Nick and I both agreed that this was the coolest flower to be found (see above). Unfortunately the identification card was missing so we dubbed it the harlequin flower.
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Spring Suprise
Well we finally had a weekend at home and Nick suggested that we check out the Seattle botanical gardens. We were surprised to learn that Bellevue also had a botanical garden and so we headed off to check it out. I am happy to report that the Bellevue gardens are much nicer than the Seattle park. We gave the macro lens a good workout and here are a few a my favorites.
Nick and I both agreed that this was the coolest flower to be found (see above). Unfortunately the identification card was missing so we dubbed it the harlequin flower.
Nick and I both agreed that this was the coolest flower to be found (see above). Unfortunately the identification card was missing so we dubbed it the harlequin flower.
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Wow, nice pics. Your harlequin flower is actually a species of fritillaria affinis, aka chocolate lily, checker lily, and mission bell lily. It's a northwest native spring wildflower, there's 30 or so different varieties that are slightly different in thier color and checkering pattern. I'd post a link to some site with more info but I'm lazy. :)
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