Hi Rose, I think I went beyond the color limits this evening...but I have no idea what I photographed...do you? If not, let's put it up and ask? This has become my favorite collage--only wish I knew what these little things are. Thanks. Rich
Rose, when I look at this collage, I think of being in an aquarium looking at tropical fish. I guess that is why I like these flowers so much.They are smaller than my "pinkie," yet there is something majestic and magical about them. Take care, Rich
Hugs, Rose
Hi Rich,
ReplyDeleteAre these the true colors of these flowers or did you do some tricks with a photoshop program?
I'm at a loss....I believe I have seen the style of this flower before but since I don't do gardening anymore because I now live in a condo........I do miss planting beautiful flowers like in the past.
Hopefully, one of our friends may recognize this gem of a flower!
O.K. gardners....who out there can put a name to this flower??
Hugs, Rose
I deepened the colors a bit as it was late in the evening in the park, with the sun already behind the trees and not much contrast. They are very small flowers, smaller than your longest finger, with the long flowing whatchamacallits. . I found them fascinating and do not recall ever seeing them before.
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The flower photos are incredible, looks like the flowers could be related to the fuschia.
ReplyDeleteRuthie, I had a feeling that you would have an idea about the floweres and come to think of it they do look like fucias. I have never seen any that took on two colors but the rest does look like that. So you may be right, any one else out there have any ideas?
ReplyDeleteBy the way Ruth, do you have any other works of art you could share?
Did you go to art school right from high school? I went to school with a few students who had gone to the Museum School, Mass Art and somewhere else or were headed there.
Looks like some type of orchid. . .I know, I know, there are so many varieties (phalaenopsis, cybidium, vanda, dendrobium, etc.) but I recently read a book about the "ghost" orchid and, despite the marked difference in color (I should say, its absence of color. . . hence the name) it looks very similar to the beautiful flowers in the photos.
ReplyDeleteI believe they are orchards.
ReplyDeleteI have several here around my patio
My sister in law in Mass. buys hanging fuscias every summer and
these flowers do not look like them.
Janice
Correction!
ReplyDeleteI just went on line and googled Fuschia" and I think Ruthie is right. . . they do look like fuschia!
Mystery solved. Okay, did some more googling. The flowers are Colombines. I should have known this, I grew some once upon a time.
ReplyDeleteGood grief I actually went to my very old and very dusty book of
ReplyDelete"What Perennial Where" and I think I found it. Here goes
Aquilegia Columbine
"This striking but short lived perennial produces flowers in blue yellow and red from late spring to early midsummer"
So Rich, How are we doing?
Thank you all very much for helping. I've decided to call them "Christina Aguilera."
ReplyDeleteActually there is a great Wikipedia entry on Aquilegia that lists all the variations. Worth a look see.
If anyone wants a copy, lemme know. And it time to see other photographic endeavors from "our gang."
Thanks, again. Anon
Has Richard put one over on us (again) by sending photos of beautiful ??? flowers on the 10th anniversary of the Columbine shootings?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, they are gorgeous flowers and I'm happy to have seen them on Google Images showing lots of variety within this intriguing family.
Meri,
ReplyDeleteRichard lives in Germany....would he even know about the anniversary of the Columbine shootings??????
Hugs, Rose