
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
