tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:13:37 +0000I have decided to join the blogging craze. I am looking forward to taking a moment to find out a little more about the plants I have been photographing. I hope to explore all aspects of plants, flowers, trees and other garden related topics. Sorry about having to watermark the photos but there are a lot of people using them without permission.http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)Blogger1162125DigitalFlowerPicturescomhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-5171958838140681028Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:22:00 +00002009-11-09T06:28:19.280-05:00MauiNew Guinea ImpatientBlack and White Maui FlowersNew Guinea ImpatiensImpatiens x hybrida(im-PAY-shuns)Synonyms: Impatiens hawkeriThese flowers were blooming in the up country part of Maui. I was leaning over a little planting bed taking pictures when someone walked up and that they were all native Hawaiian plants. I didn’t say anything because the bed did have some native looking stuff but I knew these flowers were http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/_Lqo4TWs6tA/black-and-white-maui-flowers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/_Lqo4TWs6tA" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/11/black-and-white-maui-flowers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-889349954586216042Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:55:00 +00002009-11-08T08:03:53.302-05:00TreeFall FoliageFranklin TreeFranklinia alatamaha(frank-LIN-ee-uh) (uh-lah-tah-MAH-hah)Yesterday there was a little extra time in the day so I checked out Lasdon Park in Westchester County.It is quite a beautiful garden that is big and well cared for but not overwhelming or overdone. In fact I wanted some pictures of seed heads and broken down perennials but they had dutifully cut them all back already.Seeing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/ZF6XbaADJvg/franklin-tree.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)16<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/ZF6XbaADJvg" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/11/franklin-tree.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-1908632324244332224Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:19:00 +00002009-11-07T07:21:25.899-05:00daylilyHemerocallisDaylily ‘Lavender Illusion’Hemerocallis(hem-er-oh-KAL-iss)This large flowered Hybrid Daylily was introduced in 1975. It really had unusual color. It is considered to be a diploid type that grows to about 30 inches tall. There seems to be some variation of color between plants and even individual flower stalks. Maybe that is where the illusion part comes in.The freeze came last night and the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/viCt-B2dLII/daylily-lavender-illusion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/viCt-B2dLII" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/11/daylily-lavender-illusion.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-7611985605136960255Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:29:00 +00002009-11-06T07:31:32.204-05:00SnapdragonChrysanthemumMums and SnapdragonsThis is one of the late season containers we planted at work. The mums are the ‘premium’ type and I am not sure exactly what type they are. Every year some of the pots get changed over to something like this when the regular annuals get tired.This pot had some Salvia ‘Argentine Skies’ and they did okay but there wasn’t a lot of color at the end of the season. You can’t see it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/GzeFJHfw6Ok/mums-and-snapdragons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/GzeFJHfw6Ok" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/11/mums-and-snapdragons.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-1023204200413448968Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:36:00 +00002009-11-05T05:39:03.040-05:00PerennialsGarden PhloxStriped Volcano Garden PhloxPhlox paniculata 'Volcano Candy Stripe'(floks) (pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tuh)The ‘Volcano’ series of Phlox was featured on this blog here. This one looked pretty amazing and better than the striped Phlox featured on this post. It had a much larger flower and was a darker pink.I really have to try and get some of these Volcano Phlox next year. All of the Garden Phlox was so http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/Q91lakCjibA/striped-volcano-garden-phlox.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/Q91lakCjibA" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/11/striped-volcano-garden-phlox.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-2661975669755655759Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:43:00 +00002009-11-04T05:45:04.780-05:00OrchidWordless WednesdayHawaiian Orchidhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/8uuMGjEMcL8/hawaiian-orchid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/8uuMGjEMcL8" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/11/hawaiian-orchid.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-3826857892992337688Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:47:00 +00002009-11-03T05:51:00.743-05:00DaisyMontauk DaisyWordless WednesdayMontauk DaisyNipponanthemum nipponicum(nip-pon-AN-the-mum) (nip-PON-ih-kum)Synonyms: Nippon Daisyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/EXkUDzCdHlg/montauk-daisy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)13<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/EXkUDzCdHlg" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/11/montauk-daisy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-2581269890954672615Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:18:00 +00002009-11-02T06:26:25.869-05:00Steinhardt gardensWestchesterSteinhardt GardensBedford, New YorkKeeping up the streak of incredible Sundays I have had was my trip to the Steinhardt Estate in Westchester County. Open to the public twice a year through the Garden Conservancy yesterday was the fall day. In some ways it would have been better one or two weeks earlier since a lot of the foliage was down. It didn’t erase any of the beauty of the place.Among the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/_0wv7YQbh24/steinhardt-gardens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/_0wv7YQbh24" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/11/steinhardt-gardens.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-1660888340095501006Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:14:00 +00002009-11-01T07:30:54.549-05:00Todays FlowersChrysanthemumNovember Chrysanthemums"Every year, in November, at the season that follows the hour of the dead, the crowning and majestic hours of autumn, I go to visit the chrysanthemums ... They are indeed, the most universal, the most diverse of flowers."Maurice Maeterlinck Belgian playwright (1862-1949)"Fair gift of Friendship! and her ever bright and faultless image! welcome now thou art, In thy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/fYqiXTBuEoo/november-chrysanthemums.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/fYqiXTBuEoo" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-chrysanthemums.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-2887531989155410288Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:18:00 +00002009-10-31T09:21:27.296-04:00OrchidPumpkinsHalloweenHappy HalloweenPhalaenopsis Orchid(fay-lay-NOP-sis)Happy Halloween to everyone. This pumpkin was fiber optic and its eyes would glow orange every few minutes. Right now I am building a new website for the regular digital flower pictures.com. It would have been easier to hire someone at this point but I wanted the experience even if that means muddling through the process. It is taking a lot of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/nQ8OFH-PAfc/happy-halloween.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/nQ8OFH-PAfc" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/happy-halloween.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-3701788577659844013Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:06:00 +00002009-10-30T06:12:35.165-04:00Roseshybrid teaHybrid Tea RoseRosa 'Liv Tyler'Synonyms: Comtesse de Provence, MeibacusSince there haven’t been too many rose photographs here this year here is a late season Hybrid tea named after the American movie starlet Liv Tyler. She also had a famous father. He is one of the Toxic Twins. Personally I have always loved Aerosmith and think of them as the American equivalent of the Rolling Stones.This rose http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/LqLBDme5yeo/liv-tyler-hybrid-tea-rose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/LqLBDme5yeo" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/liv-tyler-hybrid-tea-rose.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-3482782317780631776Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:28:00 +00002009-10-29T06:17:27.367-04:00Sky Watch FridayMauiMaui SkywatchThis Skywatch Friday is a little early but Thursday seems to be the best day to post. The skies over Maui were an ever changing tapestry of clouds and colors. Since we spent a lot of time upcountry there were a lot of drop dead gorgeous views of the island and the sea. This first photo is an abstract of some windy Palm Trees.We have now visited Maui three times and each time I still http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/f4u-8zd4zbk/maui-skywatch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/f4u-8zd4zbk" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/maui-skywatch.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-1542550079168317075Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:47:00 +00002009-10-28T06:49:04.088-04:00Wordless WednesdayChrysanthemumFuji Spider ChrysanthemumChrysanthemum x morifolium 'Descanso'(chri-san' thah-mum)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/j0Q60_SzYgQ/fuji-spider-chrysanthemum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)12<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/j0Q60_SzYgQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/fuji-spider-chrysanthemum.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-1286406254993111309Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:22:00 +00002009-10-27T06:24:53.551-04:00MauiBambooWordless WednesdayHawaiian BambooPhyllostachys (fy-lo-STAK-iss)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Wordless Wednesdayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/WMa68YkJ6eI/hawaiian-bamboo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)13<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/WMa68YkJ6eI" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/hawaiian-bamboo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-613451552366556543Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:16:00 +00002009-10-26T06:20:10.751-04:00NYBGKikuChrysanthemum2009 Kiku Show at the New York Botanical GardenChrysanthemum ‘Autumn Eyes’What a difference a week makes. Last Sunday we were attending the Maui Ukulele Show and this Sunday it was the Chrysanthemum Show at the NYBG. This years show seemed a little toned down (what doesn’t these days?) on the decorations but as far as the plants go it was the best ever to me. There seemed to be more different http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/t8Hmubjx4YA/2009-kiku-show-at-new-york-botanical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/t8Hmubjx4YA" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/2009-kiku-show-at-new-york-botanical.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-4408258647619908453Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:14:00 +00002009-10-25T07:18:51.671-04:00BougainvilleaTodays FlowersbutterfliesBougainvillea 'James Walker'(boo-gan-VIL-lee-uh)Who doesn’t go to Hawaii and take a picture of Bougainvillea? It is kind of hard not to when it is planted in almost every yard. I guess it is kind of like tropical Forsythia in that way. It was blooming pretty heavy in the garden of the house we stayed at. The colors were all mixed up and that looked nice. This was the only named cultivar that was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/OTX8tSOm9gI/bougainvillea-james-walker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)11<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/OTX8tSOm9gI" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/bougainvillea-james-walker.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-2560662507531980096Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:31:00 +00002009-10-24T08:36:57.174-04:00MauiCannaCanna Lily and a Few Maui SnapshotsThis orangey-red Canna Lily was blooming in Upcountry Maui. Yesterday was all about trying to get over the trip home and going through the pictures from the trip.It is again going to be windy and rainy and cold here today. A real typical fall New England day. There is still some autumn color left and hopefully the rain won’t knock it down before I can get out http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/gWXF2Zcndh4/canna-lily-and-few-maui-snapshots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/gWXF2Zcndh4" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/canna-lily-and-few-maui-snapshots.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-2492692911679528469Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:44:00 +00002009-10-23T07:46:22.394-04:00Orchidwater lilyAnother WaterlilyWe made it back to Connecticut after an 18 hour trip. It is raining and in the 40’s here right now. At least it isn’t snowing. I will be sorting these Hawaii pictures for a while. The flowers came out well but I am just not happy with the landscape shots I took. It was a short but sweet trip and totally different from the other times we have visited Hawaii. We met a lot of my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/ldVm0ILbfqQ/another-waterlily.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/ldVm0ILbfqQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/another-waterlily.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-2655906508800667440Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:28:00 +00002009-10-21T02:30:14.565-04:00water lilyHawaiiWordless WednesdayHawaiian Water Lily Close upWordless Wednesdayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/vVNWPv_HN4g/hawaiian-water-lily.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)11<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/vVNWPv_HN4g" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/hawaiian-water-lily.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-2955023906603422373Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:44:00 +00002009-10-20T13:46:23.947-04:00Lobster Claw and Flamingo FlowerHeliconia and Anthurium(hel-ih-KOH-nee-uh) (an-THUR-ee-um)Maui, Hawaii- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Wordless WednesdayRuby Tuesday at Work of the Poet.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/d58RmTPBhDI/lobster-claw-and-flamingo-flower.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/d58RmTPBhDI" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/lobster-claw-and-flamingo-flower.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-8085883564982482747Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:31:00 +00002009-10-19T13:34:54.640-04:00MauiTreeOhta-sanTropical PlantsOrchid TreeBauhinia purpurea(baw-HIN-ee-uh) (pur-PUR-ee-uh)Synonyms: Butterfly Tree, Mountain Ebony, Geranium TreeThere are several specimens of this tree growing in the yard next door to the house we are staying at. It sure is a beautiful little tree and there seems to be a little fragrance coming from the flowers. After reading up on it there were several reports of being weak growing and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/I55nl2qLSS4/orchid-tree.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/I55nl2qLSS4" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/orchid-tree.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-544939247816263606Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:06:00 +00002009-10-18T13:14:04.489-04:00MauiBird of ParadiseAloeHawaiiTodays FlowersBird of ParadiseStrelitzia reginae(stre-LITZ-ee-uh) (ree-JIN-ay-ee)Synonym: Crane FlowerAloha. Yesterday we spent all day in the ‘upcountry’ part of Maui. Lets just say there were flowers everywhere. After attending the Scottish-Hawaiian Festival we drove over to the Winery and the Lavender Farm. The Winery features among other things Pineapple wines. The wines tasted good and the tasting was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/7cTAktj5DZc/bird-of-paradise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)15<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/7cTAktj5DZc" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/bird-of-paradise.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-4671285161680614168Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:19:00 +00002009-10-17T13:25:52.944-04:00RosesNYBGFloribundaKnockout RosesJulia Child Floribunda RoseWe made it to Maui and it was a sunny 85 degrees here when we finally landed. Karen got upgraded but I didn’t so I ended spending the 8.5 hour flight crammed in coach. For those that don’t know I am six foot six inches tall and of course there was another large person next to me. A bit of hell before paradise :lol:These rose shots were taken at the NYBG Rose Garden lasthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/_5XUFGpqpG0/julia-child-floribunda-rose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/_5XUFGpqpG0" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/julia-child-floribunda-rose.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-1368026054420693304Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:08:00 +00002009-10-15T06:14:37.838-04:00ChrysanthemumGarden Mum ‘Helga’Chrysanthemum x morifolium 'Helga'(chri-san' thah-mum) (mor-ee-FOH-lee-um)This mum had an interesting habit and color. It was only about 10 inches tall but 24 inches wide. The effect of the color was less yellow as you moved away from it. Here is a link to some more information on Chrysanthemums: Dr. Leonard Perry, Professor, University of VermontTonight we are staying over at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/37FBA7MBRvg/helga-garden-mum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/37FBA7MBRvg" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/helga-garden-mum.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30218362.post-7548748831722612529Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:16:00 +00002009-10-14T05:18:13.023-04:00Sigma 24mm/1.8DahliaWordless WednesdayWide Angle DahliaShot with a Sigma 24mm/f 1.8 EX DG Aspherical Macro lensNikon D70sWordless Wednesdayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~3/78qQpqRKib8/wide-angle-dahlia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DigitalFlowerPicturescom/~4/78qQpqRKib8" height="1" width="1"/>http://digitalflowerpictures.blogspot.com/2009/10/wide-angle-dahlia.html