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Pictures for Pam, Day 104: Salvia Greggii Blossom

by Janet Brien
(+3 insets)

It's been a while since I posted any pictures from my trip to San Anselmo so I thought I'd fix that today! It's so miserable outside right now that all I want to see right now are blossoms and bright colors!

Nathalie's garden featured many different plants and flowers and many of the blossoms were quite small. That meant they were perfect for me! The flower I'm posting today was maybe half an inch long from its pretty face to the end of its tube. Even though it was tiny, it was easy to see that it was covered with hairs! Thank you for all of your help to try to identify this flower! I was able to find some pictures of "Salvia greggii" that Ron Hanko suggested and they are the same! But the blossoms definitely have the traits of the other flowers suggested, so thank you all!

I am including two insets to show a front view (Look at the fancy hair!! And the funny mini flower on its forehead!) and also a pretty bokeh view with some flowers in the background. Finally, I have another panorama to show the sort of weather it's been today! :)

Pam, I was looking around in your photo stream to see what you had in the way of "purple flowers" and found this delightful picture of an upside-down butterfly on Buddleia flowers…I was particularly tickled that you called the Fritillary a Butterfly Bat! :D I love it! :) It's another warm soup day so I'll be sending some via my virtual teleporter! :) I hope you like cream of mushroom soup, we made a lot of it! :D *HUGS*

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36 comments

Jenny McIntyre said:

What a gorgeous flower and the fact that it's only about half an inch long, is just amazing. I have a plant called a Spirea, it's pink with loads of tiny flowers on one plant - the flower itself is only about an inch and a half. I'm afraid I don't know the name of your plant but it's gorgeous nevertheless. Yes your weather isn't very pretty I must admit, but this afternoon we actually had some lovely sunshine!!!
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Frank J Casella said:

Great flower picture, Janet. I like how it pops.
6 years ago

William Sutherland said:

Great series!

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uwschu said:

Ein schöner Guten Morgen Gruss :-)
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MichèleM said:

Magnifique série ! bravo pour la joliesse de vos photos !
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Ulrich John said:

Wonderful ! Colors in the morning ! Have a nice day, Janet !
6 years ago

©UdoSm said:

Great...
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Nora Caracci said:

superb light, excellent macro and PiPs !!!
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Jaap van 't Veen said:

Gorgeous light and what a beautiful colours and details.
6 years ago

Guy Bacca (guybac) said:

Des fleurs aux couleurs éclatantes bien mises en valeur par les cadrages... Un plaisir pour l'œil !
J'aime beaucoup aussi la photo panoramique
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Annemarie said:

love it: bright and wonderful pink color
6 years ago

Karp Panta said:

Genial macro !!!
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John Cass said:

Beautiful image, wonderful light, colours and detail.
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ROL/Photo said:

D'une grande beauté
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Boro said:

Superbe ***
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