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A Few Members of the Ranunculus Family

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jun 4, 2020 | Ranunculaceae Family

Ranunculuses are one of the families where every time I learn about a new member of the family I think WOW! Another ranunculus. I’m amazed at how many flowers I like belong to this family – and as I look at them – I can see some resemblances in their structures. Here are a few photos of member of the ranunculus family that I’ve edited recently.

New York Botanical Garden

Columbine - Aquilegia canadensis © 2020 Patty Hankins

Poppy Anemones from a Plantmasters, a local flower farm

Orange Ranunculus from Plantmasters

Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, Maryland

Love in the Mist (Nigella damascena) © 2020 Patty Hankins

Wildflowers at the New York Botanical Garden

by hankinslawrenceimages | May 20, 2020 | Wildflowers

I visited the New York Botanical Garden a few years ago during spring wildflower season. I thought I’d share some of my photos from that visit with you today

Flag Irises

Wild Geranium

Bleeding Hearts – dicentra exima

Dwarf Cornel – cornus canadensis

Columbine – Aquilegia canadensis

Fringetree – Chionanthus virginicus

Monarda

Spiderwort – Tradescantia virginiana

A Few Members of the Poppy Family

by hankinslawrenceimages | May 11, 2020 | Papaveraceae Family

As I’ve been editing some of my photos, I found several photos of flowers in the Papaveraceae (or Poppy) family that I wanted to share. The first several photos are flowers that are native to the Eastern United States. The final photo, Bleeding Hearts – Dicentra spectabilis – is native to Asia.

Jenkins Arboretum

Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis multiplex © 2019 Patty Hankins

Yellow Poppies at Bartram’s Garden

New York Botanical Garden

In a friend’s garden (I have wonderful friends who let me photograph in their yards during a pandemic)

After the Dance – New Photo

by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 13, 2020 | New Photos, Papaveraceae Family, Still Life

I’ve recently added a new photograph – After the Dance – to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/after-the-dance/

In the Victorian Language of Flowers, bleeding hearts can symbolize I want to tell you how I feel. As I created this still life, I imaged a young woman home from a formal dance with her current beau. As she puts down her fan and takes off her jewelry, she is already wondering what she will see him again so she can tell him how much she loves him.

This photograph is available matted to 12 X 12″ and 16 X 16″

Wisteria – New Photo

by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 6, 2020 | Fabaceae Family, New Photos

I’ve recently added a new photograph – Wisteria – to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/wisteria/

One of the wonderful flowers that blooms every spring is Wisteria. Caught at just the perfect moment, it resembles a curtain of purple blossoms tumbling down from above. I photographed this bench surrounded by wisteria on a wonderful spring day. This was one of those scenes where I’d tried photographing it for years and until this time had never managed to catch it on just the right day.

This photograph is available matted to 11 X 14 and 16 X 20

A Few Members of the Rose Family

by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 22, 2020 | Rosaceae Family

When you think of roses – you might think of a red flower – with a long stem. But there are so many other members of the Rose Family! Here are a few photos of members of the rose family that I’ve edited recently.

Cherry Blossoms at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia

Cherry Blossoms at Shofuso Japanese House and Gardens

Rose at Ladew Gardens

Tahitian Sunset Rose – Brookside Gardens

Tahitian Sunset Rose © 2019 Patty Hankins

Miniature Yellow Roses at Longwood Gardens