Developing Your Eye: Connect

a girl in fringe, pretty in red
(This month I want to see what summer means to you. Still focussing on the garden or parkland let your photographs tell me your story of summer-time wherever in the world you live. )
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Cherry Brandy’ is the worlds first red rudbeckia, the flowers are 7 – 10cm flowers across and have deep maroon red flowers with dark chocolate centres. Rudbeckia hirta will only last a few years but the plants self seed readily.
Family | Asteraceae |
Botanical name | Rudbeckia hirta ‘Cherry Brandy’ |
Common name | Black-eyed susan ‘Cherry Brandy’ |
Flowering time | June to August |
Height | 0.6m |
Spread | 0.35m |
Aspect | ![]() |
Hardiness | Half hardy |
For: floral Friday fotos
Merry Christmas everyone! Here are some of our Christmas decorations, some were taken in our house in Munich, others were taken in Munich at the Christmas market and during our travels in Singapore, the Philippines and the UK.
Lupinus, commonly known as lupin or lupine, is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. The genus includes over 200 species, with centers of diversity in North and South America. (Wikipedia)
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Petunia is genus of 35 species of flowering plants of South American origin, closely related to tobacco, cape gooseberries, tomatoes, deadly nightshades, potatoes and chili peppers; in the family Solanaceae. (Wikipedia)
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Rhododendrons are grown for their spectacular flowers, usually borne in spring. Some also have young leaves and stems covered in a striking dense woolly covering (indumentum) and some – the deciduous rhododendrons or azaleas – have good autumn colour.
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Daily Prompt – Textures are everywhere: The rough edges of a stone wall. The smooth innocence of a baby’s cheek. The sense of touch brings back memories for us. What texture is particularly evocative to you?
Thanks for the prompt suggestion, Laura Thompson!
For: The Power of Touch
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