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Pseudofumaria lutea (Papaveraceae) 149 22
Pseudofumaria lutea (syn. Corydalis lutea) is a short-lived perennial plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is native to the southern foothills of the south-western and central Alps of Italy and Switzerland but widely introduced elsewhere.
It grows to 30–38 cm tall. Leaves are finely divided and yellow-green to gray-green, often remaining over winter.
Flowers are 2 centimeters long, borne in racemes on short, branched, leafy stems from late spring to autumn. They have 4 petals, the top and bottom ones crested, the top one with a short, rounded spur curved downwards, and the 2 inner ones connected at the tip.
Source: Wikipedia.
Another old photo revisited to remind us that spring/summer is just around the corner!! These guys look like they are tucking into an icecream cone LOL
Primula polliniana (Primulaceae) 147 23
Primula polliniana (= Primula spectabilis) is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae.
It is a perennial plant with short and thick rhizome, and short woody stems, surrounded at the base by the brownish residues of the previous years' leaves; the height of 10÷15 cm.
It is an endemic species; present in the wild only in the pre-Alps of north-eastern Italy. Its distribution area is limited to the areas that have remained free of glaciation.
Its habitat is rocky and gravelly places, with damp cliffs, and pastures preferably on the calcareous substrate. From 600÷2,500 m.
Longwood Gardens Pa.
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Found some new trees :) .. well they are not exactly new since many have photographed them before me, but I am glad that I got a chance to create my own version of them. I visited Botany Bay this weekend, following the advice of many, and I was not disappointed.
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Mistake admitted: live view was in pano mode..did not realize the tip of the tree was out of frame...
One more from this great location and before you ask... no, I didn't put that pebble there :)
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I just love this road :)
Edisto Island, South Carolina.
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Himantoglossum robertianum (Orchidaceae) 049 26
Among the earliest heralds of the Mediterranean spring, Himantoglossum robertianum rises with quiet authority from the winter earth. Its sculptural inflorescence, composed of intricate pink and ivory blossoms, reveals a remarkable interplay of form and color — each flower delicately freckled, each petal sinuously curved as if shaped by a patient hand.
Robust yet refined, this noble orchid embodies both strength and grace. In the soft light, its velvety textures and subtle chromatic nuances become almost painterly, inviting a closer gaze into nature’s meticulous artistry.
A fleeting presence, yet unforgettable.
A beautiful morning begins with the sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean at Botany Bay, South Carolina. The Botany Bay Wildlife Management area on Edisto Island encompasses more than 3,000 acres of beach, tidal wet lands and forest with diverse flora and fauna. This is a wonderful place to hike, kayak, or just explore the beach area.
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Hepatica nobilis (Ranunculaceae) 073 24
Usually about 10cm in height but up to 15cm under ideal conditions. Leaves kidney-shaped. 5-8cm across with three broadly ovate to rounded, blunt lobes, often purple-flushed and hairy beneath, sometimes with a pale marbling above. Flowers 1.5-2.5cm across, usually with six tepals, in shades of blue, purple, pink and pure white, late winter to spring. Most of Europe except the extreme north and south, usually in woods on limestone.
The 4,630-acre plantation on Edisto Island was a gift from the Margaret Pepper family. It was given to the state in 1977 by Mr. Pepper, but was only able to be used after his wife passed away so she would have the opportunity to continue her years on the land she loved, as per her husband's request.
In July 2008, the land - now a Wildlife Management Area operated by South Carolina's Department of Natural Resources - was made open to the public.
Botany Bay Plantation The land itself is full of nature's rich beauty - from the sunflower fields to the salt marsh and fresh water ponds to the Spanish moss draped oaks to the miles of private beach; it is emblematic of South Carolina's unique environment.
Actually it looks like a broccoli/cauliflower hybrid, writ large.
I asked around for answers as to what this is called.
Mary says “Crepe myrtle.”
Tom says: Melaleuca linariifolia. Also known as Paperbark or "snow in summer" tree. www.marinatreeandgarden.org/treelist/melaleuca_l.html
Crocus biflorus (Iridaceae) 012 25
Crocus biflorus, the silvery crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, native to southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia, including Italy, the Balkans, Ukraine, Turkey, Caucasus, Iraq, and Iran. It is a cormous perennial growing to 6 cm (2.4 in) tall and wide. It is a highly variable species, with flowers in shades of pale mauve or white, often with darker stripes on the outer tepals. The flowers appear early in spring.
Neotinea ustulata (Orchidaceae) ) 149 24
The name of this beautiful orchid refers to the dark red coloration of the unopened flowers that produces the scorched effect from which the common name burnt-tipped orchid is derived.
It is an isolated species that has always been the subject of debate as to its true generic origin. It began its existence formally described as Neotinia ustulata and was later reclassified as Orchis, where it remained for many years until research indicated that both it and its companions in the Orchis tridentata group should be more properly relocated to the Neotinia stable. It has always been puzzling that, despite often growing in the thousands with other Orchis species, Orchis ustulata has never been found to hybridize with any species other than Orchis. tridentata.
It is a widespread orchid, with a range that takes it from the Faroe Islands and Sweden north to the Mediterranean and east to western Siberia. It is usually most common in mountainous areas, where it prefers a full sun location on alkaline soils, usually short grass and alpine pastures.
Given its range of ecological zones, it can be found from April to August. Today it is known to have at least two successive flowering waves, and these later flowering plants are believed to be a separate subspecies, tentatively named aestivalis.
Source: John and Gerry's Orchids of Britain and Europe
Longwood Gardens Pa.
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Ophrys sphegodes (Orchidaceae) 067 20
Ophrys sphegodes, commonly known as the early spider-orchid, is a species of orchid native to Europe and the Middle East. It is a very varied species with many subspecies recognized.
Plant height varies with latitude. Flowers March-May (April–May in northern latitudes). Each shoot may carry between 2 and 18 flowers. The flowers have yellow-green sepals and a velvety red-brown labellum with a distinctive silvery-blue H marking so that the flowers much resemble an arthropod and especially a spider.
From Wikipedia.