tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302183622009-11-27T08:30:53.345-05:00I have decided to join the blogging craze. I am looking forward to taking a moment to find out a little more about the plants I have been photographing. I hope to explore all aspects of plants, flowers, trees and other garden related topics. Sorry about having to watermark the photos but there are a lot of people using them without permission.Digital Flower Pictureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16337750342855333995noreply@blogger.comBlogger1180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-74097599978839535962009-11-27T08:29:00.002-05:002009-11-27T08:30:53.357-05:00

Pale ConeflowerEchinacea pallida(ek-in-AY-shee-a) (PAL-lid-duh)Synonyms: Pink Coneflower, Tall Coneflower Here is a flower that I have never grown before but want to try. As you can see the flowers are a little different than the ‘regular’ Coneflowers we usually grow. While researching the conditions they like I found that it is not a fussy plant that can tolerate a wide variety of soil

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Late Season Shrub RoseThese roses were still looking good when I photographed them about 3 weeks ago. The color shading was beautiful and they smelled good, too. This group seemed handsome and was working well together . Roses can bloom quite late in the season and seem to be able to ignore the thermometer for a little while.Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans out there. Although it is an

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Swan River DaisyBrachyscome iberidifolia(brak-kys-koh-mee) (eye-beer-id-ih-FOH-lee-uh)

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Black and White DaisiesOver the shoulders and slopes of the dune, I saw the white daisies go down to the sea, A host in the sunshine, an army in June, The people God sends us to set our heart free.William Bliss Carman Canadian poet 1861-1929

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Dwarf Shasta DaisyLeucanthemum x superbum 'Darling'(lew-KANTH-ih-mum) (soo-PER-bum)This is a petite Shasta Daisy that appears more dwarf than ‘Snowcap’. The flowers are 2 to 3 inches wide and that fits the stature of the plant. They look quite good when there is a carpet of flowers that are only about 8 inches tall. ‘Darling’ is suitable for the front of the border and seemed to bloom most of the

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Zonal GeraniumsPelargonium x hortorum cv.(pe-lar-GO-nee-um) (hor-TOR-um)These Geraniums were still thriving and they looked pretty good with the late afternoon sun shining on them. Flowers are getting harder and harder to come by with the weather around here. We are having a bit of a late Indian Summer and after a cold October the temperatures have been nice. There is still not a lot left out in

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Moth OrchidPhalaenopsis(fay-lay-NOP-sis)This Orchid is from the summer and the pictures have been sitting in the “To Be Used” folder on my hard drive. The Black and white is a monochrome shot from the D700. It just seems easier to me to have the camera do the conversion work then trying to change a color photo. My Nikon Coolpix 8400 has an electronic viewfinder and the view actually turns to b&w

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Fernleaf Full Moon MapleAcer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'(AY-ser) (juh-PON-ih-kum)This tree is a handsome addition to any garden. It grows to about 20 feet tall with an equal spread. It can be kept smaller if the need be. The fall color is often a dazzling mixture of orange, red and yellow. With a hardiness zone rating of 5 (USDA) it can withstand quite cold winters. This tree should be more widely

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Maui SunsetsSky Watch FridayThis Skywatch was taken right off the back deck of the house in Kihei, Hawaii. I had only been in Hawaii a couple of hours when this photo op presented itself.This next sunset was also taken in Kihei (I think it is pronounced key-hey) but down by the beach. This sunset went on for hours or so it seemed. That is the southeast shore of the island of Lanai in the distance

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Smoke TreeCotinus coggygria 'Golden Spirit'(ko-TYE-nus) (kog-GY-gree-uh)DumbcaneDieffenbachia cv.(def-en-BAH-kee-ah)

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Two From Central Park, ManhattanWordless WednesdaySee more Ruby Tuesday at Work of the Poet.

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Pink Rose from Central ParkYesterday was beautiful here and since we found ourselves in Manhattan visiting the park seemed like a good idea. There are always a lot of things to take pictures of and after a bit of searching I came upon this rose. It had the most delicate shading and even though there was a fence separating the two of us I imagined it smelled nice.Keeping with the Beatles theme we

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Globe AmaranthGomphrena haageana 'Strawberry Fields'(gom-FREE-nuh) (hag-ee-AH-nuh)Synonyms: GomphrenaThis is the first year in many that we grew Globe Amaranth and the first time ever for the brilliantly red colored 'Strawberry Fields'. This flower’s brightly colored bracts seemed to bloom all season and performed well in a hot and dry border and containers. It got up to about 24 inches tall and

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Royal PoincianaDelonix regia(dee-LON-iks) (REE-jee-uh) Synonyms: Flamboyant Tree, Flame Tree, Peacock Flower, GulmoharTo me this is one of the beautiful tropical trees there is. In 2007 I posted the modest goal of wanting to see this tree and the Jacaranda Tree in bloom. Now one of the trees can be checked off the list. We saw several Royal Poinciana in flower on Maui. There was one tree that

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Pink Rose Close upThe name of this rose has been lost but its beauty hasn’t. There seems to be more and more color blends of roses all the time. This one is a nice blend since it has a ‘main’ color and a little blending. From a personal standpoint those are the best.Today is our own version of Furlough Friday as work as slowed down now and is suppose to be really windy with some rain as the

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Orange DayliliesHemerocallis cv.(hem-er-oh-KAL-iss)Hemerocallidaceae (hem-err-oh-kal-ahh-DAY-see-eye)These Daylilies were from this summer. I can’t remember exactly but think that they are two different cultivars. Both were really orange. Here is a link to the site: FAQ about Daylilies at Daylilies.org.That page should give any information you need or want about Daylilies.There sure have been a

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New York AsterSymphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Bridgette'(sim-fy-oh-TRY-kum) (NO-vee BEL-jee-eye)Synonyms: Michaelmas Daisy

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Wooden Frog DrumsWordless Wednesday

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Black and White Maui FlowersNew Guinea ImpatiensImpatiens x hybrida(im-PAY-shuns)Synonyms: Impatiens hawkeriThese flowers were blooming in the up country part of Maui. I was leaning over a little planting bed taking pictures when someone walked up and that they were all native Hawaiian plants. I didn’t say anything because the bed did have some native looking stuff but I knew these flowers were

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Franklin TreeFranklinia alatamaha(frank-LIN-ee-uh) (uh-lah-tah-MAH-hah)Yesterday there was a little extra time in the day so I checked out Lasdon Park in Westchester County.It is quite a beautiful garden that is big and well cared for but not overwhelming or overdone. In fact I wanted some pictures of seed heads and broken down perennials but they had dutifully cut them all back already.Seeing

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Daylily ‘Lavender Illusion’Hemerocallis(hem-er-oh-KAL-iss)This large flowered Hybrid Daylily was introduced in 1975. It really had unusual color. It is considered to be a diploid type that grows to about 30 inches tall. There seems to be some variation of color between plants and even individual flower stalks. Maybe that is where the illusion part comes in.The freeze came last night and the

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Mums and SnapdragonsThis is one of the late season containers we planted at work. The mums are the ‘premium’ type and I am not sure exactly what type they are. Every year some of the pots get changed over to something like this when the regular annuals get tired.This pot had some Salvia ‘Argentine Skies’ and they did okay but there wasn’t a lot of color at the end of the season. You can’t see it

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Striped Volcano Garden PhloxPhlox paniculata 'Volcano Candy Stripe'(floks) (pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tuh)The ‘Volcano’ series of Phlox was featured on this blog here. This one looked pretty amazing and better than the striped Phlox featured on this post. It had a much larger flower and was a darker pink.I really have to try and get some of these Volcano Phlox next year. All of the Garden Phlox was so

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Hawaiian Orchid

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Montauk DaisyNipponanthemum nipponicum(nip-pon-AN-the-mum) (nip-PON-ih-kum)Synonyms: Nippon Daisy

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