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I Came Home to Spring!

by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 6, 2016 | Asparagaceae Family, Brassicaceae Family, Flowers, Liliaceae Family

I’m back from the Springtime in the South photo tour to Savannah and Charleston – and happily photographing spring flowers here at home. When I left, daffodils were just starting to bloom in the DC area – how they’re in full bloom everywhere. The cherry blossoms have peaked (I missed seeing the ones at the Tidal Basin this year). Spring wildflowers are starting to bloom – and even the tulips are blooming at local gardens.

Here are a few of the flowers I found to photograph in my first few days back home.

Cutleaf Toothwort (cardamine concatenata) – an early spring blooming wildflower photographed along the C&O Canal

Cutleaf Toothwort (cardamine concatenata) © 2016 Patty Hankins

Some purple hyacinths at a local garden

Purple Hyacinth Reflections © 2016 Patty Hankins

And some yellow & green tulips – probably a type of parrot tulip but since the signs aren’t out yet – I’m not sure

Yellow & Green Tulips © 2016 Patty Hankins

Given the way things are starting to bloom here in the DC area – I have the feeling I’m going to be out photographing frequently in the next few weeks. 🙂

A Few Members of the Asparagus Family

by hankinslawrenceimages | May 29, 2015 | Asparagaceae Family

Continuing my series of posts of photos that have been sitting unposted on my hard drive . . . I thought I’d share a few photos I’ve taken of the asparagus family. Sharing the photos by family seems to be the best way I can come up with to share these photos. I also find it fascinating to see what flowers that are members of the same family and botanically related – because if I just looked at them it’s likely I never would have figured out they were related 🙂

Purple Hyacinths – Hyacinthus orientalis

Christmas Pearl Grape Hyacinths – Muscari armeniacum

Christmas Pearl Grape Hyacinth © 2012 Patty Hankins

Drooping Start of Bethlehem – Ornitholagalum nutans

Drooping Star of Bethlehem - ornitholagalum nutans © 2013 Patty Hankins

Yucca – Yucca recurvifolia

Now that I look at all the photos together – I can see similarities that are characteristic of members of the Asparagus (asparagaceae) Family. I’m even seeing ways they are similar to one of my favorite vegetables!!!!

Shades of Purple II

by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 19, 2010 | Flowers

Once again I seem to have several purple flowers that don’t really into separate blog posts. So I decided it was time for another Shades of Purple post – where I just post purple flowers. Somehow I seem to end up photographing an awful lot of purple flowers – wonder if that has anything to do with the fact that it is one of my favorite colors.

First up are a bed of Christmas Pearl Grape Hyacinth – muscari armeniacum

A wonderful hyacinth in multiple shades of purple

Some purple pansies

A Ramona Clematis against a concrete wall

And last but not least – a purple poppy

Do you have a favorite purple flower? or is there another color of flowers that you prefer?

Crocuses, Daffodils and Hyacinths

by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 12, 2008 | Amaryllidaceae Family, Flowers

What more can I say – it’s finally spring in the Washington DC area – and the flowers are really starting to bloom. I’ve managed several quick trips to local gardens in the past couple of weeks. Here are some of my favorite photos of the early spring flowers.

A cluster of purple crocuses from Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD

A group of five Ceylon Daffodils – also photographed at Brookside Gardens

A cluster of Jumblie Daffodils photographed at McCrillis Gardens in Bethesda, Maryland

Jumblie Daffodils

And finally a planter full of Woodstock Hyacinths from Brookside Gardens

Woodstock Hyacinths

Tulips are starting to bloom this week. Usually the tulip beds at Brookside Gardens are spectacular. I’m hoping to get there in the next few days to see what’s starting to bloom.

In the meantime – please enjoy the spring flowers I’ve been photographing.