Monday, June 30, 2014

Close up Deep Pink Dahlia Checkers

Dahlia Checkers

Deep Pink Dahlia Checkers



Dahlia 'Checkers' is a decorative dahlia, growing to around 1m high. It flowers from late summer to autumn.

Friday, June 27, 2014

Decorative Dahlia Checkers

Decorative Dahlia Checkers

Decorative Dahlia Checkers



Checkers is a Miniature Decorative Dahlia.  With its bi-color flowers, deep red or pink at the base of the florets and white at the tip it is a striking and attractive plant.  It stands out in beds and looks bright and cheerful in a vase. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds.Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

The African Collared Dove Wallpaper

The African Collared Dove

A number of species of collared doves are native to Africa and Asia. The African Collared Dove, parent of the long domesticated ringneck, inhabits the savannah regions of North Africa located in a narrow east west strip south of the Sahara Desert. The ancient keepers of doves apparently liked the white and blond versions of these birds and got rid of the ones having darker colors.  But in recent times breeders have managed to retrieve the darker colored birds as well as develop a number of new colors. Today there is more than 40 distinguishable color patterns. The Barbary dove is usually somewhat larger and has a longer tail than the African collared dove. This may have resulted as some cross breeding with the Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto .  The coloration is a warm, creamy buff shading to near white on the chin, belly, and under tail coverts.  There is a black, white edged collar on the back of the neck



Common Names





  • Ringneck Dove
  • Barbary Dove
  • Fawn Dove
  • African collared dove




Size





The Barbary dove is between 300 and 310 mm. and the weight is between 150 and 200 grams.

Saturday, June 21, 2014

John F. Kennedy Hybrid Tea Rose Bud

John F. Kennedy Hybrid Tea Rose Bud

John F. Kennedy  Hybrid Tea Rose



The Hybrid Tea Rose 'John F. Kennedy, Rosa sp. 'John F. Kennedy', has shimmering white blossoms and is the most fragrant of all the white rose varieties. One of the most beautiful roses, the double flowers appear on a grand bush.



The flourishing fragrance, and perfectly sculpted petals, create an effect of timeless grace, paying tribute to a beloved president. Adding a refreshing coolness to the landscape, the 'John F. Kennedy' rose is undaunted by hot summers and blooms in flushes throughout the season.

St. Alban English Rose Flower

St. Alban English Rose Flower

St. Alban English Rose Flower



The flowers are beautiful at all stages, from the rounded, globular buds to the fully open, many petalled, shallow cups. The color commences as a rich yellow, gradually softening over time. It has a pleasing fresh scent that is hard to define, but is described by our expert as similar to the fragrance we experience when we walk into a florist’s shop. This is a medium-sized shrub, with gracefully arching growth, numerous branches and nicely poised flowers. There is plenty of luxurious, light green foliage. Named in honor of the Royal National Rose Society, the first society of its kind, which founded in 1876 and based in St. Alban’s, Hertfordshire.

St. Patrick Hybrid Tea Rose HD Wallpaper

St. Patrick Hybrid Tea Rose HD Wallpaper

St. Patrick Hybrid Tea Rose HD Wallpaper



Another yellow rose with a green cast, the chartreuse colored buds and 5" flowers (petals 35+) are unusually eye-catching. A continual blooming bushy plant with grey green foliage really sets off the blooms.

Friday, June 20, 2014

Magenta Dahlia Flower Close Up

Magenta Dahlia Flower Wallpaper

Magenta Dahlia Flower Wallpaper



Dahlias have a long history of use in horticulture, earning a well-deserved reputation as consistent bloomers. Enhancing gardens and adorning arrangements as cut flowers, the Dahlia has been acclaimed "Queen of the Autumn Garden" by its admirers. dahlias are closely related to chrysanthemums, daisies, marigolds, zinnias, and dandelions. Few genera can match the diversity dahlias exhibit. There are at least 27 species and literally thousands of cultivars developed through hybridization. Heights range from several inches to over 20 feet for some wild species. Flowers come in almost every color imaginable and can be thumbnail size to 12 inches across, blooming from mid-summer until a frost in our area. Flower shapes are also quite diverse, ranging from marigold-like to sunflower-like. The American Dahlia Society recognizes 12 groups of cultivars, distinguished primary by their flowers.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Two Carnation Flowers

Carnation Flowers

Red Carnation Flower and  Pink Carnation Flower

Flower Fruit and Art

Rose Flower - fruit art

Rose Flower Fruit Art

Beautiful Lady Picture made on Fruit

Indian Lady Photo made on fruit



Lady Picture - Fruit Art

Hot Pink Carnation Flower

Hot Pink Carnation Flower

Hot Pink Carnation Flower

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Large flowered Carnation Flower

Large flowered Carnation Flower

Large flowered Carnation Flower

Yellow Pink Carnation Flower Wallpaper

Carnation Flower



The single flowers of the Carnations species, Dianthus caryophyllus have 5 petals and vary from white to pink to purple in color. Border Carnation cultivars may have double flowers with as many as 40 petals. Carnations are bisexual flowers and bloom simply or in a branched or forked cluster. The stamens on Carnations can occur in one or two whorls, in equal number or twice the number of the petals.

The Carnation leaves are narrow and stalk less and their color varies from green to grey-blue or purple. Carnations grow big, full blooms on strong, straight stems



Yellow Pink Carnation Flower Wallpaper

Large flowered Carnations



Types of Carnations



  • Large flowered Carnations - one large flower per stem.
  • Spray Carnations (Mini Carnations) - with lots of smaller flowers.
  • Dwarf flowered Carnations - several small flowers on one stem.

Saturday, June 7, 2014

Mister Lincoln Hybrid Tea Rose Flower

Mister Lincoln Hybrid Tea Rose

Mister Lincoln Hybrid Tea Rose



This tall red rose is renowned for its strong fragrance (in still air it can be detected up to 10 feet away) and its deep, uniform red color. It grows to about 1.2 metres high and 1 metre across. The leaves are matt dark green. The buds are deep red and open up into large, velvety red, double blossoms. It has typically around 30 to 35 petals per flower. It is a vigorous plant that performs well in all climates. Mister Lincoln is hardy to zone 5-9.

Red Carnation Flower Meaning

Red Carnations

Red Carnation Flower Meaning



Red Carnation Flower signifies Love and a Woman's Affection. Carnations are thus known as the "The Flowers of God".

Friday, June 6, 2014

Fragrant Cloud Hybrid Tea Rose

Fragrant Cloud Hybrid Tea Rose

Fragrant Cloud Hybrid Tea Rose



Coral-red, ages to geranium-red .  Strong, citrus, damask, fruity, spice fragrance.  27 to 35 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form.  Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. 

Carnation Flower Wallpaper

Orange Carnation Flower Wallpaper

Orange Carnation Flower Wallpaper



Carnations will grow from 2" to 3 feet high, most garden varieties grow 10 to 20 inches tall. The plants have grayish-green foliage and fragrant, semi-double rosy, purple or white flowers. There are many hybrid varieties in a variety of colors and sizes with no fragrance. They bloom mainly during cool times of the year, especially early winter. They are great plants to grow in gardens and can be used as cut-flowers. If properly treated, carnations will last up to a month.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Quietness Rose Close up

Apricot Climbing Rose

Quietness Rose Wallpaper



This rose is an excellent specimen rose and reminds us of an upright version of the popular ‘Souvenir de la Malmaison’ rose.  It produces full, soft pink, fragrant flowers well into the fall.  The shrub is very cold hard and will reach a height of five feet.  This is one of Griffith Buck’s last introduction

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Breath of Life Climbing Rose

Apricot Climbing Rose

Apricot Climbing Rose



Rose Breath of Life is a Climbing Rose which grows quickly and produces large, apricot colored and double blooms with a good scent. The name was chosen by Britain’s Royal College of Midwives to signify the Creator spirit in Genesis and also the first thing everyone must do after being born into the world The plant can also be kept as a shrub.

Miss All American Beauty Hybrid Tea Rose

Miss All-American Beauty Hybrid Tea Rose Flower

Miss All-American Beauty Hybrid Tea Rose Flower



Named for Maria Callas, American born soprano who died at the young age of 53 in Paris. The large, high centered and cupped , deep pink flowers bloom in waves throughout the season. .  This attractive bushy plant carries large long-lasting blossoms filled with sweet rose perfume and set against huge leathery leaves. Consistent color.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Atlantic Star Floribunda Rose Flower

Atlantic Star Floribunda Rose Flower

Atlantic Star Floribunda Rose Flower



A lovely fashionable color - soft glowing salmon.The flowers are large for a floribunda, beautifully formed and carried in large clusters on a vigorous growing bush, well clothed with dense dark green foliage. Medium height and scented with a high resistance to disease. Atlantic Star' is a bushy, deciduous shrub with thorny stems bearing pinnate leaves with glossy, toothed, dark green leaflets and clusters of lightly fragrant, double, salmon-pink flowers from late spring into autumn.

Monday, June 2, 2014

Quietness Rose

Quietness Rose

Quietness Rose



This rose is an excellent specimen rose and reminds us of an upright version of the popular ‘Souvenir de la Malmaison’ rose.  It produces full, soft pink, fragrant flowers well into the fall.  The shrub is very cold hard and will reach a height of five feet Softest pink with a richer center reminiscent of the beautiful old hybrid tea rose 'Royal Highness' . 'Quietness' is a profuse blooming variety and one of Dr. Bucks most lovely creations. 'Quietness' is a profuse blooming variety and one of Dr. Bucks most lovely creations.