Merry Christmas with flowers

Nicotiana, commonly referred to as tobacco plants, has many varieties.

Nasturtium, the edible flower.

Zinnia angustifilia, Crystal orange

 

 

 

Helianthemum or rock rose

This Zinnia is referred to as Mexican Zinnia or Bi-color Zinnia

Anemone, in the buttercup family, commonly known as windflowers.

Delphinium (larkspur) has over 300 species.

Cornelian cherry dogwood is actually a small tree or shrub with a red cherry like fruit.

Orchids

Black-eyed Susan

Clematis

Celandine, in the poppy family

Carnation

Roses

Dying Lewisia cotyledon (cliff maids)                                     Aloe maculata (soap aloe)                                                                            

Sweet pea, a climber that is sweet smelling

Thistle, the National Flower and symbol of Scotland

Bleeding heart from the poppy family

Common Purslane growing on the rocks in Iceland. An edible plant with health benefits.

Yarrow, a plant with anti-inflammatory properties                                   White Lily

Sunflowers

Strawflower

Datura, known as thornapples and other names, they are very poisonous.

Bougainvillea

Ricinus, Castor oil plant

Cuphea species (bat-faced maybe)

Trillium, a rhizome

Persian Silk Tree or Pink Powder Puff Tree flower

Solomon's Seal

Orange Plume                                                                        Wild Petunias, ground cover

Abutilon (red tiger), a group with a large number of species

Liatris (blazing star)

Bee on cone flower

Forest Phlox

Golden Shrimp Plant

Hawaii Lollipop Plant (golden shrimp)

Canna, a lily relative

Acanthus (spiny bear's breeches)

Alpine Velvet Bells, one of many related varieties

Mallow malva, named for its color

Indian Paint Brush, edible flowers

Turtlehead

Flower photos take with circular and zoom out camera movement

Apache plume, a single species plant.

Crocosmai spicebush with a feeding swallowtail butterfly

Allium, related to onion, garlic, shallot etc.

Aster (Greek for star)

Azalea, a flowering shrub related to Rhododendron

Dwarf fireweed an arctic plant provides valuable nutrition for the Inuit.

Gumweed

Fuchsia, flowering shrubs or small trees                      Dahlias, related to sunflowers and daisies

Coreopsis, tickseed

Blue Bottle Gentiana

Skunk cabbage, an early spring bloomer in Wis. 

A Sage variety

Sneezeweed variety                      

Monarchs on Gayfeather plant

Milkweed seeds

May Apple flower

Kniphofia, red hot poker, a copious nectar producer

Pagoda flower

Llima, sida fallax

Spiny spiderflower

Bush Thumbergia, Bush Clock Vine

Coleus leafs

Callandra, in the pea family

Chicory said to have many health benefits

Cosmos in the sunflower family

Sumac leaves and berries

Hibiscus

Tiger eye viola

False St. Anne's Lace

                                   Willow

European golden rod

White wild indigo

Dahlias, another sunflower cousin

Daisy

Rose Hips, fruit of the rose

Crocus

Poppy

Purpletop vervain

Weigela, loved by Lepidoptera

Daisy and Verbena

Dutchman's breeches

From Hawaii

The showy flowers of the Iris family

A field of lupine in Iceland

St. Johns wort, grows densely

Lilac, the sweet spring smeller

Devil's bit scabious in the family of plants once used to treat scabies.

Vinca, also called periwinkle

Japanese toad lily, does it look like a toad or lily?