Photos of flowers … Lots, and lots of flowers.
Cordyline.
This is a Cattleya orchid at the Denver Botanical Gardens.
Zinnia.
I'm not sure what kind of flower this is, but I adore the pink.
You have to look close to see the whole world inside a flower. Looks like a common garden rose, and tucked into the petals is a small crab spider, waiting patiently.
This is a great close-up of a pink zinnia. You're right in the center, looking at the tiny yellow florets and stigmas. Those big pink 'petals' are actually ray flowers, designed to attract bees.
Clematis.
Detail of a soft pink peach petaled rose.
That's Liriope muscari, what many people call lilyturf.
A macro shot of a pink rose.
This is a close-up view of a tea rose, showing its warm yellow heart blending out to salmon-pink petals.
This is what's left when the flower falls of the hibiscus plant. The showy pink petals are gone, and this is what remains.
This is a close-up of flower buds from a hosta, I think.
I bought a beat-up rosebush on discount from the garden center of a big box store. I took it home and was amazed at the beautiful roses it produces. You'll have seen pictures from this plant elsewhere in this photostream.
An extreme close-up of a chartreuse zinnia.
This close-up on a hybrid tea rose captures the color shift from yellow at the base to a soft peach-pink.
A close-up of a Japanese beetle resting on the delicate petals of a beautiful coral-orange rose.
I thought the underside structure was as interesting as the more showy parts of this hibiscus flower.
Black-eyed Susan, I started from seed.
Daylily.
Zinnia.
The orange stamen and petals of a daylilly.
This is a Southern Magnolia, past its peak but still showing its structure. The central cone is where the seeds develop. Notice how the stamens have started to drop onto the petals. This is a bloom at the end of its life.
Asiatic lilies.
Asiatic lily.
I like this picture because the very center kind of looks like a heavy eyelid belonging to a giant pink owl.
This is Nicotiana alata, or flowering tobacco. They have a fantastic jasmine-like scent that really comes out in the evening to attract moths. I planted them a couple years ago from seed and they luckily keep coming back.
Asiatic lily, captured right after a rain. You may also see the tiny jumping spider hiding in plain sight on a petal.
A yellow daylily petal, the variety is Stella d'Oro.
The mathematics of a Shasta daisy.
Black-eyed Susan.
A bi-color rose after a rain shower.
An abstract shot of the porcelain-like petals of the Southern Magnolia.
Japanese Spirea.
Asiatic lilies variety, just about to burst into bloom.
Spiderwort, or Tradescantia. I get entranced by the deep purple flower against the light green foliage.
Southern Magnolia. The thick, creamy white petals just as they're opening almost look like porcelain.
Southern Magnolia flower.
A red stellar geranium. Pelargonium sp. 'Vancouver Centennial.'
A close look at a rose in full bloom.
Looking up into the heavy head of a pink garden rose.
Stonecrop, aka Sedum acre.
That's a Japanese Spirea, 'Goldflame' cultivar. Those small white flower clusters are just starting their show.
A tight shot of Astilbe buds, getting ready to bloom.
A close-up of a Virginia Spiderwort.
Weigela.
Strawberry Blossom.
Spiraea in the spring.
A double daffodil.
The flowering Saucer Magnolia.
Pink saucer magnolia in the spring.
Saucer magnolia.
Daffodil.
These are magnolia buds, silhouetted against a warm, peachy sky.
Daffodil.
Pink and gold hardy floribunda roses.
Osteospermum, or African Daisy.
Hibiscus, close-up.
A shot from one of my climbing roses.
Confederate rose, or Hibiscus mutabilis, getting ready to bloom.
Preying mantis on yellow mums.
Knock-out Rose.
Rosebud.
Osteospermum, or African Daisies.
Caryopteris, often called Bluebeard.
A brilliant red shrub rose, wide open in the sun.
Rosebud with dew.
Pink rain lily, likely a Zephyranthes.
Pink strawberry blossom.
Rosebud, again.
Rosebud.
A couple of fine Pink Rain Lilies, Zephyranthes.
I was really taken by these roses.
China Aster.
Rose, detail.
Rosebud.
China Aster.
Osteospermum, or African Daisies.
The common orange daylily, tough as nails. Each blossom only gets about a day in the sun. A good reminder.
Osteospermum, or African Daisies.
Saucer magnolia blooms glow against a crisp blue sky.
Japanese Spirea.
China Asters that I grew from seed.
Cannabis in early flower.
This is a common daylily, Hemerocallis fulva.
The bell-shaped flowers of a Hosta, or Plantain Lily.
A patch of Shasta daisies.
A close look at a pink Stargazer lily.
Pink rain lily, Zephyranthes.
Southern Magnolia, right before it blooms.
Shasta daisy.
Viburnum, just about to bloom.
Japanese Spirea.
Climbing English rose.
Variegated hosta in bloom.
Another shot of one of my roses.
Another shot of one of my spectacular roses.
Shasta daisy, still holding some morning dew.
A close look at the Common Dayflower, Commelina diffusa.
African dasies, Osteospermum.
Hydrangea.
Begonia.
This is a tuberous begonia after a good rain.
Osteospermum, or African Daisies.
'Tequila Sunrise' rose.
I was very lucky when I planted this rose in my garden. There's no fragrance, but the inner pink part is so delicate, as you'll see in other shots here.
Strawberry flowers.
Nicotiana alata. aka flowering tobacco.
Climbing roses.
Heather.
Tuberous begonia,.
Another rose.
Japanese Spirea, 'Neon Flash.'
The heart of a garden rose.
Hybrid tea rose.
Peony.
Peony.
A pink strawberry blossom.
That's a Spirea shrub, after a morning rain.
Rhododendron.
Tulip magnolia, just beginning to open.
This is actually a night shot of a cherry tree near my house. That's why the sky looks surreal.
Mature cannabis bud, ready for harvest.
Striped hosta lily.
Hydrangea, 'Limelight.'
You can really see the fine purple stripes on the white petals of this Hosta flower. The detail is sharp right down to the yellow pollen clinging to the curled anthers.