Pretty Good Photographs

Scentropia Dark Blue (Heliotropium arborescens)

According to the little sign, this is a "fragrant heliotrope". They do smell nice, but I was most interested in the way the sunshine through the trees caused the little flowers to glow, seemingly with a light of their own.

Looking into the Dying Sun

It's the end of the season, but the sunflowers are still beautiful in the butterfly garden at Rotary Botanical Gardens, in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin (USA).

Microcosm

A diminuative butterfly works on a tiny field of Verbena flowers (Verbena bonariensis). I wonder if (s)he is aware of the big hulking monster with the camera...

Red Sage (Lantana camara)

Orange, yellow and red flower clusters with leaves against a dark green background.

Cornflower and Cardinal Flower (Centaurea cyanus and Lobelia cardinalis)

The cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) is the blue one. It's also known as bachelor button. The red cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is just starting. It will end up as an irregular flower cluster containing may individual blossoms. I found these two blooming in my back yard, and liked the bright colors of the two together.

Spring Crocus (Crocus albiflorus)

I'm pretty sure these are albiflorus. They're a treat to see on a pleasant early spring day.

Red Egyptian Starcluster (Pentas lanceolata)

A ball shaped, seriously red flower cluster. Individual blossoms are little trumpets, terminating in 5 pointed stars. Starcluster flowers can also be pink or white.

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia)

purple coneflowers over a blurred green background.

Gentian Sage (Salvia patens)

Sky blue flowers that look like little claws, on a blurred green background.

Lanceleaf Tickseed (Coreopsis lancelota)

Yelow or golden striated petals, over a blurred dark background.

False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)

I saw this little flower along one of the trails at Blue Mound State Park in Southern Wisconsin.

Canna Lilly

A warm red canna lilly against a diffuse chartreuse background

Turk's Lilly

Orange lilly with dark brown to black spots on a blurred dark green background

Spring Beauty

This is a tulip, although I can't say exactly what variety. It has beautiful curled petals and a waxy texture. I saw it at the Rotary Botanical Gardens in Janesville, Wisconsin (USA).

Tiny Tulip

This little beauty was just starting to open on a beautiful spring day at the Rotary Botanical Gardens in Janesville, Wisconsin (USA).

Bleeding Heart

This is Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding heart) at the Rotary Botanical Gardens in Janesville, Wisconsin (USA).

Good Morning Buttercup

This is the oxeye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum). It's a member of the aster family (Asteraceae).

Oxeye Daisy

This little daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) is a member of the aster family (Asteraceae) is invasive in the US. It is native to Europe.

Pond

A little pond at Natureland County Park, in Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA.