Flowers as Art
Macro photography provides a method of showing off the beauty of flowers in different ways that are not apparent during casual observation. These close-up views of various flowers are art.
The above subjects are:
Gaillardia pulchella - firewheel
Pinguicula pumila - small butterwort
Coreopsis leavenworthii - Leavenworth's tickseed
Harperocallis flava - Harper's beauty
Asclepias curassavica - scarlet milkweed
Ipomoea pes-caprae var. brasiliensis - railroad vine
Lygodesmia aphylla - rose-rush
Phoebanthus grandiflorus - Florida false sunflower
Smallanthus uvedalia - hairy leafcup
Chrysopsis subulata - scrubland goldenaster
Silphium asteriscus - starry rosinweed
Aesculus pavia - red buckeye
Bougainvillea glabra - paperflower
Asclepias humistrata - pinewoods milkweed
Tradescantia ohiensis - bluejacket
Helianthus debilis var. debilis - east coast dune sunflower
Aristolochia littoralis - calico flower
Stokesia laevis - Stokes' aster
Sacoila lanceolata var. lanceolata - leafless beaked orhid
Click on any of the above plant names to see more photos and find information about that plant.