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Longwood Gardens Pa.
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The trail is bursting with blooming, wild, native oakleaf hydrangea shrubs.
DeKalb County (North Druid Hills), Georgia, USA.
24 May 2024.
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▶ "Hydrangea quercifolia — commonly known as oakleaf hydrangea or oak-leaved hydrangea— is a deciduous shrub with white showy flower heads, in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to the southeastern United States, often in woodland habitats.
Hydrangea quercifolia grows to 3–12 feet tall (0.91–3.66 m). The leaves are yellowish green to dark green on top and silvery-white underneath, turning rich shades of red, bronze, and purple in autumn.
Hydrangea quercifolia flowers are borne in erect panicles [cone-shaped flower clusters] 6–12 inches tall (15.2–30.5 cm) and 3–5 inches wide (7.6–12.7 cm). Flowers age in color from creamy white to pink; by autumn and winter, they are a dry, papery rusty brown. Hydrangea quercifolia and Hydrangea paniculata are the only hydrangeas with panicles; all the others have their flowers in umbels [flat-topped clusters].
Its specific epithet combines the Latin words quercus ('oak') and folium ('leaf'). Although the plant's leaves vaguely resemble larger versions of oak tree leaves, it is not closely related to oak species."
— Wikipedia.
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▶ Photographer's note:
Immediately after taking this shot, I looked up and saw this!
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Near Oakhurst Gardens
Muncie, Indiana
February 08
Shrub
They look like individual hydrangea flowers, but their size is too large and there
are dark red clusters of berries or seeds nearby.
Closeup of portion of the upper surface of a Hydrangea quercifolia leaf in fall colors.
Taken for the "Looking Close... on Friday!" theme of 11/4/2022: TEXTURE IN FLORA.
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I went to the Butterfly Place yesterday, a bit overdressed for the humidity and 80+ degree temperatures.
taken at Hicks Nursery Spring Show..
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but thanks to all that took a closer look...
The Orange Oakleaf or Dead Leaf (Kallima inachus) is a nymphalid butterfly found in tropical Asia from India to Japan. With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a spectacular example of camouflage.
(see image below...........same butterfly!!!)
Longwood Gardens Pa.
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I've got a small number of each of these available.
Get them while you can!
New release and big restock coming next month.
A lunchtime shot with my 105 macro lens - an oak leaf caught in the leaves of a curry plant
2024-366-01-05
RFA OAKLEAF at Thankes Fuel Jetty, Cornwall on the River Tamar opposite HM Naval Base, Devonport. August 24, 1998.
RFA OAKLEAF was built as the Swedish tanker OKTANIA in 1981, RFA OAKLEAF was the last of the Leaf-class fleet support tankers to come into service, replacing the 1960-built RFA PLUMLEAF. The second RFA ship to bear the name, OAKLEAF differed significantly from its four 'sisterships'.
Bought by James Fisher & Sons in 1985, OAKLEAF was chartered to the RFA and underwent a £5m, six-month conversion in Falmouth, which included the installation of special electronics and communications equipment, two replenishment rigs, and additional accommodation.
The MoD bought RFA OAKLEAF from James Fisher & Sons in September 2004 but early in 2007 it was announced that the ship would be sold later in the year.
The RFA was facing substantial fleet and crewing cuts at this time, and the ship was also facing non-compliance with new MARPOL rules on double-hull tankers.
The proposed sale never materialised and Oakleaf remained in lay-up in Portsmouth until September 2010, when the vessel was towed to Aliağa, Turkey, for breaking.
Camera: Contax G1 + Carl Zeiss f2 45mm Planar lens.
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