I love pinks and purples in the garden. It brings a sense of 'coolness' to the garden as opposed to bright orange and yellow colors. In the heat of the summer, I need to 'cool' down.
I'm a thirtysomething with a passion for gardening, wildlife, art, photography and beautiful cats. I've recently moved back home to help reclaim my parents rambling and overgrown smallholding.
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13 comments:
Those colours are truly beautiful. Like a rainbow in a flower. Stunning.
Beautiful..and the perfect title..yes very electric!
What a beautiful color combination!
As the song says :)
"I can see
Can see that it may be
Just a vision for you
Electric blue"
Giving it a title like that makes one want to jump back from the sparks.
Lucy
I needed a picture with a bit of spark today, its been such a lacklustre Friday!
Glad you've enjoyed it :o)
Very pretty!
Amazing flower!! Even more amazing photo!
I love pinks and purples in the garden. It brings a sense of 'coolness' to the garden as opposed to bright orange and yellow colors. In the heat of the summer, I need to 'cool' down.
Lovely and what a good title to describe the cornflower well i think it is.
It really is electric! You can feel the energy emanating from the flower! gail
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful but (showing my ignorance) what is it? My best guess is a corn flower
Yes you are right Yan and Joanne it is the perennial cornflower Centaurea montana. I love them, they are such vibrant plants :o)
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