The Flower Pot

I love to take photographs of flowers and I have a photographic library full of them. As much as I love flowers, especially wildflowers, I am notoriously bad at growing them. I plan to post shots of cultivars and wildflowers in a wide range of colors and from a wide range of places.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Rosinweed

 
Rosinweed; Silphium asteriscus var. laevicaule
Taken: 6/26/2010
Growing along my back fence.
For more information, click here.
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Monday, June 28, 2010

Coral Bean

Coral Bean; Erythrina herbacea
Taken: 5/11/2010
St. George Island State Park, St. George Island, FL
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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Cyprus Vine - Macro Flower Saturday

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Cyprus Vine (aka Cypressvine Morning Glory, Cardinal Creeper, Cardinal Vine,
Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine); Ipomoea quamoclit
Taken: 9/18/2009
Along the railroad tracks in Phenix City, AL
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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Lavender Bee

Lavender
Taken: 6/11/2010
In my garden
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Spurge Nettle

Spurge Nettle (aka Tread Softly, Finger Rot); Cnidoscolus stimulosus
Taken: 6/15/2010
Along Lee Road 212, Ladonia, AL
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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Butterfly Weed

 Butterfly Weed; Asclepias tuberosa
Taken: 6/4/2010
Along Lee Road 212, Ladonia, AL
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Friday, June 18, 2010

Macro Flowers Saturday - Sago Palm

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Sago Palm, Cycas revoluta (sago cycad)
Taken: 6/11/2010
My backyard.
Important: These plants are toxic to children and pets.
For more information, click here.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Bushy Aster

   Bushy Aster; Aster dumosus
Taken: 5/9/2010
Roadside in Rural Alabama
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Monday, June 14, 2010

Mimosa

Mimosa Tree (aka Silk Tree, Pink Siris, Persian Silk Tree); Albizia julibrissin
Taken: 5/28/2010
Along Hwy 80 W, Phenix City, AL
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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Evening Primrose - Macro Flower Saturday

Evening Primrose; Oenothera Biennis (with Frog Fruit)
Taken: 5/12/2010
St. George Island, FL
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Trumpet Creeper

Trumpet Creeper; Campsis radicans
Taken: 5/28/2010
Along Hwy 80 West, Phenix City, AL
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Snow Plant

Snow Plant: Sarcodes sanguinea
Taken 5/11/2009
Yosemite National Park (on the way to Mariposa Grove)
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Sunday, June 06, 2010

Dog Violet

Dog Violet; Viola riviniana
Taken: 4/2/2010
River Walk, Phenix City, AL
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Friday, June 04, 2010

Passion Flower

Passion Flower, Map-pop; Passiflora incarnata
Taken: 5/30/2010
Fort Benning, GA
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These berries are edible. Yellow when ripe.
Habitat

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Beach Morning Glory

Beach Morning Glory; Ipomoea pes-caprae
Taken: 5/13/2010
St. George Island, FL
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