lets go for the prettiest flower competition...

Empty said:
RE: Flower Pictures - Good point. They should be flowers/plants that you have, not photos off the net, I would think. It isn't clear.
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There should be two categories. It takes a lot of knowledge of photography to take a good picture. Lighting. Composition. etc.

So when you are competing with the world wide web give someone credit.

The picture I took of the chrysanthemums was taken at night so the background would be dark with the white flowers. I thought that was pretty innovative.
 

Liberty said:
Oh, those orchids are beautiful. I assume you raise them inside all year?
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In Ohio, for sure! I could set them out in the summer, but then the bugs would attack! They are quite content where they are, safe and sound by a west-facing window wall. I love when the sun shines through them - a bit of happiness while stuck at home (-:
 
Liberty said:
Ok, Empty...found the Red Lily pics...they're blooming right now and we got them from an old old house and stuck them in our ground right out in front of the house. They bloom every April. I divide them often and give the new starters to friends:

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Do you ship??? I'm so envious that you are so far ahead of me in the growing season! I have seen some of these (or similar) in Ohio and lusted after them - gorgeous!
 
Empty said:
Do you ship??? I'm so envious that you are so far ahead of me in the growing season! I have seen some of these (or similar) in Ohio and lusted after them - gorgeous!
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Sure...just be sure I've got your address. I usually send/give them away in the fall so that would be perfect for you to stick in the groune for the following spring blooms, I'd think. There are way over a hundred or two bulbs in the group.
 
Empty said:
I'd have to walk in the cold and mud to get pics of daffodils - and, I'm a wimp!
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We don't have daffodils here in this part of Texas...lots of other wildflowers, but the squirrels would eat the daff bulbs I think.

We have something blooming all year long. In the winter its normally Camellias and Sweet Olive. Then the wildflowers take over in Feb-May.
 
Liberty said:
We don't have daffodils here in this part of Texas...lots of other wildflowers, but the squirrels would eat the daff bulbs I think.

We have something blooming all year long. In the winter its normally Camellias and Sweet Olive. Then the wildflowers take over in Feb-May.
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Camellias in winter! Wildflowers in February! Sigh ... you are breaking my heart. Our squirrels don't mess with the daffodils. Neither do the deer, who eat the orange daylilies and hostas - yum, yum. Back to daffodils, the bulbs will bloom in pots filled with water and gravel indoors. They are pretty, but common as dirt around here.
 
Neither of these are really pretty, but I'm wondering if any of you experts know what they are?

This is one a neighbor gave me some years ago. This pik is a couple of years old, it will not flower for a couple of weeks yet:

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I snapped this today, it is a wildflower that grows around here. The whole thing is only 3-4 inches tall:

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Old Dummy said:
Neither of these are really pretty, but I'm wondering if any of you experts know what they are?
Camper6 said:
The red one was identified by an app that I have as Scarlet Pimpernel. Perfect name.

I Googled it and found them (along with many reprints of the book) - seem to have a wide range, but I have never seen this. It is listed as a weed and wildflower. My definition of a weed is 'a plant you don't want." If I want it, it is not a weed! The white bloom looks like something that was growing on my back slope two years ago - unfortunately now buried under the tree limbs from a tree that fell last spring. I know that I took photos of that, but didn't identify it. Maybe Camper6 can help out with his app. I am so anxious to see these wild things, but spring is off to a slow start here.


This is one a neighbor gave me some years ago. This pik is a couple of years old, it will not flower for a couple of weeks yet:

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I snapped this today, it is a wildflower that grows around here. The whole thing is only 3-4 inches tall:

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Camper6 said:
I'm surprised no daffodils.
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Me and the Daffodils.... :D

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Empty said:
Camellias in winter! Wildflowers in February! Sigh ... you are breaking my heart. Our squirrels don't mess with the daffodils. Neither do the deer, who eat the orange daylilies and hostas - yum, yum. Back to daffodils, the bulbs will bloom in pots filled with water and gravel indoors. They are pretty, but common as dirt around here.
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Love the fragrance of the Sweet Olive bushes - they bloom in the dead of winter. My mother planted it by all the outside doorways. Have Star Jasmine and my favorite - a gigantic bush of Root Beer Jasmine blooming right now. The Root Beer Jasmine climbs up an old oak tree and trails blooming vines all the way down to the ground, perfuming the air all around. By the way...do know about your winters in Ohio. Son lives in Columbus and hub and I were raised in Mansfield.
 

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