Tuberous Begonia ‘Mardi Gras’Begonia x tuberhybrida ‘Mardi Gras’
(be-GON-yuh) (too-ber-HY-brid-uh)
Blackmore & Langdon's Large Flowered Picotee Begonia
Ruby Tuesday
Yesterday I visited White Flower Farm in Litchfield, Connecticut. They have a beautiful series of display gardens and they were in fine shape yesterday. I was looking for some Painted Daisies (Tanacetum coccineum), which I have not been able to find anywhere. After taking some pictures on the gardens I decided to follow the sign to the Tuberous Begonia Greenhouse.
Since I am used to looking at and being around a lot of flowers I get a little jaded sometimes but every once in awhile something totally stuns me in regards to the botanical world. My entrance to the greenhouse was one of those moments. It literally took my breath away. The color was overwhelming and amazing. Each of the display Begonias were in perfect full bloom. It probably was one of top five flower displays I have seen and that fact that is totally unexpected was part of the reason. When I go to the New York Botanical Garden or Kew I expect to be amazed. Not so much so when I enter a kind of non descript Quonset type of greenhouse in the rugged Litchfield Hills of Connecticut. I got quite a few nice pictures although shooting inside a greenhouse can be tricky. There will certainly be some more Tuberous Begonias on this blog coming up soon. I really wanted the 24mm/1.8 lens but left it home. The lens has really integrated itself into my ‘bag’. I am not going to leave home without again.
This is a crude panorama of the greenhouse so you can see a little of what it looked like. Some of the Begonias were fragrant and had a very nice scent.
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21 comments:
I love this shot! The colors remind me of a candycane. Very gorgeous!
The outer edges appear to be painted red by using an artist's detail brush. Nature can look surreal sometimes...
Thank you DFP, those are very pretty. It sounds like you had a nice time.
Happy RRtUing, thank you for peeking in on my Red Iowa stuff.
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Delicacy and charm, great contribution, beautiful post.
hugs, Denise
oh my gosh, that's a great flower! i love how red it is on the outside and how it blended inwards!
My Ruby Tuesday's up here.
Whoa! What a fabulous begonia!! Just beautiful...
What a gorgeous flower and such beautiful colors! I love the show of all the different colored ones in the bottom photo.
That is ONE beautiful flower. Stunning.
Those closeups are awesome! I love the red "fringe".
Very nicely done!
and thanks for stopping by (you can buy that Lotus brand new for under $50k... not bad for an exoticar)
-Mojo
Gorgeous!
My Ruby Tuesday is Ruby Tuesday and Baby Boy Lost
It looks beautiful and extremely delicate :)
Happy Ruby Tuesday!!!
Gorgeous!
A peppermint swirl!
WHOA!!! AMAZING SHOTS! Where have you been? :)
Mine's up if you got a chance, HERE!
i love your pictures!wonderful flowers
Breathtaking...there is nothing more to say.
Just beautiful and after a wet and cool summer, it's nice to see flowers and wow..you are talented.
you always amaze me with the detail and color and brilliance you capture so easily!
Digital Flower, it's breath-taking alright! An incredible display of begonias and your photos are gorgeous! Happy Ruby Tuesday! :)
Spectacular detail shots.
Great for a Ruby Tuesday.
These are absolutely beautiful.
I'm a big flower fan myself.
The first Tuberous Begonia picture is so stunning.
I never really was a fan of up close flower photography...since it seems most people do that.
But I stand corrected again.
You are a keeper.
Beautiful work!!
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