queen anne's lace - central flower
I just want to share this, in case anyone is as fascinated by this as I am:
I find that I notice a lot more since I've started photograhing flowers - I never noticed before but there is a tiny purple-black flower right in the center of all those other white flowers that make up a Queen Anne's Lace flower. From what I've now read, this central flower is sterile and will not produce seed - it might be there to attract pollinators. My pictures: http://www.joekaz.net/photos/arboret...en_anne_1.html http://www.joekaz.net/photos/arboret...en_anne_2.html (Maybe that was obvious to everyone else, but I find it pretty interesting). -- Joe |
queen anne's lace - central flower
Joe wrote:
I just want to share this, in case anyone is as fascinated by this as I am: I find that I notice a lot more since I've started photograhing flowers - I never noticed before but there is a tiny purple-black flower right in the center of all those other white flowers that make up a Queen Anne's Lace flower. From what I've now read, this central flower is sterile and will not produce seed - it might be there to attract pollinators. My pictures: http://www.joekaz.net/photos/arboret...en_anne_1.html http://www.joekaz.net/photos/arboret...en_anne_2.html (Maybe that was obvious to everyone else, but I find it pretty interesting). Very interesting Joe. We have lots of Queen Anne's Lace around here but I have never seen one with a flower that color. There is a whole field of it not far from me and the next time I'm out with my camera I'll see if I can find one like yours. -- Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A) Digital Camera: HP PhotoSmart 850 For pictures of my garden visit http://members.iglou.com/brosen Remove NO_WEEDS_ in e-mail address to reply by e-mail |
queen anne's lace - central flower
yes. isnt it adorable, it is one of the things I simply love about Queen Anne's
Lace. INgrid Joe wrote: I just want to share this, in case anyone is as fascinated by this as I am: I find that I notice a lot more since I've started photograhing flowers - I never noticed before but there is a tiny purple-black flower right in the center of all those other white flowers that make up a Queen Anne's Lace flower. From what I've now read, this central flower is sterile and will not produce seed - it might be there to attract pollinators. My pictures: http://www.joekaz.net/photos/arboret...en_anne_1.html http://www.joekaz.net/photos/arboret...en_anne_2.html (Maybe that was obvious to everyone else, but I find it pretty interesting). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
queen anne's lace - central flower
Here's my contribution, not as expertly taken as yours. The one I photographed
seems to have two purple florets and purple on the stems as well although I can't tell for sure. http://home.earthlink.net/~agless/Lace.jpg Someone posted a picture from another part of the country in the photography newsgroup and it was the same way. I made mention of it, but no answers. Joe wrote: I just want to share this, in case anyone is as fascinated by this as I am: I find that I notice a lot more since I've started photograhing flowers - I never noticed before but there is a tiny purple-black flower right in the center of all those other white flowers that make up a Queen Anne's Lace flower. From what I've now read, this central flower is sterile and will not produce seed - it might be there to attract pollinators. My pictures: http://www.joekaz.net/photos/arboret...en_anne_1.html http://www.joekaz.net/photos/arboret...en_anne_2.html (Maybe that was obvious to everyone else, but I find it pretty interesting). -- Joe |
queen anne's lace - central flower
No, Bill, he means the little red blossom is IN the single flower. It is
very tiny and off center. You have to look for it. I always wondered about that too. BTW, they press beautifully and once I received a Christmas card from Germany with a gold-painted QAL flower that looked like a (gold) snowflake. I also made Christmas cards one year using them. Roberta Very interesting Joe. We have lots of Queen Anne's Lace around here but I have never seen one with a flower that color. There is a whole field of it not far from me and the next time I'm out with my camera I'll see if I can find one like yours. -- Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A) Digital Camera: HP PhotoSmart 850 For pictures of my garden visit http://members.iglou.com/brosen Remove NO_WEEDS_ in e-mail address to reply by e-mail |
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