Ornamental Grasses
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Ornamental plum flowers. Spring seems to be coming earlier each year. For the Macro Mondays theme: pink. Width less than 1.75 in.
HMM and happy new week!
He was actually asking for one, House finches come to the feeders with their mates, out of all the birds I admire them most for that.
I know it’s a very old fashioned flower, but I love lilac. Then again, I am somewhat of an old fashioned person, and certainly an old soul, so perhaps it suits me. I love lilacs for their delicate blooms, sweet scent and of course their delightful shades of purple. They are a true harbinger of spring.
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 26th of May is "shades of purple", and I was immediately put in mind of the lovely lilacs I saw in some of the old fashioned cottage gardens that I sometimes see on my walks. Whilst it is autumn where I live now, I just happen to have a photograph of a beautiful lilac bearing several shades of purple in my photo archive, taken on a lovely spring stroll I took in October last year. Captured against a wonderfully clear azure sky, I thought it most suitable. I hope you like my choice for the theme and that it makes you smile!
Syringa is a genus of twelve currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family or Oleaceae called lilacs. These lilacs are native to woodland and scrub from south eastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere.
The same species as the kale used as a food,
ornamental kale is edible to humans, though it may not taste as good as kale more traditionally used for food.
Spirea (Spiraea) bush. The plant is frequently used as an ornamental. The flowers are quite small, but they grow in bunches.
Thank you for looking. Isn't God a great artist?
Taken before the February Winter Freeze Storm; sadly 90% of the flowers didn't make it, including this one.
The first time I saw Ornamental Cabbage (in bluish purple color) was in New Jersey during the winter months, they often got buried in the snow for days and still thrived.
I guess some were hardy to the cold and some are not?
Lens: Helio 44-2 58mm
Stay safe and be healthy!
common names: ornamental cabbage, flowering kale,
binomial name: Brassica oleracea var. acephala f. tricolor
Ornamental cabbage and kale are very close relatives of edible cabbages and kale. They are in the same species, Brassica oleracea, and although they are still edible, they aren't as tasty and tender as their cousins. They have been bred for looks, not flavor. ... The plant in the photo is an ornamental cabbage.
This pomegranates are from ornamental pomegranate tree,
the small one is less than an inch, set in abalone shell that I often use
for inlay on jewelry boxes, furniture, and jewelry making.
A neighbor's ornamental magnolia, Magnolia liliflora. These are small trees, but they tend to be almost covered with large pink flowers. This was blooming in early march. This flower, and others, were seriously nipped by a frost. Also known as tulip trees, and by other names.
Thanks for looking!
Isn't God a great artist?
When the male Rufous Hummingbird’s gorget hits the light it’s the most amazing orangey-scarlet. This was the best I could do, they’re zippy! Note the band on his teeny foot.
... its an ornamental banana ...a fantastic plant if you like the look of lush tropical foliage...
You may need some space for growing a cold hardy banana tree though...:-)