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Some of my Favorite Spider Mums

by | Jan 16, 2012 | Asteraceae Family, Flowers | 1 comment

Spider Mums are one of my favorite classes of Chrysanthemums. I love the wild structures and colors in some of the varieties of spider mums. Two of my favorite types of Spider Mums are the Coral Reef Chrysanthemums and the Natalini Chrysanthemums.

Coral Reef ChrysanthemumCoral Reef Chrysanthemum © 2011 Patty Hankins

The Coral Reef Chrysanthemums are a wonderful combination of colors – shades of red, orange and yellow. Every time I see them, they  make me smile. And I’ve noticed that other people seem to have very similar reactions to these bright bold flowers.

Coral Reef Spider Chrysanthemum© 2011 Patty Hankins

Coral Reef Spider Chrysanthemum© 2011 Patty Hankins

Coral Reef Spider Chrysanthemum© 2011 Patty Hankins

Last year, I photographed the Natalini Chrysanthemums for they first time. They are known for their long fine spectacularly pink petals. They quickly became one of my favorite chrysanthemums – something about the wonderful shade of pink and shape of the flowers!

Natalini Spider Chrysanthemum© 2011 Patty Hankins

Natalini Spider Chrysanthemum© 2011 Patty Hankins

Natalini Spider Chrysanthemum© 2011 Patty Hankins

 

 

 

 

1 Comment

  1. Iza
    Iza on January 16, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    Beautiful images. I love The light on The sezonu to last image. The light and shadow just bring out the structure of those amazing flowers. On some of those images I feel up you could even come closer, for tighter abstract shots.