honeycat007 [2013-04-14 21:59:15 +0000 UTC]
gah! these grow all over the place in missouri! xD
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Forest-Imp In reply to honeycat007 [2013-04-15 15:46:54 +0000 UTC]
...as they have in many of the places where i have lived (this and/or the closely related North American one)... but their beauty is so fleeting, and so the opportunity to photograph them is often missed, especially for the pink and blue ones which aren't as frequently seen in most areas (many populations are just white). I love the leaves that follow, covered with such pretty mottled maroon patterns... which are functional as well... the splotches on their leaves help with photoprotection until the canopy above reaches leaf-out... I'll always love the Anemone/Hepaticas... Though these are wild, i've also grown them before and their are some super wierd forms out there, some where the "petals" (technically they are not petals) are more than doubled and arranged in almost pyramidal fashion or like a globular explosion... lol... To me this particular flower is the real harbinger of spring... that the explosion of ephemeral joy is just about to happen... many to you Honeycat... love your name, it's great!
honeycat007 In reply to Forest-Imp [2013-04-15 18:05:47 +0000 UTC]
wow, great description! I can see you've done your homework! and thanks
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