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Sunday, April 20, 2008
Sun Star BloomWell it's that time of year the Sun Stars are in bloom! This is a beautiful Orange hybrid related to a Star-of-Bethlehem. This particular flower was my first one. It took a rest last year, but it is back strong.If you landed here looking for care and feeding of your new plant take a look at the Sun Star page. And my earlier shot from the first time this one bloomed. Most importantly, it's a perennial bulb, so No!... you did not kill it! It dies back every year down to the bulb. And pretty fast after it's done blooming! If you're looking for one, they are available as live plants now. Or you can get bulbs in the fall. I've had a few requests for sources of bulbs so I'll try to get some links online soon. |
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Saturday, April 19, 2008
Tulip FeatherMore plants followed us home from the grocery store the other day. One of them was this beautiful Tulip. The bellows was still out from the recent Ladybug fest so this shot was inevitable really.bellows 3 | closeup 29 | feather 22 | flower 313 | macro 16 | petal 40 | red 23 | tulip 2 | variegated 31 | yellow 27 |
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Lady in the EpiThe ladybugs seem to really love our epis. Probably because when they start to bloom (the epis, not the bugs :-D) there's a lot of nectar around the buds. The nectar seems to attract aphids. This time we tried to get the jump on them. We bought a small bag of ladybugs from the hardware store. Of course I was not going to let them go until the camera was ready!I used a bellows to get close enough for this shot. The whole background of the shot is the same flower that the ladybug is sitting on. |
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