jpg

[Kätzchen]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TK2U45ApSEo/UEPmNUUwiqI/AAAAAAAAOLU/KituWQprvCE/s640/IMG_1483.JPG

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/s720x720/420091_4563867257963_506929952_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/305054_4563867617972_593728418_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/418659_4563868297989_901939867_n.jpg

[Martina]

More from Wegman's (our local market). :)


I used to love going to Wegman's when I visited friends in Rochester. Alas, they moved.

[Martina]

OH someone asked what this was a while back, and I forgot to answer. Begonia luxurians. I'll repost the pic. I love me some begonias. This one looks like no begonia I ever saw tho.

http://strangewonderfulthings.com/Begonia_luxurians_Palm-leaf_Begonia_2075.jpg

[Martina]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Wpl1KD0VQjY/TtP-7jeYajI/AAAAAAAAOlE/ptVcOdOomgk/s1600/32029887.CatherineTooPA130018s.JPG

[Turtle]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0__qyfCGy14/TySoPFWAEbI/AAAAAAAAD8E/WLJvAov5noI/s1600/chard2s.jpg

[Turtle]

http://www1.vegplugs.co.uk/product_images/uploaded_images/4d1bf28f393b02579small.jpg

[Hollylane]

http://i48.tinypic.com/25yxfzm.jpg

[Hollylane]

http://www.terragalleria.com/images/np-desert/sagu32821.jpeg

[Martina]

http://0.tqn.com/d/containergardening/1/0/t/9/-/-/dahliaCOL.jpg

[Martina]

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/33742_448443901192_640401192_5764179_5417682_n.jpg

[Martina]

http://blog.americanmeadows.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/05092553dahliawdroplets.jpg

[Martina]

http://img.ehowcdn.com/article-new/ehow/images/a06/5b/ga/grow-dahlias-california-800x800.jpg

[Martina]

http://postmediavancouversun.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/7534.wheels.jpg

[Martina]

http://www.anniesannuals.com/special_pgs/eblasts/100506/images/dahlia_imperialis.jpg

[Martina]

http://www.backyardnature.net/yucatan/g-showr5.jpg

[Martina]

http://www.sarracenia.com/photos/miscplant/passifoeti002.jpg

[Turtle]

http://www.indoorflowers.net/gallery/primroses/primrose_1.jpg

[Turtle]

http://banksoncreative.com/Dahlias_750/Dahlia_Peach_Yellow_4612-750.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/s720x720/556393_4214691608790_1245514864_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/s720x720/430797_3233975091490_820203382_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/408905_3233975371497_1468405219_n.jpg

[Martina]

http://img.ehowcdn.com/article-new/ehow/images/a06/rm/68/long-until-plumeria-tree-flowers_-800x800.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/393351_4691131519490_1764090374_n.jpg

[funkyfemme]

Sharing space. :)

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb340/funkyfemme67/IMG_20120909_184730.jpg

[funkyfemme]

We took a walk along Lake Erie on Sunday and between the flowers and butterflies, I just couldn't get enough. :)

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb340/funkyfemme67/2012-09-09_15-44-53_950.jpg

[weatherboi]

http://wanderingairstream.com/me/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/purple_cactus_flower.jpg

[Turtle]

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/326/4/a/underwater_flowers_by_lilyce-d4gyfff.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/36695_1517553582025_2271115_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/532933_3624884823989_1026129973_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/427072_4563864257888_423338304_n.jpg

[Martina]

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/IMAGES/New_York/Lilac-blossoms-flowers.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/564868_4146114894415_1690522066_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/s720x720/385500_4521264752927_1549650670_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/578785_4529971730596_480242127_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/s720x720/375969_4583071658061_994711915_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/s720x720/404046_4720510373943_2024163038_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/527784_4720530934457_853792716_n.jpg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/557041_4720492453495_1484949594_n.jpg

[LeftWriteFemme]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_4nicS18o2E/TYud2iPTLsI/AAAAAAAAALk/64AzmUOHyrw/s1600/Buding-Rose-beautiful-flower-wallpaper.jpeg

[Mr.Nobody]

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/562033_4720529214414_1092806806_n.jpg

[Turtle]

http://floresdorina16.galeon.com/2dalias.jpg

[Turtle]

http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/007/Purple/84/65/f1/mzl.mkeemdxe.320x480-75.jpg

[Turtle]

http://www.tiptoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/lantana.jpg

[weatherboi]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L1y4XexY16s/SmqIsf7aGqI/AAAAAAAAHc0/B_U2MNiHKgo/s400/Cactus-Flower05.jpg

[ahk]

http://www.jenniesphotos.com/images/purple_hydrangea_flower_large_photograph.jpg

[Turtle]

http://cs403631.userapi.com/v403631441/ab0d/0M5Kc5aR-4E.jpg

[Turtle]

http://tjsgardendotcom1.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/mexican-bird-of-paradise.jpg

[Duchess]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTtaHY8rnSOcXThwAjKERRbiagULhevJ-DvMf9Pgr_onPq2ZPqE

[Turtle]

http://tigergroves.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/two_flowers-preview.jpg

[ahk]

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17g5i4vem5r88jpg/xlarge.jpg

[Duchess]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR8j0TRY9nA22s7gLSFJid_DzcsG2LcE ETmgrl4AETYG6c0RifYpg

[deb_U_taunt]

I love black columbine

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aSP8bnxil8A/Si58ts1riWI/AAAAAAAAAe0/bRTHmjeldec/s400/black+columbine+blog.jpg

[deb_U_taunt]

and fuschia :)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yX0BzA6hUYU/ShK2kNZhobI/AAAAAAAAGJA/QtY2PPgikbA/s400/fuschia2.jpg

[Kätzchen]

http://6188.file.92game.net/d/file/20121109/024642-qa1d5uzftft.jpg

[macele]

http://6188.file.92game.net/d/file/20121109/024642-qa1d5uzftft.jpg



probably about 15 minutes down the road, ... there's a field like this. an awe feeling is what i get. thanks for posting.

[macele]

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/annuals/msg0720493211328.jpg

[Smiling]

http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s577/Bree524/image_zpsb1951fe1.jpg

[Martina]

Overall winner of the International Garden Photographer of the Year 2014

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/2/13/1392250033455/ad3d8dc3-b104-492c-abb4-3c1f76eb4523-620x413.jpeg

[Martina]

http://blogs.extension.org/gardenprofessors/files/2013/05/valentineclose.jpg

[puddin']

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSzYtRdly3uxw0tofv1c9C2utC-VmNPdtpNiF32ai26deKFldLU4w

[Martina]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oCY8BKs9fRk/URWnpZDh03I/AAAAAAAAAq8/yoxfXm36LQ0/s1600/Podophyllum_peltatum_colony.jpg

[Smiling]

One of my very favorite flowers....

I copied and pasted some interesting folklore associated with Plumeria/Frangipani below:

http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s577/Bree524/image_zps8a2390ef.jpg

Myths & Legends Associated with the Frangipani Plant

There is a theory that Catholic missionary priests spread frangipanis (Plumerias) around the world as they travelled. This may explain why the frangipani is so popular and common in the Philippines and Thailand but very rare in China and Vietnam. Thailand and the Philippines welcomed the Christian missionaries while, in China and Vietnam, they were persecuted until around the 1850s.

Frangipani trees were once considered taboo in Thai homes because of superstitious associations with the plant's Thai name, lantom, which is similar to ratom, the Thai word for sorrow. As a result, frangipanis were thought to bring unhappiness. Today, however, the blossoms are presented as fragrant offerings to Buddha and Thai people wear them on special festival days like Songkran (Thai New Year).

According to Vietnamese myth, ghosts live in trees with white and fragrant flowers including the frangipani. In Vietnam and China the colour white is associated with death and funerals.

In Hindu culture, the flower means loyalty. Hindu women put a flower in their hair on their wedding days to show their loyalty to their husbands.

It’s believed the Aztecs used a decoction of frangipani flowers and other plant materials mixed with certain internal organs of predatory animals (with a reputation for cunning, strength and bravery) as a powerful potion against fear, lethargy and faintheartedness.

"Warming" oils -- such as those from Plumeria, sandalwood, lotus flower, frankinense, cinnamon and basil -- are said to have a calming influence on those suffering from fear, anxiety, insomnia or tremors, according to the principles of Ayurveda, a 5,000-year-old Indian holistic science that seeks to balance mind, body and spirit.

A popular legend among sailors shipping overseas from Hawaii during WWII was to toss a lei into the waters as the ship passed Diamond Head. If the lei floated ashore, the sailor would return. If it floated toward the ship, he wouldn't be coming back.

In the language of flowers, Frangipani (Plumeria) are said to stand for love long in absence, as for a sailor long at sea.

Frangipani (Plumeria) is very rare in China, and even more precious than orchids. So, when a person gives frangipani flowers to a sweetheart, it is the closest thing to saying you're special, I love you in a culture where expression of personal feelings is frowned upon.

According to Mexican (Lakandon) myth the gods were born from Frangipani (Plumeria) flowers.

In Malay folklore the scent of the frangipani is associated with a vampire, the pontianak.

Source: http://www.allthingsfrangipani.com/frangipanis.html

[Kätzchen]

https://dncache-mauganscorp.netdna-ssl.com/thumbseg/1012/1012026-bigthumbnail.jpg

[Kätzchen]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/c1/43/45/c14345d12b5f64306ab61a72ba13d7c0.jpg

[FireSignFemme]

http://static3.crated.com/txgmQNgKV7LahYL--fMJHIoidgw=/fit-in/960x960/filters:quality(90)/crated/thumbs/art/2015/05/23/b336afea2a881dcb730d6cea71819f86/960.jpg

[Kätzchen]

http://i.weddingomania.com/2016/08/02-burgundy-dahlias-and-blush-peonies-for-a-bridal-bouquet.jpg


Dahlia's and Peonies are my favorite flowers:
Especially, dark red Dahlias. :stillheart:

[Kätzchen]

http://www.diegorivera.org/images/famous/flowerseller1942.jpg

[Bèsame*]

https://cdn2.bigcommerce.com/server6000/3bp5t46z/products/199/images/581/tuberose_bouquet__61312.1416062602.1280.1280.jpg?c =2

Tuberoses. Very strong fragrance , my fav.

[Kätzchen]

http://images.forwallpaper.com/files/thumbs/preview/44/440877__gomphrena-globosa_p.jpg

[Bèsame*]

https://apis.xogrp.com/media-api/images/abc66de1-a34c-64e6-f75c-b08a1ee6739e~sc_290.290

[Bèsame*]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/7e/67/05/7e6705b50f598196b45703cd2303bc1f.jpg

[Logicaly]

http://orig00.deviantart.net/079c/f/2007/151/0/f/flowers_by_aquamarinemel.jpg

[Kätzchen]

http://orig00.deviantart.net/079c/f/2007/151/0/f/flowers_by_aquamarinemel.jpg

this photograph of flowers contrasted on a black background is simply gorgeous.....

[Bèsame*]

https://dncache-mauganscorp.netdna-ssl.com/thumbseg/953/953177-bigthumbnail.jpg


oh how I wish I could grow sweet peas! I have fond memories of them when I was growing up. My grandmother once lived next door to me. In the spring we would plant seeds along the back wall of the garage. I would make the trellis, using string going back and forth. They would grow all the way up to the roof! I was always making sweet pea bouquets 💐

[Logicaly]

this photograph of flowers contrasted on a black background is simply gorgeous.....

They are some of my favorite flowers, I always look forward to seeing them when I go to Hawaii.

[Kätzchen]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/8a/09/6d/8a096d3b2973674ae93ed66bd98a341f.jpg

[TheHinduPose]

http://ift.tt/2pgdmxO

https://vimeo.com/209497584

http://invisiblejam.com/

[Kätzchen]

https://images.meredith.com/content/dam/bhg/Images/2014/7/25/102151690.jpg.rendition.largest.550.jpg

[Kätzchen]

https://www.humideas.com/wp-content/uploads/hanging-baskets-practical-tips-for-designing-your-patio/hanging-basket-country-house-petunia-multi-coloured.jpg

[Kätzchen]

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/32/a3/2d/32a32d9fa174fd09272f16a7541027f1--small-patio-gardens-mini-gardens.jpg

[Kätzchen]

https://gardenerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Echinacea_purpurea_1_200dpi1.jpg

[homoe]

http://www.sarracenia.com/photos/miscplant/passifoeti002.jpg



Martina, is this what is commonly known as a Purple Passionflower?

[homoe]

https://cdn.atwilltech.com/flowerdatabase/p/purple-and-white-vase-vase-arrangement.365.jpg



Just what the doctor ordered to brighten up the joint...

[Bèsame*]

Simply Winter

https://i.shelterness.com/2016/11/08-an-old-coffee-pot-with-red-berries-will-be-a-great-centerpiece.jpg

[homoe]

Martina, is this what is commonly known as a Purple Passionflower?


~~

I looked and looked for something similar to this Saturday but couldn't find it..

[homoe]

https://img10.joybuy.com/N0/s560x560_jfs/t27985/160/581008439/101429/f132836c/5bf7d270Ncec841d7.jpg.dpg

[homoe]

https://www.cherryblossomsflorist.com/assets/images/A-Little-bit-lily2.jpg

[homoe]

https://secure.img1-ag.wfcdn.com/im/68671275/resize-h310-w310%5Ecompr-r85/7001/70017359/artificial-mixed-ficus-fittonia-and-berries-foliage-plant-in-decorative-vase.jpg

[homoe]

https://rlv.zcache.co.uk/beautiful_rainbow_rose_flower_heart_sticker-r3def9ee528394763b419fa7782a59c91_0ugd3_8byvr_540. jpg

Everything's Coming Up Roses Feb 8th 10 a.m - 3 p.m Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Seattle Free

Join rosarians from the Seattle Rose Society for a full day of rose mania, seminars on specific aspects of rose growing. Experts avaiable for discussion.


more info phone 1-206-546-4851

[homoe]

https://previews.123rf.com/images/almoond/almoond1601/almoond160100065/51833293-bouquet-of-red-and-white-roses-valentine-s-background-.jpg



Come on Butches and Femme get your creative caps on, it's right around the corner........

[homoe]

https://imagesvc.meredithcorp.io/v3/mm/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.onecms.io%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F24%2F2019%2F07%2F22695 01_mumsa5272_1-2000.jpg

[homoe]

https://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/4-34-630x571.jpg

[homoe]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b9/f3/f1/b9f3f182266ccfdf49d427f3b65d0076.jpg

[homoe]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d8/2d/7d/d82d7d29753b64e824ce770455e04d7a.jpg

[homoe]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b3/fa/43/b3fa43ed3ecfe5d98fdb4e983f24f822.jpg

[PlatinumPearl]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/22/1e/f9/221ef9f8a9e13cca543fab52ba8bed73.jpg

[homoe]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a2/1a/4b/a21a4b1eb51527ddd7e36b181da83191.jpg

[homoe]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcStVW9KMKcYY8TMETBtOfUzSZXYIiZ 8RXzoiw&usqp=CAU


Kathleen Tennison of Gethsemane Garden Center suggest five bulbs to plant in fall for a burst of color next spring.

Alliums, Lenten Roses, Delight Darwin Hybrid Tulips, Virginia Bluebells, and Dwarf Rhododendrons.

[homoe]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0b/3c/cb/0b3ccb658df842667c5b02ea258813a4.jpg



Kaleidoscope Roses....

[FireSignFemme]

https://bit.ly/2SxNp8N

https://www.floralevolutionflowers.com/mentorship

[homoe]

https://p0.pikist.com/photos/242/756/flowers-bouquet-cowboy-western-love-romance-romantic-fresh-flowers-nature.jpg

[Bèsame*]

https://www.hawaiianleicompany.com/Uploads/ProductGroup/D74EBF5_300.gif

[Kätzchen]

https://ssl.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Hj84.wL6axs/s/750/750/12096.jpg

[Kätzchen]

https://images.meredith.com/content/dam/bhg/Images/2014/7/25/102151690.jpg.rendition.largest.550.jpg


❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Kätzchen]

https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/1/peony-field-mary-lee-dereske.jpg

Image credit: Mary Lee Dereske via Fine Art America

[Kätzchen]

https://www.theenglishhome.co.uk/_gatsby/file/c769d913b90982480e686874a6db58d6/peonies%20lead.jpg

Image credit: https://www.theenglishhome.co.uk/seasonal-living/gardens/peonies/

[Kätzchen]

https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/mas_assets/cache/image/6/2/e/6/25318.Jpg

Image credit: White Flower Farm
https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/35407-product.html

[Kätzchen]

https://www.edenbrothers.com/cdn/shop/products/peony-pink-sunrise-vis-1.jpg?v=1654796897

Image credit: https://www.edenbrothers.com/products/peony-pink-sunrise-mix

[Kätzchen]

https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/mas_assets/cache/image/7/a/b/e/31422.Jpg

Image Credit courtesy of White Flower Farms

[Kätzchen]

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d6/1e/38/d61e38ef8a77676c776cbc80ffbbfd32.jpg