Bloom day scans

10 thoughts on “Bloom day scans”

1. I believe the white blooms are my favorites. They really show up on the scan.

2. The white scan is great because it is unexpected. Really makes the forms and textures pop. But I have to admit that the purple one made me gasp. I could practically reach out and touch those flowers!

3. The purple one is stunning. Absolutely stunning. Best Bloom Day picture this month!

4. Wonderful, Craig! Are the puffs in the middle of the white scan Astrantia?

5. Nope. Not astrantia. But I see the resemblance. They’re buttonbush
   (Cephalanthus occidentalis):
   http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=G830

   They’re actually spherical. It was a gift from Rick Uva, author of Weeds of
   the Northeast. He worked in our department on on beach plums before moving
   to the Delmarva Peninsula to start a farm/nursery. It’s a great shrub for
   me because it thrives in wet soil/standing water.

6. You’ve really perfected the scans, Craig. The top two are particularly fabulous, but the white is my favorite.

7. I absolutely adore the canna scans! At first glance, I liked the top one best… but now that I keep looking at them, the bottom one might be my favorite. I’m thinking they would be lovely in a pair, just the way you show them on your blog, on the wall in my hallway… 🙂

8. I like the purplish scan the best, but the Canna ones are really cool. I wish I could grow Cephalanthus, with their Star Trek like blooms.

9. I normally like the collages, but the canna pictures I keep going back too, especialy the last one. It has an other worldly quality about it.

10. These scans are such an interesting idea. I really like the purple one – but then I am a big fan of purple flowers.

    I just got two Houttuynia cordata from my parents this year. I figure if they could overwinter in their zone 3 garden they should do just fine in my zone4/5.

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