arctangent > Goldenrod in bud.
arctangent > Tissue paper petals.

Old fashioned hollyhocks.

July 1, 2009
arctangent > The colors of my childhood summers.

July 1, 2009
arctangent > Old fashioned single hollyhocks, the kind I love best.

July 1, 2009
arctangent > Summer blooms in the Cottage Garden.

July 1.
arctangent > Front and center
arctangent > Coquelicot.

That's a color name (for a poppy-like red orange) that I learned today while reading "Northanger Abbey".  It seemed to fit these composite blooms, as well.

July 1.
arctangent > More mullein pink.

I like these more for their vibrant color than for the shape of the flowers or the overall growth habit of the plant, which is actually rather scraggly and lank.

July 1.
arctangent > Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

July 1.
Depending on weather, this blooms in the wild in NW Ohio and SE Michigan from late June through late July.
Goldenrod in bud.
arctangent > Goldenrod in bud.
Goldenrod in bud.
See photo in gallery

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