Wednesday, August 06, 2008

And here comes Dahlia in Red...

From the technical viewpoint not a perfect bloom while the wind was tugging at the petals or some insects thought this to be a nice little meal but nevertheless a radiant flower...


and look - there are flowers within the flower...


"Dahlia" (Asteraceae)
Dahlien

Thanks to Elle this is NOT a Dahlia but "Zinnia" - belongs to the same family


Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Lady Gladiola in deep Purple...

These flowers are not so easy to photograph because they turn their blooms in different directions - so you nearly always get a lot of unwanted background. This makes it difficult to show their beauty in full size...

"Gladiolus" (Iridaceae)
glads, Gladiolen

And Pink goes for....

the Dahlia again.

"Dahlia" (Asteraceae)
Dahlien

La Rosa in Pink...

Seems as if I am in the pink mood this week...

"Rosa"

The Lady in Pink...

"Gladiolus" (Iridaceae)
glads, Gladiolen

Sunday, August 03, 2008

Malva in Pink

The blooms of the mallow have a simple structure but look close and see their wonderful texture - it looks as if they are made from a delicious silk paper - so very fragile. When they have grown to large bushes they look simply marvellous when in bloom...

"Malva alcea" (Malvaceae)
mallow, Rosenmalve

Friday, August 01, 2008

Elegant Lady Gladiola...

This flower somehow always makes me think about an elegant lady. Maybe its the straight growth, the elegant setting in which the single blooms appear....


"Gladiolus" (Iridaceae)
glads, Gladiolen