Another bloom or a few? Why not... these are all from my father's garden in Edinburgh.
Above is something mother used to call 'paper flower'. The yellow one is Lady's Mantel and the leaves used to be used for mastitis, hence the name.
Lantern grass and a wildflower permitted place; it is called Green Alkanet (pentaglottis sempervirens). ...okay, I had to search for that!
Above is something mother used to call 'paper flower'. The yellow one is Lady's Mantel and the leaves used to be used for mastitis, hence the name.
Such life like photos I almost leaned in to sniff
ReplyDeleteHugs Cecilia
What a beautiful garden your Father has!
ReplyDeleteWow! fantastic macro floral shots ~ favorite is the first one ~ thanks ^_^
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ReplyDeleteGive you ah SLR and we see beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful
ReplyDeletethat is beautiful!!! the paper flower looks super great!!!
ReplyDeleteMore lovely flowers, and I never knew that about lady's mantle!
ReplyDeleteHi Yam - wonderful shots ... quite delightful to see - wish I could get there. Take care - Hilary
ReplyDeleteAquilegia? What is the purple spike? It looks like a fantastic garden for bees and pollinators. (And Tiggers)
ReplyDeleteFurrings and head bumps - Mr T.
Hari OM
DeleteYes, the columbines are one of my faves - the purple was one of my late mother's - purple salvia. And the bees here are ENORMOUS! &*> Yxx
The flowers are just beautiful! I love the leaf of Lady's Mantle and how it can hold that single dew drop.
ReplyDeleteDeep breath, Yam. Lovely time of year for photos, at least! xx
ReplyDeleteAwesome macro photography skills! Number one and two are my favorite but they're all absolutely gorgeous. We don't have lady's mantle in our yard but we do have King's mantle in our yard
ReplyDeleteWas it your mom or dad that planted all the beautiful flowers? namaste, janice xx
ReplyDeleteHari OM
DeleteGood question! It will n t surprise you to know that it was mum... father not really interested in garden. So these were actually taken last summer before we officially got gardeners on board and these were almost all 'howked out', replaced by easycare shrubs and bark overlay... Yxx