by hankinslawrenceimages | May 6, 2009 | Flowers
In addition to the wonderful Robin Columbine, I photographed several colors of columbine (aquilegia) from the McKana cultivator at Longwood Gardens. This type of columbine produces multiple colors of flowers on the same plant. Here are some of my photos of the Columbine from the McKana Group.
Side view of some purple and yellow flowers
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
A group of red and white blossoms
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
A single red and white flower
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
A pale yellow and pink flower
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
A yellow and peach flower
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
And finally, a some yellow and white flowers
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
I’m hoping to get back up to Longwood Gardens soon – I’ve heard they usually have columbine flowers surrounding one of the fountains on the garden walk in the spring.
by hankinslawrenceimages | May 4, 2009 | Flowers
I’ve always loved the shape of columbine (aquilegia) flowers. Last spring, I photographed the wildflower variety of columbine in the Smoky Mountains and at Brookside Gardens. Recently, I spotted some columbine hybrids in the Conservatory at Longwood Gardens.
The first variety of columbine I photographed at Longwood Gardens was Robin from the Songbird Group. The pale pink and white flowers were lovely. Here are a few of my photos of the Robin Columbine.
Front view of Robin.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Side view showing the incredible shape of the flower
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
A bud just about ready to open
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
And finally a cluster of a blossom and several buds
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
I’ll be posting photos of another variety of columbine in a few days. Hope you enjoy these photos until then.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Jan 19, 2009 | Flowers, Wildflowers
Last April, I spent a wonderful week photographing wildflowers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park when I attended the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage. Longtime readers of this blog have seen several photos I took that week. So far, most of the photos have been macro photos of a single wildflower.
Recently, I’ve taken another look at some of the photos from the trip and discovered several that show groups of wildflowers. As I looked at the photos, I remembered just how amazing it was to see so many types of flowers growing together – not in a planned and planted garden. Rather they were growing where they happened to be.
So here are three of my most recently edited photos. I’ll have all three of them available at shows this spring.
First is a hillside of white trilliums, blue phlox, yellow violets and wood anemones photographed along the Cove Hardwood Trail.
Trillium and Blue Phlox (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Next is a grouping of columbine, purple phacelia and meadow parsnip photographed along Little River Road.
Wild Columbine and Purple Phacelia (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Finally, some fire pinks and purple phacelia photographed along the Chestnut Top Trail.
Fire Pinks and Purple Phacelia (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
These photos give just a taste of how beautiful the wildflowers are in the Smoky Mountains in the Spring. The 2009 Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage is scheduled for April 22-26. I’ve already made plans to spend that week in the Smokies – photographing more amazing wildflowers.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Dec 9, 2008 | Flowers, Wildflowers
On my trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last April one of the wildflowers I photographed was Wild Columbine – Aquilegia canadensis. Columbine is a member of the Ranunculaceae family. It is easily identified – the flowers look like little lanterns.
I spotted the columbine growing along the side of the road. It was growing in and among several other wildflowers. Here’s a close up of just the flowers of the Columbine.
(c) 2008 Patty Hankins
Here is one of the columbine blossoms with some Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium).
(c) 2008 Patty Hankins
Here’s the grouping of wildflowers that was so striking. It’s a mix of the Columbine, Meadow Parsnip and Purple Phacelia (Phacelia binpinnatifida).
(c) 2008 Patty Hankins
A few weeks after I got back from the Smokies, I was at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland and spotted some columbine in one of the beds. It was interesting seeing how the columbine plant looks when it’s not mixed in with other wildflowers.
(c) 2008 Patty Hankins
