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Category: Flower

  • Beach Spider Lily (Hymenocallis littoralis) in Pago Pago, American Samoa 

    Beach Spider Lily (Hymenocallis littoralis) in Pago Pago, American Samoa 

    According to the AI I checked with, Here’s why: While other plants like Crinum asiaticum (also known as spider lily) share some similarities, the narrow petals and overall form point more definitively towards Hymenocallis littoralis.

  • The vibrant red flower in your photograph from Nawiliwili, Hawaii is likely the wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis)

    The vibrant red flower in your photograph from Nawiliwili, Hawaii is likely the wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis)

    That may be one of the most exciting things AI has ever told me… to think, I accidentally took a picture of the plant/flower Nawiliwili might get its name from! How cool is that! I saw these red flowers in the distance as I was about to leave Nawiliwili Park and head back to the…

  • Red Hibiscus… almost found the state flower growing by the side of the street…

    Red Hibiscus… almost found the state flower growing by the side of the street…

    Those playing along at home will know it is the YELLOW Hibiscus that is the state flower, making the Red Hibiscus a fun find, and photogenic flower, but not exactly the state flower of Hawaii. Even knowing I didn’t EXACTLY find the state flower, I am thinking about making an image of the hibiscus my…

  • Plumeria Flowers photographed in Nawiliwili, Hawaii

    Plumeria Flowers photographed in Nawiliwili, Hawaii

    This is a Plumeria flower, also known as Frangipani. It’s a very popular flower in tropical regions, especially in Hawaii where it’s often used in leis.   Here’s what makes me confident in this identification: There are many different varieties of Plumeria, each with slightly different colors and petal shapes, but the overall characteristics in…

  • Water Hyacinth growing in shallow water in Nawiliwili, Hawaii

    Water Hyacinth growing in shallow water in Nawiliwili, Hawaii

    I was walking along a meandering path of my own making, and as I crossed a bridge I almost didn’t look down at the water to take in the sight… I was aware something was growing down there, but it just looked green — until I took a moment to look closer, and saw the…

  • Another beautiful Rose

    Another beautiful Rose

    I wasn’t sure my camera was focusing on this little Rose buds, and newly bloomed flowers, but I kept trying to take photos as the colors were so dynamic, and the flowers so beautiful. I have no idea what type of rose they are, but they sure are pretty. Hmm, possibly a China Rose? Wikipedia…

  • Mealycup Sage

    Mealycup Sage

    This flower had incredibly dynamic and striking color that drew the eye whether it was under full sun or braving a heavy drizzle. I got help from Siri as well as Google in identifying this one as it looked like it could be one of several options, but I think the technology and I agreed…

  • Apparently I find a lot of weeds attractive…

    Apparently I find a lot of weeds attractive…

    This doesn’t actually surprise me, given as a kid I complained about pulling the flowers my Dad called weeds from our vegetable garden, but it is kind of funny how many flowers and plants I think are pretty I look up and find listed as weeds. And yes, this is another one. Per Wikipedia: Celosia…

  • Prairie Dawn Rose?

    Prairie Dawn Rose?

    Yet again I find myself wishing I knew more about flowers. When I photographed this one I figured I was getting another shot of a Beach Rose, but google and the magic World Wide Web lead me to believe this is a Prairie Dawn Rose. A rose by any other name is still beautiful, and…

  • Calendula, and a discovery, Mary’s Gold = Marigold

    Calendula, and a discovery, Mary’s Gold = Marigold

    Per Wikipedia: Calendula (/kəˈlɛndjuːlə/) is a genus of about 15–20 species  of annual and  perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae that are often known as marigolds. They are native to southwestern Asia, western Europe, Macaronesia, and the Mediterranean. Other plants known as marigolds include corn marigold, desert marigold, marsh marigold, and plants of the genus Tagetes. The genus name Calendula is a modern Latin diminutive of calendae, meaning…

  • Day Lily — Pretty in Pink

    Day Lily — Pretty in Pink

    This was the only flower of its type, hanging out amid a bunch of other blooms, eye catching for its color and uniqueness. Per Wikipedia: Daylilies have been found growing wild for millennia throughout China, Mongolia, northern India, Korea, and Japan.[10] There are thousand-year-old Chinese paintings showing orange daylilies that are remarkably similar to the flowers that grace…

  • Queen Anne’s Lace

    Queen Anne’s Lace

    Per Wikipedia: Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, European wild carrot, bird’s nest, bishop’s lace, and Queen Anne’s lace (North America), is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Old World and was naturalized in the New World. Other interesting bits on the Wikipedia page…

  • Japanese Rose in Canada

    Japanese Rose in Canada

    Not a new to me flower, but it was beautiful, and rather enchanting the way the lone bloom was growing near a church. From Wikipedia: Rosa rugosa (rugosa rose, beach rose, Japanese rose, Ramanas rose, or letchberry) is a species of rose native to eastern Asia, in northeastern China, Japan, Korea and southeastern Siberia, where it grows on beach coasts, often on sand dunes. It should not be confused with Rosa multiflora,…

  • Yellow Coneflower

    Yellow Coneflower

    Echinacea paradoxa, the yellow coneflower, Bush’s purple coneflower, or Ozark coneflower, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to southern Missouri, Arkansas, and south-central Oklahoma, It is listed as threatened in Arkansas. When the petals are down towards the ground like this I find it easy to understand how they got the name coneflower, this is one of the I…

  • Echinacea Double Scoop Raspberry

    Echinacea Double Scoop Raspberry

    Another coneflower variation. I love the colors in this flower! Per Wikipedia: Echinacea /ˌɛkɪˈneɪsiə, ˌɛkɪˈneɪʃiə/ is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family. It has ten species, which are commonly called coneflowers. They are native only in eastern and central North America, where they grow in wet to dry prairies and open…

  • Purple Coneflower

    Purple Coneflower

    From Wikipedia: Echinacea purpurea, the eastern purple coneflower, purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or echinacea, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to parts of eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwestern United States as well…

  • Pansy

    Pansy

    This beautiful little blossom was tucked away among a huge array of flowers, easy to overlook or miss, just peeking out between the leaves to catch my eye. Per Wikipedia: The garden pansy (Viola × wittrockiana) is a type of polychromatic large-flowered hybrid plant cultivated as a garden flower. It is derived by hybridization from several species in the section Melanium (“the pansies”) of the genus Viola, particularly V.…

  • Canadian Goldenrod

    Canadian Goldenrod

    Google Lens identified this plant for me, and Wikipedia tells me: Solidago canadensis, known as Canada goldenrod or Canadian goldenrod, is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern and north-central North America and often forms colonies of upright growing plants, with many small yellow flowers in a branching inflorescence held above the foliage. It is an invasive plant in other…

  • Yellow Toadflax

    Yellow Toadflax

    I found a really nice write up about this flower at https://www.tcweed.org/blog/weed-of-the-month-yellow-toadflax where it was the weed of the month… who says weeds can’t be pretty? Yellow Toadflax Origins:Yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) is native to south-central Eurasian region and was introduced to the Americas in the late 1600s for ornamental purposes. Beyond its decorative use,…

  • Indian Shot

    Indian Shot

    I saw this pretty flower in a planter with other, more familiar flowers, in Sydney, Canada and snapped a few shots of it so I could learn more later Per Wikipedia: Canna indica, commonly known as Indian shot, African arrowroot, edible canna, purple arrowroot, Sierra Leone arrowroot, is a plant species in the family Cannaceae. It is native to much…

  • Windflower, aka Japanese Anemone

    Windflower, aka Japanese Anemone

    At this point I feel like nearly half the pictures I take these days are of flowers, with hopes google, or some other AI will help me identify it. While I like the ease of identification google lens offers, Claude AI gives some very informative answers, in this case I asked it simply if it…

  • Spiraea japonica

    Spiraea japonica

    I ran across this pretty flower, that grows in clusters, in two different colors on our walk in Reykjavik. This lighter color seems to be known as ‘Little Princess’. Per Wikipedia: Spiraea japonica, the Japanese meadowsweet or Japanese spiraea, is a plant in the family Rosaceae.

  • Beach Rose?

    Beach Rose?

    I saw this pretty flower growing in a park in Reykjavik, Iceland. The buds are just as pretty before opening up into a beautiful bloom.

  • Dandelion

    Dandelion

    As I travel I’ve found myself snapping pictures of almost every flower I see and appreciate, for a variety of reasons… not the least of which is because technology can help me identify it later. This little yellow flower turning out to be a dandelion amuses me because I saw the white balls of fluff…

  • erysimum cheiranthus

    erysimum cheiranthus

    I’m spending a lot of time right now getting help from the magic of the Internet to put names to the various plants and flowers I saw / photographed at the Bible Garden in Cobh. The scientific name is a mouthful, but the common name has me wondering if this flower is the floral equivalent…

  • Geranium, possibly the  purple cranesbill

    Geranium, possibly the  purple cranesbill

    I ran across these flowers growing in a park not far from the cruise terminal and train station in Cobh, Ireland. When I first asked the internet what they might be, it came back with Geraniums, but interestingly, adding the information they grew in Ireland, in a seemingly wild profusion, the AI then added they…

  • Verbena Bonariensis Purpletop Vervain

    Verbena Bonariensis Purpletop Vervain

    I am starting to think that I should put a question mark at the end of every post I make with pictures of flowers. I do my best to identify them, with the help of the wonderful world wide web of information and attempts at such — but whether or not I am finding the…

  • Daisy Fleabane

    Daisy Fleabane

    The Bible Garden at St. Benedict’s Priory in Cobh, formerly Admiralty House was our destination of choice during a day in port, and we were delighted with our walk along this serene path between plantings and Gardens where we saw a beautiful mix of familiar and new to me plants and flowers. Between the garden…

  • Former Deer Feeding Station

    Former Deer Feeding Station

    For years we thought these plants would never grow, that they were deer feeding stations destined to never reach more than an inch above ground. This year the Universe surprised us, and we have these beautiful flowers.

  • Oasis in the city?

    Oasis in the city?

    … For some that’s exactly what In-N-Out Burgers is.  Our local one has a drive thru line that moves at a pretty good pace, but there’s still time to idle and enjoy the flowers along the path.

  • Some days it seems even the flowers are looking for a little shade…

    Some days it seems even the flowers are looking for a little shade…

    It’s not as hot as it has been, or maybe I was just out and about earlier in the day than normal, but the flowers on this Crepe Myrtle tree were doing everything they could to brighten the day, and survive the Texas weather.

  • Seen around town

    Seen around town

    It seems our flowering trees are having a beautiful season this year.  I honestly can’t get enough of them.

  • Beautiful flower

    Beautiful flower

    Another hot day in Austin, another beautiful flower as my reward for braving the heat.

  • Beautiful flowers in Austin Texas

    Beautiful flowers in Austin Texas

    Mexican Red Bird of Paradise? There are a lot of times when I really wish I knew my flowers better, but this is definitely a beautiful, and restful, like slice of natural beauty.

  • The Determination and Beauty of Wildflowers…

    The Determination and Beauty of Wildflowers…

    Growing up I had in my life two marvelous elders who could name any, and every, flower they saw, or so it seemed to me. Over the decades I’ve spent a lot of time appreciating the wonder and beauty of flowers.  And there was a time when I would take pictures of eye catching flowers…

  • Open yourself to the unexpected and be amazed by what you see…

    Open yourself to the unexpected and be amazed by what you see…

    This weekend I took a scenic detour.  I was hoping to see some wildflowers, and I guess I wasn’t the only one.  Some birds were flitting around, having fun.  Then one took a rest, in the perfect place for me to try and snap a few shots. I love trying to get pictures of birds…

  • Blue Bonnet season in Texas is fading

    Blue Bonnet season in Texas is fading

    When I photographed this lone Blue Bonnet I referred to it as lonely. A cousin quipped, “ lonely but strong.” It’s a wonderful caption for a photo that captures one of my favorite aspects of Spring in Texas, the wildflowers. Whether it is a field or just a few lone flowers. Along the side of…

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