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A Bunch of Flowers

A co-worker picked flowers she saw growing along the road yesterday, and brought the bouquet into work today. She was wondering about the identities of some of the flowers, and soon a small crowd had gathered to discuss which flowers we knew and which ones we didn't. There were a few I didn't know, and of course I can't leave those sorts of questions unanswered - those are the types of challenges I thrive on! So over lunch I poured over my flower books and figured them out. Here's a photo labeling all the different species in case there's one you wanted to know, too! (Click to see a larger view.) The one I was especially intrigued by isn't featured very well in the photo - purpleleaf sand cherry. It's a hybrid ornamental shrub rather than a wildflower, but it's so pretty! I can't really find a picture that does it justice for the way it looked today, with little buds like little pink ornaments on stalks surrounding the clusters of flowers. Click here to see a photo that gets pretty close.
Posted by Monika at 1:56 PM Labels: flowers, photos, species list Phil said...

And the purple flower in the middle of the photo is? Did i miss a label somewhere?

May 23, 2012 at 8:33 AM Vera said...

What a beautiful bouquet! And a great challenge for the office workers.

May 23, 2012 at 8:36 AM Monika said...

Phil - I think it's a darker shade of the same rock cress species? I may be mistaken but they're often growing in patches of mixed color.

May 30, 2012 at 10:10 PM Daphne Carrington said...

The Purple leaf sand cherry is indeed very beautiful up close. It's too bad it's small to be used for a wedding bouquet. Oh well, I guess I'll stick to hydrangeas, roses, and carnations.

March 17, 2013 at 11:37 PM Brooke Perry said...

I also love combining different flowers and display it and make it as a decoration in our house. Well, my favorite is the Lavender flower, aside from its color; this flower gives me the feeling of calmness and therapeutic effect, that’s why my house is full of lavender floral arrangements.

May 16, 2013 at 8:16 AM Niamh Hayward said...

Those flowers make a good match; in fact it can be used as a display in your house. Flowers like these are perfect for big vases and displayed in your living room.

June 21, 2013 at 2:10 PM Lydia Hope said...

I also use to put flowers in my office desk near our kitchen area; I make it a point that I change the flowers every day to set my mood. Seeing flowers like this one really make things look better and refreshing.

June 25, 2013 at 2:50 PM David Saniware said...

I usually buy bouquet flowers if we had fought of my girlfriend or anniversary something like that.

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