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Re: Flowers Around The House
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 11:23 pm
by saturno2
Some time ago I was given a small cactus
about 7 cm high, it had a red hat.
A kitten voted him to the floor several times.
I put him outside my window in a porcelain cup
as a planter.
Well, there he became thin and grew a lot.
Today he is 50 cm. tall ( he no longer has the
red hat.)
I do not know what mutation gave this result.
Re: Flowers Around The House
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 7:48 am
by leahna
Hello,
I am new to the forum and thought to present myself with a photo from my garden
I am new to the forum and thought to present myself with a photo from my garden
Leah
Thank you, that's lovely!
Welcome to Starship Asterisk*!
Ann
Re: Flowers Around The House
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 5:36 am
by leahna
Thank you
Re: Flowers Around The House
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 11:36 am
by orin stepanek
that's a beautiful flower Leahna! &welcome to our Star ship!
Re: Flowers Around The House
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:44 am
by Ann
Well, we are in for a snowstorm next week, and after that the weather will remain freezing so that we will be buried under snow for another week or so. But while we wait for winter to come back and bite us, I can't resist posting this picture of a female hazel flower getting ready to meet some male seeds (you're in for a long wait, sister).
And if you don't recognize the female flower of the hazel, it could be because the flower is so tiny. So I'm adding a picture of some male catkins next to a tiny little red female flower. Can you spot the flower?
Ann
Re: Flowers Around The House
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 6:01 pm
by Fred the Cat
Speaking of long waits, we just noticed our pineapple fruiting.
Might be a while before the pizza.
Re: Flowers Around The House
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:19 pm
by Chris Peterson
Ann wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:44 am
Well, we are in for a snowstorm next week, and after that the weather will remain freezing so that we will be buried under snow for another week or so. But while we wait for winter to come back and bite us, I can't resist posting this picture of a female hazel flower getting ready to meet some male seeds (you're in for a long wait, sister).
And if you don't recognize the female flower of the hazel, it could be because the flower is so tiny. So I'm adding a picture of some male catkins next to a tiny little red female flower. Can you spot the flower?
Okay... picky, picky. But the flower is not waiting for a male seed. There are male flowers (catkins) and female flowers (florets). The male flowers produce pollen, but cannot fertilize the female flowers on the same tree. Once fertilized by pollen from a different tree, the female flowers will develop fruits (hazelnuts) which contain a seed. The red bits visible on the female flower are styles... just one part of the flower. I do wonder about the bright red, though. Usually flowers have colored parts to attract pollinators, but hazels are wind pollinated, so they don't need to.
Ann wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:44 am
Well, we are in for a snowstorm next week, and after that the weather will remain freezing so that we will be buried under snow for another week or so. But while we wait for winter to come back and bite us, I can't resist posting this picture of a female hazel flower getting ready to meet some male seeds (you're in for a long wait, sister).
And if you don't recognize the female flower of the hazel, it could be because the flower is so tiny. So I'm adding a picture of some male catkins next to a tiny little red female flower. Can you spot the flower?
Okay... picky, picky. But the flower is not waiting for a male seed. There are male flowers (catkins) and female flowers (florets). The male flowers produce pollen, but cannot fertilize the female flowers on the same tree. Once fertilized by pollen from a different tree, the female flowers will develop fruits (hazelnuts) which contain a seed. The red bits visible on the female flower are styles... just one part of the flower. I do wonder about the bright red, though. Usually flowers have colored parts to attract pollinators, but hazels are wind pollinated, so they don't need to.
Can't resist showing you these azalea buds in downtown Malmö:
Oh, poor azalea! Can't help thinking about the old Swedish joke about the preacher who saw a drunk young man leave a bar, and the preacher shouted: "Young man, you are on the wrong path! Turn around!"
I fear you are on the wrong path, sweet azalea! Winter will come back and bite you, so you should turn around, pull the covers over your head again and wait for spring to arrive!!
Ann
Re: Flowers Around The House
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 4:34 pm
by Ann
Got to show you a picture of my favorite flower growing just down the street from where I live:
It is a Hepatica nobilis. You've got to check up the English name for it.
This species isn't doing well round where I live, and at the actual place where I found this specimen, only three or four of the flowers could be seen. This particular specimen grew at the foot of a bush with sturdy branches, and I had to reach in with one arm and take the photo one-handed, without really seeing what I was photographing. I wasn't able to get my mobile to really, really focus on the flower. Nevertheless, I'm happy with the result.
To me this flower epitomizes the heartbreaking briefness yet incredible beauty of life on Earth. I mean it!
Perfect to capture the last light of the day and the shadows it created.
Re: Flowers Around The House
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:26 pm
by emc
orin stepanek wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:26 pm
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I grow Iris flowers and I love them! I even have a pretty blue one
like the nebula!
We have a few deer feeding flowers around the house.
We love the deer and the flowers.
We used to have a similar problem with bird feeders and cats. We’re down to one indoor cat so now all the bird feedering birds have to worry about is the opportunistic hawks.
Re: Flowers Around The House
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2024 5:44 pm
by Chris Peterson
A couple of heavy early spring snowstorms this year have resulted in more abundant wildflowers than I've seen for years. We have carpets of wild iris coming up around the ranch. I know someone around here who will appreciate the colors...
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Re: Flowers Around The House
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2024 6:47 pm
by Orca
Keeping the iris train going...we have some Dutch iris in the front:
Winter will come back and bite you, so you should turn around, pull the covers over your head again and wait for spring to arrive!!
