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The following is a list of all entries from the Flowers category.
Tiger Aloe
Filed in Flowers, 23 January, 2009, 11:30 amAloe variegata
Above is the flower of Aloe variegata, also called Tiger Aloe or Partridge Breast Aloe. The names are derived from the appearance of the leaves, rather than the flowers that make their brief appearance. This one, shown flowering in early winter, was photographed at the Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC.
Crinum Lily
Filed in Flowers, 22 January, 2009, 5:33 pmCrinum asiaticum
This lovely crinum lily lives at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami, FL. It’s a double lily day! These are also called Spider Lilies.
Trumpet Lily
Filed in Flowers, , 5:32 pmLilium longiflorum
Also called Easter Lilies and White Trumpet Lilies, but they can vary in color. My identification could be far off (oh these many types of lilies really confuse me!)- there are so many cultivars and hybrids of lily. But I’m feeling like takin’ a guess! These lilies live at the Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh [...]
Mountain Laurel
Filed in Flowers, 5 January, 2009, 5:37 pmKalmia latifolia
Commonly called Mountain Laurel or Spoonwood; but also known as Ivybush, Calico Bush, Sheep Laurel, Lambkill & Clamoun. They are not, however, related to Bay Laurel.
These blooms were photographed in the spring at Pilot Mountain in North Carolina on one of our rock climbing trips. The top photo came out strange, but both were [...]
Pink Azaleas
Filed in Flowers, , 1:28 pmAzaleas make up two subgenera of Rhododendrons (evergreen & deciduous). Since I didn’t photograph other parts of this flower and there are so many hybrids, I’m having difficulty identifying the flower beyond the general Azalea tag. Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC.
While bugs are getting easier for me to identify – flowers and plants are becoming [...]
