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textless · 1 year

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It’s been another odd year, and I didn’t get out much. Nonetheless, here are five of my favorite photos from 2022 for the Gray-Card Memorial Top 5:

Cuckoo wasp

Outside Salt Lake City

Praying mantis (tiny)

Praying mantis (grown)

Sunrise over the house down the street

Thanks to @luxlit for hosting, and happy new year, all.

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theroadtofairyland · 1 year

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Not That Sad

Watercolor On Artboard

2022, 8"x 10"

Mourning Bride, Scabiosa atropurpurea

Bloodstone aka Heliotrope Jasper

#nature #flowers #plants #artwork #art #artists on tumblr #floral #watercolor #painting #minimalism #flora #minimal #mourning bride #scabiosa #pincushion flower #bloodstone #garden #plant

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stopandlook · 1 year

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Scientific Name: Scabiosa atropurpurea, syn. Sixalix atropurpurea Common Name(s): Sweet scabious, pincushion flower, mourningbride Family: Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle) Life Cycle: Annual, perennial Leaf Retention: Deciduous if perennial Habit: Forb USDA L48 Native Status: Introduced Location: Plano, Texas Season(s): Spring

On iNaturalist, there are 12 species listed under the genus Sixalix and another 50 or so under Scabiosa, but it’s not at all clear to me why they’ve been separated. Plants of the World Online (POWO), which iNaturalist uses as its taxon authority, regards Sixalix as a synonym for Scabiosa, and a search for Sixalix in the U.S. government’s Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) yields no results (i.e., it doesn’t even exist in ITIS). It seems to me that all the Sixalix species should be moved under Scabiosa, but what do I know.

The USDA PLANTS database shows this plant as a perennial, but from what I’ve been able to gather, that’s only under the most favorable growing conditions. Even then, it’s a short-lived perennial (perhaps 3 years or so), and it’s an annual otherwise.

#Scabiosa atropurpurea #Sixalix atropurpurea #sweet scabious #pincushion flower #mourningbride #Caprifoliaceae #annual #perennial #deciduous #forb #introduced #Plano #Texas #spring #flower #purple #iNaturalist #taxonomic confusion #plantblr

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aimees-garden · 10 months

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Delicious spoils of my garden (black raspberries)

Astilbe, hydrangea ACTUALLY going to have a bloom?? All the sedums blooming or getting ready to bloom, lamb's ear blooming (and zebra grass returns), and then pincushion flower which, imagine that, blooms and grows when animals stop eating it.

#gardening #flowers #astilbe #sedum #pincushion flower #lamb's ear #hydrandea #black raspberry

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inthecityofgoodabode · 6 months

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November 2023: Saturday Around The House

We got the daffodil bulbs planted. Of course, all you can see are irises & a chaste tree right now:

#garden #backyard garden #roses #flowers #pumpkin on a stick #bell pepper #cabbage #kale #brussel sprouts #pincushion flower #garlic #front yard garden #daffodils #planting for spring #irises #chaste tree #life in memphis

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lionheartsgray · 11 months

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The garden is blooming. ❤️

#garden #flowers #summer flowers #summer garden #columbines #hens and chicks #succulents #foxglove #wildflowers #wildflower garden #peonies #daisies #shasta daisies #pincushion flower #stonecrop

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mothmiso · 5 months

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Palma de Mallorca (2) (3) (4) by James Pett

Via Flickr:

(4) Bellver Castle

#cacti #flowers #pincushion flower #sweet scabious #cat thyme #castle #ruins #balearic islands #mallorca #palma #palma de mallorca #spain

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elainehill · 8 months

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Los Angeles Natural Stone Pavers Inspiration for a small eclectic drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard stone and stone fence flower bed in spring.

#leucadendron #wildlife habitat #natural stone pavers #pincushion flower #mediterranean plants

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sarpedom · 1 year

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Front Yard Natural Stone Pavers in Los Angeles Ideas for a small, edgy front yard flower bed with a stone fence that can withstand drought and receives some sunlight.

#olive tree #drought tolerant #pincushion flower #boulders #mediterranean-style design #california native plants

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flowerishness · 9 months

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Scabiosa gigantea (giant scabious)

What's in a name?

All flowers have a scientific name but many also sport a common name. With the exception of the stinking corpse lily (Rafflesia arnoldii), most of these common names are positive. Thus Helianthus becomes a sunflower and even the lowly Taraxacum officinale is called a dandelion. Now what could be more ego-enhancing that being compared to a well-dressed lion?

Other flowers are more often called by their scientific name. Campanulas may be known as bellflowers but everyone I know calls them campanulas. Similarly, Scabiosa may be called a pincushion plant but most people refer to them as scabiosas.

Scabiosa is a Latin word that refers to the insufferable scabies mite. This tiny human parasite causes unbelievable itching and is usually contracted with prolonged skin-to-skin contact with someone who is already infected (read: In adults it's usually a sexually transmitted disease). Children can also catch scabies from infected clothing and bedding as well as infected cats and dogs (it can cause 'mange' in pets). These days, a doctor will prescribe Kwellada lotion but in ancient times, rubbing the skin with this plant was the only remedy.

I caught scabies when I was nineteen. I was going through a bit of a sexual 'dry spell' at that time and I caught it from someone else's sleeping bag. I went to the doctor, bought a tube of Kwellada lotion, boiled all my bedding and clothing, and the itching was gone in two weeks. I offer this embarrassing confession as a public service announcement. I assure you, @flowerishness will return to less disturbing content tomorrow.

#flowers #photographers on tumblr #scabious #scabies #pincushion plant #fleurs #flores #fiori #blumen #bloemen #spot the bee #vancouver

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photoblogdujour · 6 months

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