Hello, I have a small problem that I hope someone can help me with. I am a photographer and I what to make a stop frame animation of a flower, so every day I will take a image of the flower and then after I will play them all as a video so it will look like it is growing over a couple of minuets.

My problem is I have no experience of gardening and I don’t know what flower to use and I have a few requirements for this flower which a
it need to take about 1 year to grow.
It needs to be able to be grown inside from September.
I only want to grow the flower in 1 pot.
It must be a flowering plant.
It needs to be easy to grow, like I said I have no gardening experience.
Finally I don’t really want to spend any more then about £30 for all of then equipment and the flower.

As you can see I don’t want much but if some one could help me or at least point me in the right direction I would be vary grateful.

On 6/5/11 7:48 AM, animal752 wrote:
Hello, I have a small problem that I hope someone can help me with. I am
a photographer and I what to make a stop frame animation of a flower, so
every day I will take a image of the flower and then after I will play
them all as a video so it will look like it is growing over a couple of
minuets.

My problem is I have no experience of gardening and I don’t know what
flower to use and I have a few requirements for this flower which a
it need to take about 1 year to grow.
It needs to be able to be grown inside from September.
I only want to grow the flower in 1 pot.
It must be a flowering plant.
It needs to be easy to grow, like I said I have no gardening
experience.
Finally I don’t really want to spend any more then about £30 for all
of then equipment and the flower.

As you can see I don’t want much but if some one could help me or at
least point me in the right direction I would be vary grateful.

Outdoors, the slightest breeze will change the position of a flower. I
suggest you use a greenhouse where temperatures are controlled without
the use of blowers.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary

animal752 wrote:
Hello, I have a small problem that I hope someone can help me with. I
am a photographer and I what to make a stop frame animation of a
flower, so every day I will take a image of the flower and then after
I will play them all as a video so it will look like it is growing
over a couple of minuets.

My problem is I have no experience of gardening and I don’t know what
flower to use and I have a few requirements for this flower which a
it need to take about 1 year to grow.

Why must it be over a year? This constraint may be a problem. Do you
intend to start from seed or a seedling? How big do you want it to grow?


It needs to be able to be grown inside from September.

Where are you? Why September? We need to know your climate and which
season it is in September.

Also do you have a window that faces away from the pole that gets strong
light most of the day or better some sun? If you don't have any sun your
choice in flowering plants will be much reduced, if you don't have strong
light almost impossible.

I only want to grow the flower in 1 pot.
It must be a flowering plant.
It needs to be easy to grow, like I said I have no gardening
experience.
Finally I don’t really want to spend any more then about £30 for all
of then equipment and the flower.

What equipment do you mean? You shouldn't need any unless you are talking
about artificial lighting.

David

On Mon, 6 Jun 2011 08:38:14 +1000, "David Hare-Scott"
wrote:

animal752 wrote:
Hello, I have a small problem that I hope someone can help me with. I
am a photographer and I what to make a stop frame animation of a
flower, so every day I will take a image of the flower and then after
I will play them all as a video so it will look like it is growing
over a couple of minuets.

My problem is I have no experience of gardening and I don’t know what
flower to use and I have a few requirements for this flower which a
it need to take about 1 year to grow.

Why must it be over a year? This constraint may be a problem. Do you
intend to start from seed or a seedling? How big do you want it to grow?


It needs to be able to be grown inside from September.

Where are you? Why September? We need to know your climate and which
season it is in September.

Also do you have a window that faces away from the pole that gets strong
light most of the day or better some sun? If you don't have any sun your
choice in flowering plants will be much reduced, if you don't have strong
light almost impossible.

I only want to grow the flower in 1 pot.
It must be a flowering plant.
It needs to be easy to grow, like I said I have no gardening
experience.
Finally I don’t really want to spend any more then about £30 for all
of then equipment and the flower.

What equipment do you mean? You shouldn't need any unless you are talking
about artificial lighting.

No flower takes a year... if a blossom takes ten days to open and
mature that's a lot. All of my fruit tree blossoms went from bud to
finish in seven days, a short window for pollination... tulips and
daffs about the same.

Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:
On Mon, 6 Jun 2011 08:38:14 +1000, "David Hare-Scott"
wrote:

animal752 wrote:
Hello, I have a small problem that I hope someone can help me with. I
am a photographer and I what to make a stop frame animation of a
flower, so every day I will take a image of the flower and then after
I will play them all as a video so it will look like it is growing
over a couple of minuets.

My problem is I have no experience of gardening and I donÂ’t know what
flower to use and I have a few requirements for this flower which a
it need to take about 1 year to grow.

Why must it be over a year? This constraint may be a problem. Do you
intend to start from seed or a seedling? How big do you want it to grow?


It needs to be able to be grown inside from September.

Where are you? Why September? We need to know your climate and which
season it is in September.

Also do you have a window that faces away from the pole that gets strong
light most of the day or better some sun? If you don't have any sun your
choice in flowering plants will be much reduced, if you don't have strong
light almost impossible.

I only want to grow the flower in 1 pot.
It must be a flowering plant.
It needs to be easy to grow, like I said I have no gardening
experience.
Finally I don’t really want to spend any more then about £30 for all
of then equipment and the flower.

What equipment do you mean? You shouldn't need any unless you are talking
about artificial lighting.

No flower takes a year... if a blossom takes ten days to open and
mature that's a lot. All of my fruit tree blossoms went from bud to
finish in seven days, a short window for pollination... tulips and
daffs about the same

What you are looking for is a perennial that blooms in the fall. Like an
"Aster" or "chrysanthemum". Plant them in fall and wait. A hardy hibiscus
may also workout. I cut them to the ground in October and it the takes most
of the summer to grow and in august you will get these plate size flowers.
However, here in Michigan you will be filming snow for six months. Perhaps
a cactus in the warmer climates.

I am not sure about this but are the winds in the early mornings tend to
less than during the daytime hours. For photo taking?

Probably any perennial will fit the bill if you want a spring bloom try a
"DayLilly". For six months would be filming dirt until they come out in the
spring.

--
Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)

On Mon, 6 Jun 2011 01:00:02 +0000 (UTC), Nad R
wrote:

Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:
On Mon, 6 Jun 2011 08:38:14 +1000, "David Hare-Scott"
wrote:

animal752 wrote:
Hello, I have a small problem that I hope someone can help me with. I
am a photographer and I what to make a stop frame animation of a
flower, so every day I will take a image of the flower and then after
I will play them all as a video so it will look like it is growing
over a couple of minuets.

My problem is I have no experience of gardening and I don?t know what
flower to use and I have a few requirements for this flower which a
it need to take about 1 year to grow.

Why must it be over a year? This constraint may be a problem. Do you
intend to start from seed or a seedling? How big do you want it to grow?


It needs to be able to be grown inside from September.

Where are you? Why September? We need to know your climate and which
season it is in September.

Also do you have a window that faces away from the pole that gets strong
light most of the day or better some sun? If you don't have any sun your
choice in flowering plants will be much reduced, if you don't have strong
light almost impossible.

I only want to grow the flower in 1 pot.
It must be a flowering plant.
It needs to be easy to grow, like I said I have no gardening
experience.
Finally I don?t really want to spend any more then about £30 for all
of then equipment and the flower.

What equipment do you mean? You shouldn't need any unless you are talking
about artificial lighting.

No flower takes a year... if a blossom takes ten days to open and
mature that's a lot. All of my fruit tree blossoms went from bud to
finish in seven days, a short window for pollination... tulips and
daffs about the same

What you are looking for is a perennial that blooms in the fall. Like an
"Aster" or "chrysanthemum". Plant them in fall and wait. A hardy hibiscus
may also workout. I cut them to the ground in October and it the takes most
of the summer to grow and in august you will get these plate size flowers.
However, here in Michigan you will be filming snow for six months. Perhaps
a cactus in the warmer climates.

I am not sure about this but are the winds in the early mornings tend to
less than during the daytime hours. For photo taking?

Probably any perennial will fit the bill if you want a spring bloom try a
"DayLilly". For six months would be filming dirt until they come out in the
spring.

The entire plant can be photographed for the entire season but an
individual flower lasts for a relatively short period... over the
season a plant may produce several flowers. An interesting specimen
for time lapse photography, albiet it's been done countless times, is
the giant sunflower, but even those go from opening bud to fully
mature in about three weeks... probably more interesting to time lapse
a field of sunflowers over a full day, they literally follow the sun.

Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:
On Mon, 6 Jun 2011 01:00:02 +0000 (UTC), Nad R
wrote:

Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:
On Mon, 6 Jun 2011 08:38:14 +1000, "David Hare-Scott"
wrote:

animal752 wrote:
Hello, I have a small problem that I hope someone can help me with. I
am a photographer and I what to make a stop frame animation of a
flower, so every day I will take a image of the flower and then after
I will play them all as a video so it will look like it is growing
over a couple of minuets.

My problem is I have no experience of gardening and I don?t know what
flower to use and I have a few requirements for this flower which a
it need to take about 1 year to grow.

Why must it be over a year? This constraint may be a problem. Do you
intend to start from seed or a seedling? How big do you want it to grow?


It needs to be able to be grown inside from September.

Where are you? Why September? We need to know your climate and which
season it is in September.

Also do you have a window that faces away from the pole that gets strong
light most of the day or better some sun? If you don't have any sun your
choice in flowering plants will be much reduced, if you don't have strong
light almost impossible.

I only want to grow the flower in 1 pot.
It must be a flowering plant.
It needs to be easy to grow, like I said I have no gardening
experience.
Finally I don?t really want to spend any more then about £30 for all
of then equipment and the flower.

What equipment do you mean? You shouldn't need any unless you are talking
about artificial lighting.

No flower takes a year... if a blossom takes ten days to open and
mature that's a lot. All of my fruit tree blossoms went from bud to
finish in seven days, a short window for pollination... tulips and
daffs about the same

What you are looking for is a perennial that blooms in the fall. Like an
"Aster" or "chrysanthemum". Plant them in fall and wait. A hardy hibiscus
may also workout. I cut them to the ground in October and it the takes most
of the summer to grow and in august you will get these plate size flowers.
However, here in Michigan you will be filming snow for six months. Perhaps
a cactus in the warmer climates.

I am not sure about this but are the winds in the early mornings tend to
less than during the daytime hours. For photo taking?

Probably any perennial will fit the bill if you want a spring bloom try a
"DayLilly". For six months would be filming dirt until they come out in the
spring.

The entire plant can be photographed for the entire season but an
individual flower lasts for a relatively short period... over the
season a plant may produce several flowers. An interesting specimen
for time lapse photography, albiet it's been done countless times, is
the giant sunflower, but even those go from opening bud to fully
mature in about three weeks... probably more interesting to time lapse
a field of sunflowers over a full day, they literally follow the sun.

Sounds like the OP is a K-12 teacher. Start in September and end in May.
Almost a year of indoor photography. Indoors the temperature and amount of
sunlight will need to be regulated. He might require some grow lights for
indoors and perhaps a self watering pot for those extended holidays.

--
Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)