simple garden flowers...

juanital

16 years ago

from garden...

Portulaca (softenened)..

Nasturtuim...{{!gwi}}

Teddy Bear Sunflower

Zinnia

Marigold...

Juanita

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bigack
16 years ago
Gorgeous! I love the marigold especially.
JoanMN
16 years ago
Beautiful! You might call them simple, but all are worthy of framing!
JoanMN
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bean_counter_z4
16 years ago
Those tiny beads of water really add sparkle. I love flower close up, yours are really nice.
rcnaylor
16 years ago
Well, anyone who remembers my pictures much knows I love flower macros! ;)

Your's are GREAT.

Thanks for sharing.
Konrad___far_north
16 years ago
These are beautiful pictures!
Did you planted your Teddy Bear late in the season?
I know, they take a bit longer than regular sunflowers,
last year I had some.
Konrad
juanital
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you all so much for your comments...I really enjoy them...

Konrad--I was still planting to mid June not sure if it was one of them during the last few plantings...They filled out a few weeks ago and are now in the 'brown' stage...Yours look huge, how tall did yours get?

Juanita
JoanMN
16 years ago
I've never heard of Teddy Bear sunflowers, but they're wonderful!
JoanMN
Konrad___far_north
16 years ago
Not sure if yours is Teddy Bear, they flower into a ball like flower.
They don't grow very tall, I would say about 3 to 4 feet.
Konrad
bean_counter_z4
16 years ago
Konrad, that is a fabulous sunflower. I need to try a few of those next season.
juanital
Original Author
16 years ago
Yep, definitely teddy bear, but mine only got about 2ft and not as big of heads...thinking it must of been one of the later plantings. I think they're really a handsome sunflower....
Juanita

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