by hankinslawrenceimages | Mar 25, 2013 | Flowers, Primulaceae Family
I recently had the chance to photograph some Florist’s Cyclamen – cyclamen persicum. I’m used to seeing this flowers in a small pot at a local store or in a friend’s home and they’ve never really appealed to me. When I saw them at a local botanical garden in a large grouping – all of a sudden I fell in the love with the shapes and patterns formed by the petals.
Florist’s cyclamen are native to the middle East – ranging from Turkey to Israel. They grow up to 6 inches tall – with 5 small sepals and 5 larger upward sweeping petals. They can be found in colors ranging from white to pink to magenta.
© 2012 Patty Hankins
© 2012 Patty Hankins
© 2012 Patty Hankins
© 2012 Patty Hankins
© 2012 Patty Hankins
© 2012 Patty Hankins
© 2012 Patty Hankins
I hope you’ve enjoyed these splashes of pink and magenta to brighten your day. Please feel free to share this post on facebook and twitter if you know others who could use some bright colors to brighten their day.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 6, 2011 | Flowers, Photo of the Month, Primulaceae Family, Wildflowers
Shooting Stars © 2011 Patty Hankins
Shooting stars are an incredibly delicate spring wildflowers. I photographed this set of shooting stars in Tennessee last spring – it was one of the first sets I’d found in good enough shape to photograph. I photographed some pink shooting stars last month at Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks – they are just as beautiful as the white ones.
Until July 31 , 2011, SAVE 20% off the regular prices for Shooting Stars. The photograph is available through my website in two sizes of gallery-wrapped canvases.
Save $ 11 on the 10X10″ Canvas – regular price $ 55 – July Photo of the Month Price – $ 44.00
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by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 20, 2011 | Flowers, New Photos, Primulaceae Family, Wildflowers
Shooting Stars (c) 2011 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo – Shooting Stars – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website.
Shooting Stars (Dodecatheon meadia) are a beautiful spring wildflower native to much of the United States. It got it’s common name from it’s resemblance to celestial shooting stars. It’s botanical name is derived from the Greek dodeca (twelve) and theos (god) – referring to the primrose family’s traditionally association with and protection by twelve superior gods – a relationship first defined by Pliny. Other common names for Shooting Stars include Pride of Ohio, American Cowslip and Johnny Jump.
This photograph is available as either a 10 X 10 or 20 X 20 ″ gallery-wrapped canvas. You can order Shooting Stars from my website and I will have it available at shows.
