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In the Meadow – New Photo

by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 23, 2019 | New Photos, Wildflowers

I’ve recently added a new photograph – In the Meadow – to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/in-the-meadow/

As I walked through one of my favorite meadows this summer, I was in awe of the waves of delicate whites and greens I saw. I’m not sure what the flowers are (other than they aren’t Queen Anne’s Lace). I hope my photo shares the sense of just being in a sea of white and green I experienced that day in the meadow.

This photograph is available matted to 12 X 20 and 16 X 24

Cardinal Flowers – New Photo

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

Spring Wildflowers – Dutchman’s Breeches, Squirrel Corn, and Bleeding Hearts

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

Longwood Gardens

Squirrel Corn - Dicentra Canadensis © 2019 Patty Hankins

Jenkins Arboretum

Mt Cuba Center

Bleeding Hearts - Dicentra eximia © 2019 Patty Hankins

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

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

Spring Wildflowers – A Few More Trillium

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 24, 2019 | Liliaceae Family, Wildflowers

And in case you didn’t get enough trillium photos the other day, here are a few more photos of one of my favorite spring wildflowers

Trillium Grandiflorum at Winterthur Gardens

Deep Rose Purple Trillium – Trillium grandiflorum deep rose trilllium – photographed at Mt. Cuba Center. I’m assuming these are a cultivar of the usual white Trillium grandiflorum. While those do turn pink once they are pollinated, it’s not this shade of pink. I can find no record of a native Deep Rose Purple Trillium in any of my wildflower books.

Deep Rose Purple Trillium © 2019 Patty Hankins

Trillium Grandiflorum at Mt Cuba Center

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