by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 16, 2019 | Campanulaceae Family, New Photos, Wildflowers
Cardinal Flowers – Lobelia cardinalis © 2019 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photograph – Cardinal Flowers – to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/cardinalflowers/
Cardinal Flowers (Lobelia cardinalis) are one of my favorite summer wildflowers. They bring such a bright splash of color to the garden or the woods. Hummingbirds love cardinal flowers. The day I photographed these at a local garden there were several hummingbirds flitting from one plant to another, which is always amazing to see.
This photograph is available matted to 12 X 20 and 16 X 24
by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 4, 2019 | Asteraceae Family
I recently spent some time photographing at a local flower farm where they are growing more kinds of zinnias than I’ve ever seen! I ended up taking a series of photos of the different types of blossoms. I thought I’d share them with you today.
Zinnia © 2019 Patty Hankins
Zinnia © 2019 Patty Hankins
Zinnia © 2019 Patty Hankins
Zinnia © 2019 Patty Hankins
Zinnia © 2019 Patty Hankins
Zinnia © 2019 Patty Hankins
Zinnia © 2019 Patty Hankins
Zinnia © 2019 Patty Hankins
Aren’t they all amazing! I can’t wait to find more zinnias to photograph
by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 2, 2019 | Ranunculaceae Family
The more I photograph flowers, the more I learn about them and the families they belong to. The Ranunculus or buttercup family is one that I’ve discovered I like an awful lot of flowers that are members of the family! So often I photograph a flower at a garden and then come home to learn that it too is a member of the Ranculus family. Here are a few more photos of flowers in this wonderful family.
Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) at Mt Cuba Center
American Columbine © 2019 Patty Hankins
American Columbine © 2019 Patty Hankins
Dwarf Larkspur (Delphinium tricorne) at Mt Cuba Center
Dwarf Larkspur © 2019 Patty Hankins
Dwarf Larkspur © 2019 Patty Hankins
Purple Columbine at Longwood Gardens
Purple Columbine © 2019 Patty Hankins
Rue Anemone – Thalictrum thalictroides – Longwood Gardens
Rue Anemone – Thalictrum thalictroides © 2019 Patty Hankins
Rue Anemone – Thalictrum thalictroides © 2019 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 28, 2019 | Flowers, Uncategorized
One of the wonderful things about photographing at botanical gardens is seeing all the combinations of flowers that the gardeners plant near each other. There are always amazing combinations of colors, and textures to be found. Here are a few of the ones I’ve photographed recently.
In the Cutting Garden, Chanticleer Gardens © 2019 Patty Hankins
In the Cutting Garden, Chanticleer Gardens © 2019 Patty Hankins
In the Cutting Garden, Chanticleer Gardens © 2019 Patty Hankins
In the Cutting Garden, Chanticleer Gardens © 2019 Patty Hankins
Columbine & Allium at Chanticleer Garden © 2019 Patty Hankins
Dahlia & Gomphrena at Brookside Gardens © 2019 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 26, 2019 | Papaveraceae Family, Wildflowers
Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria), Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) and Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra eximia) are three spring wildflowers I always look for in the woods. They are very delicate wildflowers – I’ve learned what their leaves look like – so I can spot them before the flowers bloom – and then come back when they are likely to be blooming.
A couple weeks ago, I spotted the largest patch of Bleeding Hearts leaves I’ve ever seen – there were still a few lingering blossoms so I’m sure that’s what they were. I’m already planning a trip for next spring in hopes of seeming them in bloom
C&O Canal
Dutchman’s Breeches – Dicentra Cucullaria © 2019 Patty Hankins
Dutchman’s Breeches – Dicentra Cucullaria © 2019 Patty Hankins
Dutchman’s Breeches – Dicentra Cucullaria © 2019 Patty Hankins
Longwood Gardens
Squirrel Corn – Dicentra Canadensis © 2019 Patty Hankins
Squirrel Corn – Dicentra Canadensis © 2019 Patty Hankins
Jenkins Arboretum
Dutchman’s Breeches – Dicentra Cucullaria © 2019 Patty Hankins
Dutchman’s Breeches – Dicentra Cucullaria © 2019 Patty Hankins
Dutchman’s Breeches – Dicentra Cucullaria © 2019 Patty Hankins
Mt Cuba Center
Bleeding Hearts – Dicentra eximia © 2019 Patty Hankins
Bleeding Hearts – Dicentra eximia © 2019 Patty Hankins
Bleeding Hearts – Dicentra eximia © 2019 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 21, 2019 | Liliaceae Family, Wildflowers
Trout Lilies are one of the wildflowers I look forward to seeing and photographing each years. Some years, I consider myself lucky if I find one or two to photograph. This year I found hundreds if not thousands of trout lilies to photograph, mainly at Jenkins Arboretum in Pennsylvania. I’ll definitely head back there next spring in search of more trout lilies
The yellow trout lilies (Erythornium americanum) are the more common ones to find here in the middle Atlantic area. The white trout lilies (Erytrhonium albidum) are much harder to find.
C&O Canal
Yellow Trout Lily – Erythronium americanum © 2019 Patty Hankins
White Trout Lily –
Erythronium albidum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Jenkins Arboretum
Yellow Trout Lily – Erythronium americanum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Yellow Trout Lily – Erythronium americanum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Yellow Trout Lily – Erythronium americanum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Yellow Trout Lily – Erythronium americanum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Yellow Trout Lily – Erythronium americanum © 2019 Patty Hankins
