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A Few Spider Mums

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jan 28, 2014 | Asteraceae Family, Flowers

Each fall several of the local botanical gardens have all sorts of Chrysanthemums on display – which means lots of fun photographic opportunities. The spider mums are probably my favorite type of Chrysanthemum.

I thought I’d share a few of my Spider Mum photos from last fall

Apricot Harry Gee Spider Chrysanthemum

Apricot Harry Gee Spider Mum © 2013 Patty Hankins

Dusky Queen Spider Chrysanthemums

Dusky Queen Spider Chrysanthemum © 2013 Patty Hankins

Evan’s Dream Spider Chrysanthemum

Evan's Dream Spider Mum © 2013 Patty Hankins

Golden Splendor Spider Chrysanthemum

Golden Splendor Spider Mum © 2013 Patty Hankins

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing these Spider Mums. I’ll post a few more photos of spider mums soon.

Judith Baker and Saffina – Some Amazing Quill Chrysanthemums

by hankinslawrenceimages | Dec 12, 2013 | Asteraceae Family, Flowers

I don’t get to see many Quill Chrysanthemums – which means not many photos of them. But every now and then – I find a few that are spectacular. This year – I photographed two varieties of Quill Chrysanthemums – Judith Baker and Saffina.

Quill Chrysanthemums are one of the thirteen classes of chrysanthemums recognized by the National Chrysanthemum Society. They are known for their straight tubular florets with open tips.

Judith Baker Quill Chryanthemums

Judith Baker Quill Chrysanthemum © 2013 Patty Hankins

Saffina Quill Chrysanthemum

So what do you think of the quill chrysanthemums?

A Few More Chrysanthemums

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jun 3, 2013 | Asteraceae Family, Flowers

I just realized I never finished posting my Chrysanthemum photos from last year. Somehow I keep finding more photos that I’ve edited and never shared with you here on my blog. So here they are – the last Chrysanthemum photos from 2012.

Indian Summer Chrysanthemums

Honeyglow – a PomPom Chrysanthemum

Encino – a spoon tip chrysanthemum

Artist Orange -a single semi-double chrysanthemum

I really enjoyed photographing the chrysanthemums last year – and I’m looking forward to photographing more of them later this year.

A Few Intermediate and Irregular Incurve Chrysanthemums

by hankinslawrenceimages | Mar 20, 2013 | Asteraceae Family, Flowers

Every fall I have a wonderful time photographing chrysanthemums at local botanical gardens. But I never seem to get the photos edited to share the photos when I take them. Instead I seem to post them in the spring. So here are a few of the Intermediate and Irregular Incurve Chrysanthemums I photographed last fall.

The Irregular Incurve Chrysanthemums are known for the curving petals and tight centers. They are often among the largest types of chrysanthemums I see each year.

Bolo de ora Irregular Incurve Chrysanthemum

Hagoromo Irregular Incurve Chrysanthemum

The Intermediate Incurve Chrysanthemums tend to be a bit smaller than the Irregular Incurve Chrysanthemums. They have shorter petals and a more open center.

Gertrude Intermediate Incurve Chrysanthemums

And finally St.Tropez Intermediate Incurve Chrysanthemums

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing some of the chrysanthemums I photographed last fall. I’ll try to post a few more in the coming weeks.

A Few Purple Spider Mums

by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 26, 2013 | Asteraceae Family, Flowers

Spider Mums are my favorite type of chrysanthemum. The long tube-like petals give these mums amazing shapes and textures. And I’ve been seeing them in some pretty wonderful color combinations in recent years. For some reason – my favorites spider mum photos from 2012 were flowers in various shades of purple.

Seaton’s Galaxy Spider Mum

Purple Spider Mum

Vienna Waltz Spider Mum

Do you have a favorite color or variety of spider mum? If you do – I’d love to hear about it in the comment section below.