Lotus Flower

Wo.w! This picture was taken by Bahman Farzad

Pink Lotus Flower

This flower is spoken of in ancient Egyptian religion. It grows from the mud at the bottom of ponds.

Zephyranthes

Isn't this pretty? It's the White Rain Lily. Nice.

Cyclamen

Beautiful flower. Cyclamens are good luck for marriage.

Song of The Flower

Pretty flower, perhaps a type of honeysuckle.

Risveglio

Very pretty cyclamen.

Dahlia

Look how this moves from purple to pink. So pretty.

Yellow Hemerocallis

Wow, intense yellow lily. Nice!

Hydrangea

My sisterr's a wedding florist in Spokane, Washington. Her little flower business is called Retro Blooms. Here is a hydrangea from her garden--she grows flowers for her bouquets and to press, as she makes cards from pressed flowers that are very pretty.

Purple Lily

Beautiful color, lavendar lily from Fire Island.

Yellow Lily

Another lily from Fire Island.

Lily

Lilies grow everyone. This one is from Fire Island, NY.

Red Hibiscus

Flowers make me happy. Can you hold a flower and not be happy?

Pink Flower

Wow, this is exotic. Taken at a Sheraton resort in Egypt.

Orange Flowers

These could be a dahlia, but I'm not sure. This photo is by Georgie Sharp. Very pretty.

Curls

Look at the thickness of these petals. So pretty.

Lilac Anemones

Anemones reseed well. I have many in my vegetable garden.

Keywords: flower gardens, wedding flowers, closeup photography

Scarlet Monkey Flower

"I love being asked to identify plants, and I don't konw which gives me more pleasure; to know what they are or not to know what they are." Elizabeth Lawrence

Prickly Pear Cactus Flower

"There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation's braggart lords." John Muir

Desert Mariposa Lily

"When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment." Georgia O'Keeffe

Wedding Flower

What a pretty color--peachy.

Pansy Lady

My mother used to tell me the story of the lady in the pansy. I was only six, we were in the back yard where we lived in Spokane. Mother grew pansys along the fence.

Lilacs

Well, I always know it's spring when the lilacs bloom. What a lovely fragrance, so sweet and fresh.

Closeup Beautiful Flower

Purchase this flower print at a card. See http://www.redbubble.com/people/tapperboy/art/545146-5-in-life-pain-is-inevitable-the-suffering-is-optional

Cymbidium Lovely Angel 'The Two Virgins'

Isn't this an elegant orchid? Perfect white, lovely scent.

Keywords: weddings, orchid, white flowers, cybidium

Green Hydrangea

Hydrangeas will turn different colors with the acid/alkaline content of the soil. I used a little baking soda at the foot of the plant to get my to turn my purplish.

Hawaii Orchid

Nice shot, white orchids against a black background. See www. malfalfa.com

Pink Peony

Can't wait for the flowers to start blooming.

Bob's Blue Rhody

This is lovely, the color vibrnt and all the petals. Plant phodies for luck.

Mary Flemming Rhody

Wow, so pretty. The rhodies have begun to bloom here in the PNW

Cad Yellow Rose

This is a very pretty shade of yellow.

Keywords: wedding flowers, roses, yellow rose of Texas

Mauve Rose

This a very pretty color--not sure of the rose name, however.

Keywords: weddings, roses, mauve, cut flowers

Calendula

And early blooming flower that is hardy late in the fall. Big seeds that can be collected and planted easily.

Keywords: orange flowers, calendula, gerbera, african daisy

Red Rose

Ah, a rose by any other name is still a rose.

After a Light Rain Shower

A pink rose after a summer shower. Roses bloom late into the fall here, don't come too early in the spring however.

White Tulips

A pair of tulips, very pretty.

Phalaenopsis

Oncidium forbesii

Very pretty. Love the yellow design around the petals.

Potinara Hoku Gem

Isn't this beautiful, the sweet drape of an orange orchid.

Orchids

What a pretty color purple. Used for wedding flowers, fabulous.

Calla?

This is a pretty photo, not to sure if it is a calla lily or a gladiola.

Happy Daisy

Think spring. Not too far off now.

Ode to Joy

To me the meanest flower that blows can give
Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears. Wordsworth

Succulent

Beauty from within. Try growing fabulous succulents, many varieties available.

White Gum Blossom

Never seen these flowers before, the white eucalyptus flowers. Photographed near New South Wales.

Ruffled Lady

The ruffled iris is lovely and fragrant, the iris scent always reminding me of childhood, little viels of my aunt's perfume.

Keywords: cut flowers, bearded iris, spring flowers

Cereus Blooms One Night

THis flower has one go at it, and with its beauty comes an unforgetable frangrance.

Angel Light - Oleander Flower

Ever read that book White Oleander? Very good read. Made it into a movie and it wasn't as clear how she poisoned the guy.

Orange Orchid

Lovely shot of two orange orchids.

Orchid

This is a lovely orchid with stripped petals. Beautiful. I have a an orchid that is about to bloom. They need lots of humidity to bloom.