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Flowers Around The House
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Stop and smell the roses.
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Re: Flowers Around The House
Some time ago I was given a small cactus
about 7 cm high, it had a red hat.
A kitten voted him to the floor several times.
I put him outside my window in a porcelain cup
as a planter.
Well, there he became thin and grew a lot.
Today he is 50 cm. tall ( he no longer has the
red hat.)
I do not know what mutation gave this result.
about 7 cm high, it had a red hat.
A kitten voted him to the floor several times.
I put him outside my window in a porcelain cup
as a planter.
Well, there he became thin and grew a lot.
Today he is 50 cm. tall ( he no longer has the
red hat.)
I do not know what mutation gave this result.
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Re: Flowers Around The House
Hello,
I am new to the forum and thought to present myself with a photo from my garden
Leah
I am new to the forum and thought to present myself with a photo from my garden
Leah
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Re: Flowers Around The House
Thank you, that's lovely!
Welcome to Starship Asterisk*!
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Re: Flowers Around The House
Thank you
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Re: Flowers Around The House
that's a beautiful flower Leahna! &welcome to our Star ship!
Orin
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Smile today; tomorrow's another day!
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Re: Flowers Around The House
Well, we are in for a snowstorm next week, and after that the weather will remain freezing so that we will be buried under snow for another week or so. But while we wait for winter to come back and bite us, I can't resist posting this picture of a female hazel flower getting ready to meet some male seeds (you're in for a long wait, sister).
And if you don't recognize the female flower of the hazel, it could be because the flower is so tiny. So I'm adding a picture of some male catkins next to a tiny little red female flower. Can you spot the flower?
Ann
And if you don't recognize the female flower of the hazel, it could be because the flower is so tiny. So I'm adding a picture of some male catkins next to a tiny little red female flower. Can you spot the flower?
Ann
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Re: Flowers Around The House
Speaking of long waits, we just noticed our pineapple fruiting.
Might be a while before the pizza.
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Re: Flowers Around The House
Okay... picky, picky. But the flower is not waiting for a male seed. There are male flowers (catkins) and female flowers (florets). The male flowers produce pollen, but cannot fertilize the female flowers on the same tree. Once fertilized by pollen from a different tree, the female flowers will develop fruits (hazelnuts) which contain a seed. The red bits visible on the female flower are styles... just one part of the flower. I do wonder about the bright red, though. Usually flowers have colored parts to attract pollinators, but hazels are wind pollinated, so they don't need to.Ann wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:44 am Well, we are in for a snowstorm next week, and after that the weather will remain freezing so that we will be buried under snow for another week or so. But while we wait for winter to come back and bite us, I can't resist posting this picture of a female hazel flower getting ready to meet some male seeds (you're in for a long wait, sister).
And if you don't recognize the female flower of the hazel, it could be because the flower is so tiny. So I'm adding a picture of some male catkins next to a tiny little red female flower. Can you spot the flower?
Chris
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Chris Peterson wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:19 pmOkay... picky, picky. But the flower is not waiting for a male seed. There are male flowers (catkins) and female flowers (florets). The male flowers produce pollen, but cannot fertilize the female flowers on the same tree. Once fertilized by pollen from a different tree, the female flowers will develop fruits (hazelnuts) which contain a seed. The red bits visible on the female flower are styles... just one part of the flower. I do wonder about the bright red, though. Usually flowers have colored parts to attract pollinators, but hazels are wind pollinated, so they don't need to.Ann wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:44 am Well, we are in for a snowstorm next week, and after that the weather will remain freezing so that we will be buried under snow for another week or so. But while we wait for winter to come back and bite us, I can't resist posting this picture of a female hazel flower getting ready to meet some male seeds (you're in for a long wait, sister).
And if you don't recognize the female flower of the hazel, it could be because the flower is so tiny. So I'm adding a picture of some male catkins next to a tiny little red female flower. Can you spot the flower?
Ann
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Re: Flowers Around The House
Can't resist showing you these azalea buds in downtown Malmö:
Oh, poor azalea! Can't help thinking about the old Swedish joke about the preacher who saw a drunk young man leave a bar, and the preacher shouted: "Young man, you are on the wrong path! Turn around!"
I fear you are on the wrong path, sweet azalea! Winter will come back and bite you, so you should turn around, pull the covers over your head again and wait for spring to arrive!!
Ann
Oh, poor azalea! Can't help thinking about the old Swedish joke about the preacher who saw a drunk young man leave a bar, and the preacher shouted: "Young man, you are on the wrong path! Turn around!"
I fear you are on the wrong path, sweet azalea! Winter will come back and bite you, so you should turn around, pull the covers over your head again and wait for spring to arrive!!
Ann
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Got to show you a picture of my favorite flower growing just down the street from where I live:
It is a Hepatica nobilis. You've got to check up the English name for it.
This species isn't doing well round where I live, and at the actual place where I found this specimen, only three or four of the flowers could be seen. This particular specimen grew at the foot of a bush with sturdy branches, and I had to reach in with one arm and take the photo one-handed, without really seeing what I was photographing. I wasn't able to get my mobile to really, really focus on the flower. Nevertheless, I'm happy with the result.
To me this flower epitomizes the heartbreaking briefness yet incredible beauty of life on Earth. I mean it!
Ann
It is a Hepatica nobilis. You've got to check up the English name for it.
This species isn't doing well round where I live, and at the actual place where I found this specimen, only three or four of the flowers could be seen. This particular specimen grew at the foot of a bush with sturdy branches, and I had to reach in with one arm and take the photo one-handed, without really seeing what I was photographing. I wasn't able to get my mobile to really, really focus on the flower. Nevertheless, I'm happy with the result.
To me this flower epitomizes the heartbreaking briefness yet incredible beauty of life on Earth. I mean it!
Ann
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It's me again. I know.
But I can't resist.
Aren't the hepaticas lovely?
Ann
But I can't resist.
Aren't the hepaticas lovely?
Ann
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I'm sorry. I can't resist.
Ann
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Re: Flowers Around The House
Roses, rainbows and shadows.
last night's thunderstorm.
Perfect to capture the last light of the day and the shadows it created.
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Re: Flowers Around The House
We have a few deer feeding flowers around the house.orin stepanek wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:26 pm 268_lorand_fenyes_iris_ngc7023_1024.jpg
I grow Iris flowers and I love them! I even have a pretty blue one
like the nebula!
We love the deer and the flowers.
We used to have a similar problem with bird feeders and cats. We’re down to one indoor cat so now all the bird feedering birds have to worry about is the opportunistic hawks.
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Re: Flowers Around The House
A couple of heavy early spring snowstorms this year have resulted in more abundant wildflowers than I've seen for years. We have carpets of wild iris coming up around the ranch. I know someone around here who will appreciate the colors...
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Re: Flowers Around The House
Keeping the iris train going...we have some Dutch iris in the front:
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