Flowers

tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Dahlia. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side near the corner of West 81st street and Central Park West. Image: GrrlScientist, 11 June 2009 [larger view].
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Common Pink, also known as the Dianthus, Dianthus plumarius. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side near the corner of West 81st street and Central Park West. Image: GrrlScientist, 11 June 2009 [larger view]. Can anyone identify this cultivated flower? Dianthus is a genus of flowering plants with roughly 300 species in the family Caryophyllaceae. These plants are endemic to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south into northern Africa. One adventuresome species, D. repens, has even managed to…
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Egyptian Star Cluster, also known as the Star Flower, Pentas lanceolata. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side near the corner of West 81st street and Central Park West. Image: GrrlScientist, 11 June 2009 [larger view]. Can anyone identify this cultivated flower?
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day In the pink. Miniature Rose, Rosa hybrid. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side near the corner of West 81st street and Central Park West. Image: GrrlScientist, 11 June 2009 [larger view].
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Dahlia, Dahlia hybrid. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side near the corner of West 81st street and Central Park West. Image: GrrlScientist, 11 June 2009 [larger view]. The Dahlia comprise 36 species within a genus of bushy, tuberous, perennial plants native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. Dahlia hybrids are commonly grown as garden plants, including the flower you see here. The Aztecs gathered and cultivated the dahlia for food, ceremony, and for decoration, and the long woody stem of one variety…
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Red rose bud, Rosa species. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side near the corner West 83rd street and Amsterdam. Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view]. Roses originate in Central Asia. The rose has long been valued by people. For example, it was considered the "Flower of the Kings" by the Chinese. The Romans used the fragrant rose petals to produce perfume and as a symbol of luxury. Today, a red rose is typically considered a symbol of love and romance.
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Pansy, Viola hybrid, giant white cultivar. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side on West 83rd street, across from the post office. Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Pansy, Viola hybrid, giant yellow cultivar. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side on West 83rd street, across from the post office. Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Yellow Marigold, Tagetes patula, although this is likely a hybrid. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side on West 83rd street, across from the post office. Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Pansy, Viola hybrid, giant blue cultivar. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side on West 83rd street, across from the post office. Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Pansy, Viola hybrid, red cultivar. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side on West 83rd street, across from the post office. Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Pansy, Viola hybrid, giant white cultivar. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side on West 83rd street, across from the post office. Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Pansy, Viola x wittrockiana, Dutch Blue cultivar. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side on West 83rd street, across from the post office. Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Wildflowers (well, sorta). Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side on West 83rd street, across from the post office. Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Pansy, Viola hybrid, pale yellow cultivar. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side on West 83rd street, across from the post office. Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view]. These pansies are actually a very delicate pale yellow color, but unfortunately, my digital camera was unable to capture this color, so they appear to be cream colored, instead.
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Yellow flowers. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side on West 83rd street, across from the post office. Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day White Sweet Alyssum, Lobularia (Alyssum) maritima. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side on West 83rd street, across from the post office. Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view]. When I was a kid in Washington State, I saw Alyssum everywhere, so I never appreciated them until recently. Seeing these tiny flowers was like being reunited with a long-lost friend. Lobularia is a genus comprising roughly 100-170 species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They are native to Europe, Asia, and…
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Marigold, Tagetes patula, although this is likely a hybrid. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side on West 83rd street, across from the post office. Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view]. Marigolds are part of the genus, Tagetes, which comprises 52 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae or Compositae). Marigolds are native to the region stretching from southwestern United States to Mexico and south throughout South America.
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Pansy, Viola hybrid, blue cultivar. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side on West 83rd street, across from the post office. Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day Dahlia, Dahlia hybrid. Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side on West 81st street as I was walking to the post office. Image: GrrlScientist, 26 May 2009 [larger view]. Dahlias comprise a genus with at least 36 species of bushy plants that are native to the western regions of Central and South America. There are more than 20,000 named cultivars of these plants in captivity, which are the result of both hybridization and chromosomal duplication: Dahlias are octoploid -- possessing eight copies of each homologous…