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Plant a mixed packet of Ranunculus bulbs & you have countless hours of macro photography in your backyard. So many different colours and shapes & sizes.
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Onagraceae - Montane forests of Mexico and N. Guatemala
Thyme Leafed Fuchsia
Shown: Detail of flowers; the very small flowers approx. 10 mm long x 12 mm wide; unlike the typical fuchsia flower, the petals flare outward into an open bell
"Fuchsia (pronounced /ˈfjuːʃə/ FEW-shə) is a genus of flowering plants that consists mostly of shrubs or small trees. The first, Fuchsia triphylla, was discovered on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (present day Dominican Republic and Haiti) in 1703 by the French Minim monk and botanist, Charles Plumier. He named the new genus after the renowned German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566).
"There are currently almost 110 recognized species of Fuchsia. The great majority are native to South America, but with a few occurring north through Central America to Mexico, and also several from New Zealand to Tahiti One species, Fuchsia magellanica, extends as far as the southern tip of South America, occurring on Tierra del Fuego in the cool temperate zone, but the majority are tropical or subtropical. Most fuchsias are shrubs from 0.2–4 m (8 in–13 ft 1 in) tall, but one New Zealand species, Kotukutuku (Fuchsia excorticata), is unusual in the genus in being a tree, growing up to 12–15 metres (39–49 ft) tall.
"Fuchsia leaves are opposite or in whorls of 3–5, simple lanceolate and usually have serrated margins (entire in some species), 1–25 cm long, and can be either deciduous or evergreen, depending on the species. The flowers are very decorative, pendulous "eardrop" shape, borne in profusion throughout the summer and autumn, and all year in tropical species. They have four long, slender sepals and four shorter, broader petals; in many species the sepals are bright red and the petals purple (colours that attract the hummingbirds that pollinate them), but the colours can vary from white to dark red, purple-blue, and orange. A few have yellowish tones, and recent hybrids have added the colour white in various combinations. The ovary is inferior and the fruit is a small (5–25 mm) dark reddish green, deep red, or deep purple, edible berry, containing numerous very small seeds. Many people describe the fruit as having a subtle grape flavor spiced with black pepper." (Wikipedia)
Additional views of F. thymifolia:
www.flickr.com/photos/jim-sf/5250611030/
www.flickr.com/photos/jim-sf/5251944855/
www.flickr.com/photos/jim-sf/5251986255/
Photographed in my garden in San Francisco, California
Common Milkweed [Asclepias syriaca]
Photographed October 16, 2014 at Grass Lake Preserve, located in Snail Lake Regional Park, Shoreview, Minnesota U.S.A.
www.ramseycounty.us/sites/default/files/Parks%20and%20Rec...
Equipment used: Sony Alpha SLT-A58 and Sony SAL 75-300mm lens and focus rail mounted on Focal tripod.
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Proteaceae - Australia
Rosemary Grevillea
Shown: Open flower and opening flower buds
Photographed in San Francisco Botanical Garden - San Francisco, California
Today winter came back no one expected that strong hit, spring gone and not nice things happened. That is spring living on edge, why not a flower?
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Rosaceae - Xizang & Yunnan Provinces, China; Bhutan, India, N Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim; Yunnan Province, China provenance of plant above
Syn. Spiraea canescens D. Don var. glabra
Spiraea, gong zhi xiu xian ju
Shown: Multiple inflorescences (umbels) in flower; each umbel to 2 cm diameter; umbels composed of individual flowers to 6 mm diameter
"Spiraea...is a genus of about 80-100 species of shrubs in the family Rosaceae. They are native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest diversity in eastern Asia." (Wikipedia)
Details of morphology and distribution:
www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=2...
My additional image of S. arcuata:
www.flickr.com/photos/jim-sf/7159986280/in/photostream/
Photographed in U.C. Botanical Garden at Berkeley - Berkeley, California
This video sets to music all the photos in the album. The Album celebrates one million views of my photos.
A garden favorite! Empire State Daylily 🌺 #macroflowers #Daylilies
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