White Dogwood
Cornus florida
(KOR-nus) (FLOR-ih-duh)
Here are a couple of abstract
shots. The Dogwoods are just starting to come out here and this picture was
snapped of a half open flower. There is a little greenness to the flowers when
they emerge and also when the flower is fully out they keep a slight green tint
never really becoming pure white. It is one of my favorite flowering trees and
Dogwood season is always special here. One reason I love them is they are a
slightly smaller tree than most growing to the perfect manageable size of about
20 feet (sometimes taller). The mixtures of colors on the native trees are
usually amazing to me also. Some have more green; others have a little pink and
or cream color.
I hope the flowers make it
through tonight’s forecasted scattered frost. We can’t seem to win with this
weather. It is so dry right now that it is causing distractions like holding up
our installation and transplanting schedule. It is not often you find me
praying for rain but this is one of those times.
Here is another abstract of a
flower making its debut on Digital Flower Pictures.com. We used to grow them as
annuals but gave up after several years of mixed results. I love the flowers
and boldly shaped and spotted foliage. Not sure what flower petals are stuck
inside the flower but thought the pink added a little pizzazz to the photo.
Golden Calla Lily
Zantedeschia elliottiana
(zan-te-DES-kee-uh) (el-ee-ot-ee-AH-na)
4 comments:
First time I have Callas in ground coming up!! Hot dog.
I have a couple smaller versions of Cornus florida-- 'White Cloud', mature size 6 feet.
Oops, it is 'Cloud 9'. The tag says 6 ft. but have just read it gets larger...15 feet.
Thats a really amazing picture, so crisp. Looks like something from another world.
We planted a little 'Cloud Nine" last year. It had so many flowers it almost fell over. The flowers are larger than the species. It was a big hit :)
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