Photo Abstracts
June 8, 2007
Iris laevigata 'Royal Cartwheel'
Species and cultivars of Iris pseudacorus, Iris versicolor, Iris virginica and Iris laevigata form the horticultural grouping of irises known as the water irises. Today's plants are growing in a section of the Asian Garden that is often saturated with water throughout the winter and early spring, and damp the remainder of the year.
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January 14, 2007
David C. Lam Asian Garden
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
The Asian Garden in infrared. A path shot seemed appropriate as BPotD goes back to its regular format tomorrow.
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January 13, 2007
Pinus mugo subsp. mugo
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
Not sure which species or cultivar, as I couldn't find the label.
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January 12, 2007
Arctostaphylos manzanita
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
This (dead) plant discussed on the forums here.
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January 11, 2007
Arbutus menziesii
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
Bark flaking off Arbutus menziesii. Previously featured on BPotD here, here, here and here.
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January 10, 2007
Geum triflorum
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
Previously featured on BPotD here: Geum triflorum.
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January 9, 2007
Sugarloaf Mountain
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
This image was photographed 35 minutes after this one of Lower Nicola Valley. Although the sky and earth were both taken with the same press of the shutter button, they were each processed differently – the digital equivalent to using a graduated neutral density filter while taking the image. The original photograph was also taken in infrared, then converted to black and white.
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January 8, 2007
Acer circinatum
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
Species previously featured on BPotD here, here, here and here. This abstract was taken of the plants illustrated in the second link, but one year later.
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January 7, 2007
Hosta sieboldiana var. gigantea
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
A photo from mid-October.
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January 6, 2007
Fascicularia bicolor
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
Native to Chile – read more on Fascicularia bicolor via the BBC Gardening site.
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January 5, 2007
Eschscholzia sp.
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
I suspect when I started posting abstracts for this break, this is more along the lines of what some were expecting.
On a different topic, I've received a few enquiries about availability of prints. I'm pleased to announce I received the go-ahead to make prints available through one of the various online print stores – I now have to choose which online service to go with.
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January 4, 2007
Actinidia deliciosa
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
These growing tips of the kiwi vine have nothing to climb, so instead form graceful arcs.
As an aside, the latest Festival of the Trees weblog carnival is up at The Voltage Gate: 7th Festival of the Trees.
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January 2, 2007
Cotoneaster cultivar
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
Labelled Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Variegatus', the name has apparently changed, so only Cotoneaster cultivar for now.
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January 1, 2007
Yucca baileyi var. navajoa
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
...and “fireworks” celebrate the new year.
Previously featured on BPotD here: Yucca baileyi var. navajoa.
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December 31, 2006
Aconitum yezoense
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
2006 fades away...
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December 30, 2006
Rosa ×odorata 'Mutabilis'
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
Another infrared shot.
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December 29, 2006
Juncus sp.
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
Previously featured on BPotD here: Juncus sp..
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December 28, 2006
Muehlenbeckia axillaris
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
Previously featured on BPotD here: Muehlenbeckia axillaris.
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December 27, 2006
Nereocystis luetkeana
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
The oft-photographed bull kelp of western North America.
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December 26, 2006
Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
Previously featured on BPotD here: Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia.
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December 25, 2006
Larix kaempferi 'Blue Dwarf'
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
The needles on new tip growth of this larch take a couple extra weeks to colour to orange – catch it at the right time, and you see an odd mixture of blue-green and orange.
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December 24, 2006
Arbutus menziesii
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
Please see yesterday's entry for links to other BPotD entries on Arbutus menziesii.
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December 23, 2006
Arbutus menziesii
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
Arbutus menziesii reflection in water. Previously featured on BPotD here: Arbutus menziesii and here: Arbutus menziesii.
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December 22, 2006
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Lane Roberts'
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
An early-falling leaf of 'Lane Roberts' sweetgum on the brown grass of late summer.
A brief note: the garden's web site will be offline today during part of the late afternoon (local time). The servers hosting the web site and various databases are moving to a new room within the same building.
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December 21, 2006
Pinus ponderosa
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
Previously featured on BPotD here: Pinus ponderosa and here: Pinus ponderosa.
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December 20, 2006
Chlorophytum amaniense
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
This tropical plant is marketed under what seems like a dozen names. I purchased this one at the garden's Indoor Plant Sale after photographing it. It sits above my computer desk.
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December 19, 2006
Stipa neaei
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
The common name is feathergrass. Native to southern South America (Patagonia).
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December 17, 2006
Cameron River
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
Riverside deciduous shrubs are reflected in the dappled waters.
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December 16, 2006
Eucalyptus coccifera
From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel
Previously featured on BPotD here: Eucalyptus coccifera (and with the break in BPotD, maybe I can finish what I promised in that entry).
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