A Flower Garden of Macroscopic Delights

Brian Johnston  (Canada)

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African Blue Lily


Agapanthus orientalis



Anemone


Anemone coronaria


 

Small White Aster


Aster racemosus



Wild Cherry Blossoms


Prunus


 

Balloon Flower


Platycodon grandiflorus



Beggar-Ticks


Devil's, Tall,
Three-Parted
&
Nodding



Bittersweet Nightshade


Solanum dulcamara



Blanket Flower


Gaillardia grandiflora



Bouvardia


Bouvardia 'Royal Edith'




Buddha Belly Plant


Jatropha podagrica



Lesser Burdock


Arctium minus


Buttercups

Common (Meadow) Buttercup  Ranunculus acris

Swamp (Marsh) Buttercup  
Ranunculus septentrionalis


Kidneyleaf Buttercup  
Ranunculus abortivus



Cacti


Cactaceae



Canada Thistle


Cirsium arvense



Chicory


Cichorium intybus



Chokecherry


Prunus virginiana


 

Chrysanthemum


Chrysanthemum x morifolium



Red Clover


Trifolium pratense



Columbine


Aquilegia x caerulea 



Plains Coreopsis


Coreopsis tinctoria



Cockscomb


Celosia argenta



Common Crocus


Crocus vernus



Wild Cucumber


Echinocystis lobata



Cucurbit


Cucurbita



Curly Dock


Rumex crispus



Daffodil


Narcissus
 pseudonarcissus


Dahlia Hybrids


Dahlia hortensis



Delphinium


Delphinium elatum 'Guardian Blue'



Flowering Kale


Brassica oleracea 'Chidori White'


 

Liatris


Liatris mucronata



Deptford Pink

Dianthus armeria



Curly Dock


Rumex crispus



English Plantain


Plantago lanceolata



Eucalyptus


Eucalyptus robusta



Wild Blue Flax


Linum lewisii



Foxtail Lily


Eremurus spectabilis



Freesia


Freesia hybrida Hort.



Gerbera Daisy


Gerbera jamesonii



Yellow Goat's-Beard


Tragopogon dubius



Ornamental Gourds


Cucurbita pepo
var. ovifera



Single-Seed Hawthorn


Crataegus monogyna



Hibiscus & Hollyhock


Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
&
Althaea rosea



Honeysuckle


Lonicera tatarica



Two Hyacinths


Hyacinthus orientalis
&
  Muscari armeniacum


Hydrangea


Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blaumeise'



Japanese Pieris

 
Pieris japonica  'Mountain Fire'



Brown Knapweed


Centaurea jacea



 

Lantana


Lantana camara
 'Lemon Cream'



Common Lilac


Syringa vulgaris



Two Lilies


Lilium candidum &

 Lilium hybridum


 

Torch Lily


Kniphofia uvaria 'Alcazar'



Fringed Loosestrife


Lysimachia ciliata



Lupine Hybrid


Lupinus x hybrida
'Gallery Blue'



Common Mallow


Malva neglecta



Pink Masterwort


Astrantia major 'Buckland'



Common Milkweed


Asclepias syriaca


 

Mimosa


Mimosa pudica



Motherwort


Leonurus cardiaca



Common Mullein


Verbascum thapsus



Mullein Hybrid


Verbascum hybridum



New England Aster


Aster novae-angliae



White Oak


Quercus alba



Moth Orchid

Phalaenopsis



Ornithogalum Flowers


Chincherinchee,
Snake Flower
&
Arab's Eyes



Pasque-Flower

Pulsatilla vulgaris  'Rubra'



Passion Flowers

Passiflora caerulea & Passiflora coccinea x incarnata hybrid



Peruvian Lily

Alstroemeria psittacina



Pincushion Flower

Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'



Pincushion Protea


Leucospermum cordifolium



Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris



Pink Heath

Ericaceae Family



Poinsettia


Euphorbia pulcherrima



Spider Flower

Grevillea



Icelandic Poppy

Papaver nudicaule




Purple Loosestrife


Lythrum salicaria



Pussy Willow


Salix caprea



Queen Anne's Lace


Daucus carota



Common & Great
Ragweed


Ambrosia artemisiifolia
&
Ambrosia trifida



Rose Moss


Portulaca pilosa



Scarlet Pimpernel


Anagallis arvensis



Silverberry


Elaeagnus commutata




Very Small Flowers


Knotweed
Lamb's-Quarters
Sheep Sorrel 
 



Wood Spurge


Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Efanthia'



Sulphur Cinquefoil


Potentilla recta



Staghorn Sumac


Rhus typhina


 

Stokes' Aster


Stokesia laevis
 'Peachie's Pick'



Sweet Pea


Lathyrus latifolia



Teasel


Dipsacus fullonum



Two Thistles


Bull & Nodding

Cirsium vulgare &
Carduus nutans



Yellow Toadflax


Linaria vulgaris



A Close-up View of Two

"Parrot Tulips"

 
Tulipa x hybrida


Part 1



A Close-up View of Two

"Parrot Tulips"

 
Tulipa x hybrida


Part 2



Viper's Bugloss


Echium vulgare



Viper's Bugloss II
(revised & updated)


Echium vulgare



Geraldton Waxflower


Chamelaucium uncinatum

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