by hankinslawrenceimages | Dec 9, 2013 | Flowers, Nymphaeaceae Family
At some point every summer I spend some time photographing water lilies – and then somehow never get around to posting the photos for several months. And despite my best intentions of posting them sooner – here it is December and I haven’t posted my water lily photos from this year (and a few from last year). So here goes – the rest of my water lily photos for 2012 and 2013. I hope you enjoy seeing them as much as I enjoy photographing them.
Egyptian Water Lilies
Egyptian Water Lily © 2013 Patty Hankins
Santa Cruz Water Platter Water Lily
Santa Cruz Water Platter Water Lily © 2013 Patty Hankins
St. Louis Gold Water Lily
St Louis Gold Water Lily © 2013 Patty Hankins
St Louis Gold Water Lily © 2013 Patty Hankins
Aqaurius Water Lily
Aquarius Water Lily © 2012 Patty Hankins
Odorata Luciana Water Lily
Odorata Luciana Water Lily © 2012 Patty Hankins
Sunny Pink Water Lily
Sunny Pink Water Lily © 2012 Patty Hankins
Rose Arey Water Lily
Rose Arey Water Lily © 2012 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 25, 2008 | Flowers, Nymphaeaceae Family, Photo Locations, Washington DC
One morning last month, Bill and I visited Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC to photograph the water lilies. We’ve photographed the lotus blossoms in the past – this was the first time we’d spent a morning with the water lilies.
At Kenilworth, there are a series of man-made ponds filled with water lilies. The most famous are the Victoria Water Lilies which have the large lipped leaves. The Victoria Water Lilies weren’t blooming when we were there but there were several other types of water lilies in bloom.
Here are some of the water lilies we saw on our visit.
Woods White Water Lily (c) 2008 Patty Hankins
Red Flair Water Lily (c) 2008 Patty Hankins
Texas Shell Pink Water Lily (c) 2008 Patty Hankins
Antaries Red Water Lily (c) 2008 Patty Hankins
Mission White Water Lily (c) 2008 Patty Hankins
Kenilworth Gardens is open daily (except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day) from 7 AM to 4 PM. The gardens entrance is located on Anacostia Avenue in Washington DC. No admission fees are charged at Kenilworth Gardens.
I’m hoping to get back to Kenilworth Gardens this month to see (and photograph) the Victoria Water Lilies.
