Bloom day scans

Update [7/15/2009]: I always forget to mention that you should try scanning yourself. It’s easy. I have an activity for children and youth with instructions for how to scan flowers over at The Bulb Project website.

A little early this month. Thanks, as usual, to Carol at May Dreams for hosting.

Click on images for larger view. More bloom day scans.

Whitish: Daucus, Filipendula, Stachys, Verbascum, Astilbe, Sorbaria.
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Purply-pink: Rubus, Allium, Filipendula, Stachys, Rose ‘Cuisse de nymphe’, Lilium, Dahlia, Digitalis, Aquilegia, Nicotiana.
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Monarda, Verbascum, Lilium, Digitalis, Begonia, Achillea.
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Rosa ‘Cuisse de nymphe’.
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16 thoughts on “Bloom day scans”

  1. I always enjoy your scans. The filipendula appears white in the scan. Is it becasue the scan didn’t pick up the color??

  2. These are marvelous! I particularly love the white one…but they are all scrumptious!!

  3. The single rose (last scan) would make a – can I use the word radical here? – piece of wall art… I’d do at least 4ft by 4ft:)

  4. Replies …

    Thanks all for kind words.

    Les: The blackberry was a volunteer in one of my front yard beds, probably brought in by a bird. I couldn’t bear to pull it. They’re beautiful.

    Lisa: My pink filipendula runs a little behind the white. The white was growing wild here when I moved in, though I’ve transplanted it around to various beds. It’s not as spectacular as the pink. But I still like it.

    Miss canthus: I’ve always wanted to try Salix mélanostachys. Will have to get a cutting from someone one of these days.

    Jackie: There aren’t enough pixels in the scan to do 4 x 4 foot print without doing some filter effects. Maybe I’ll have to get a better scanner one of these days. I have printed out some of these maybe 2 x 3. But they come out pretty pixellated.

    Blackswamp Kim: Yes, that’s ‘Terracotta’. I’ve got lots of muddy white yarrows growing wild around here and invading the veggie garden and other beds. This one is really nice, though.

  5. I don’t know about scans. You certainly get fabulous photos. I have that Cuisse de Nymph, but photos never have that clarity. I’m off to learn how to do it. Thanks.

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