I can't resist taking pictures of flowers, probably for the same reasons that we enjoy planting them in and around our homes.
My Sunday afternoon walk at the Dahlem Center was a constant distraction as flowers, both cultivated and wild, kept finding their way in front of my lens.
Cultivated
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| Yarrow with spiders |
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| White Hydrangea |
Crocosmia Lucifer: Eye-catching brilliantly red tubular flowers appear midsummer atop bolt, slightly arching sparsely branched 3 foot tall stems.
Yup, and they attract hummingbirds..
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| Not sure what this is. |
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| Loved the spiraled bud |
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| Bee Balm |
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| Just a frog. |
And then the wild flowers.
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| Purple Loosetrife |
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| Black-eyed Susans |
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| Not sure about this one |
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| Bee Balm Bud |
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| I'm always trying to capture Queen Anne's Lace but never quite seem to get it right |
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| Butterfly Weed is a fave -- love the orange |
This is typical of a number of small flowers (aka, weeds) that bloomed along the path.
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| Tiger Lilies stand out in the meadow |
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| The purple stems were striking! |
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| Lots of white puffies! |
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| This old tree is falling apart in the middle of the meadow. |
I was just going out for a little 45 minute trek but ended up spending three hours. The wildflowers were a pleasant surprise.
