Andrew Trundlewagon's photos with the keyword: flowers

Flowers from our Christmas cactus, which, true to form, skipped Christmas and decided to flower in mid-February instead. For most of the year it is a very unimpressive looking plant, but it produces these lunatic flowers. It blooms in response to shorter days and longer nights so growing indoors under house lights probably confuses its flowering cycle. The parent of the Christmas Cactus, (or Schlumbergera), is from Brazil:- Copied from Wikipedia "Schlumbergera truncata occurs only in a small area of the coastal mountains of south-east Brazil, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, located in the southernmost part of the tropics. Sites where it has been found include the Organ Mountains (Serra dos Órgãos) in the Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos and in the Serra do Mar near to the city of Rio de Janeiro. Plants grow at altitudes of 700–1,000 metres (2,300–3,300 ft). Because of their altitude and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, the coastal mountains have high humidity – warm moist air is forced upwards into higher, colder locations where it condenses. S. truncata usually grows on trees (epiphytic),[3] or on rocks (epilythic)." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlumbergera_truncata

Spring flowers

A bee sampling the rosemary; late in October, so probably the last bee for many months to come. It is easy to see how well the rosemary flowers are shaped to welcome the incoming traffic.

Tiny purple perilla flowers. They are only about a few mm across but a big hit with the bumble bees.

A painted lady butterfly among the lavender. (Vanessa virginiensis - American Lady)

Autumn passing into winter. The last roses of the year, an hibiscus and some fruit.

Fading roses,

poppies.

A bouquet of flowers

These are called Dutchman’s breeches, a spring flower of the forest floor. The flowers are pollenated by bumble bees. Other insects bite holes in the flowers to get at the pollen and nectar but this doesn’t pollenate them. The seeds are taken by ants to their nests. They eat the outer coating but dispose of the seeds in the nest “garbage dump”. The seeds grow there, safe in the nest and feeding on the ant nest detritus. St Bruno near Montreal.

Plants of the Canadian Arctic This is a photograph (cell phone) of a scan of a pressed plant from the Canadian National Collection. It is part of a small exhibition shown in Montreal. Alpine bearberry: Arctous alpine . The leaves turn bright red, the berries feed arctic animals. The leaves can be used to make a tea.

Plants of the Canadian Arctic This is a photograph (cell phone) of a scan of a pressed plant from the Canadian National Collection. It is part of a small exhibition shown in Montreal. Mountain sagewort; Artemisia tilesii. This is used to treat sore muscles, joint pain and skin infections.

Plants of the Canadian Arctic This is a photograph (cell phone) of a scan of a pressed plant from the Canadian National Collection. It is part of a small exhibition shown in Montreal. This is called "River Beauty ": Chamerion latifolia .

Plants of the Canadian Arctic This is a photograph (cell phone) of a scan of a pressed plant from the Canadian National Collection. It is part of a small exhibition shown in Montreal - . Alpine Arnica: Arnica angustifolia

Plants of the Canadian Arctic This is a photograph (cell phone) of a scan of a pressed plant from the Canadian National Collection. It is part of a small exhibition shown in Montreal. This is called "River Beauty: Chamerion latifolia . The long black fingers on the left are the seed pods