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Spring Wildflowers – Trout Lilies

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

A Few Hydrangeas

by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 19, 2019 | Hydrangeaceae Family

Whenever I photograph hydrangeas, I seem to always take lots of photos from different angles, with different focal lengths, with different apertures, etc. So I end up with lots of photos to choose from when editing and always have several photos to share.

In this post, I’m sharing photos of Pink & White Ravel Hydrangeas from Longwood Gardens and Oakleaf Hydrangeas from Mt. Cuba Center

Pink & White Ravel Hydrangeas photographed at Longwood Gardens. Lensbaby Velvet 56

Pink & White Hydrangeas © 2019 Patty Hankins

Pink & White Ravel Hydrangeas © 2019 Patty Hankins

Oakleaf Hydrangeas – hydrangea quercifolia – Mt Cuba Center

Oakleaf Hydrangea - hydrangea quercifolia © 2019 Patty Hankins

A Few Members of the Ranunculus family

by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 14, 2019 | Ranunculaceae Family, Uncategorized

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 photos of flowers in this wonderful family.

Blue Jay Delphinium – Longwood Gardens

Blue Jay Delphinium © 2019 Patty Hankins

Salmon Cloni Ranunculus photographed in my studio – 7 images stacked in Photoshop

Salmon Cloni Ranuculus © 2019 Patty Hankins

Lenten Roses at Brookside Gardens

Columbine at Longwood Gardens

Red & White Columbine © 2019 Patty Hankins

Purple and Yellow Columbine © 2019 Patty Hankins

Butterfly Weed – Asclepias Tuberosa

by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 12, 2019 | Apocynaceae Family, Wildflowers

Earlier this summer I had a chance to photograph some wonderful Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) at Mt Cuba Center in Delaware. They had it growing in both their formal gardens and in multiple places in the more natural areas of the property. Every where I saw the butterfly weed, I saw butterflies! It is a great host plant for those of us in the Middle-Atlantic region who want to attract pollinators to our gardens. I planted several earlier this year and already I’m seeing butterflies visiting my garden.

Butterfly Weed - Asclepias Tuberosa © 2019 Patty Hankins

Lesser yellow Lady’s Slippers

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 31, 2019 | Orchidaceae Family

And we’ll end the month of July with a few photos of some wonderful Yellow Lady’s Slippers! I love these native orchids and am always thrilled to see and photograph them