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D105-2013 Cornelian cherry, Cornus mas. The blossoms were just beginning to open. Most were still in bud. . Ann Arbor, Michigan April 15, 2013
D108-2013 Cornelian Cherry, Cornus mas These were on specimens that were pruned as small trees rather than bushy shrubs. East side of the Michigan League University of Michigan, Ann Arbor April 18, 2013
D107-2013 Really dwarf yellow iris. The blooms were only a few inches high, less than half the height of the neighboring clumps of dwarf purple iris. . Ann Arbor neighborhoods April 17, 2013 (I selected the iris blooms and applied layers of colored pencil (yellow/olive f/b) and accented edges at low opacity to the original.)
"Globe" Iris. I selected the iris and applied the spherize distortion. D107-2013 Really dwarf yellow iris. The blooms were only a few inches high, less than half the height of the neighboring clumps of dwarf purple iris. . Ann Arbor neighborhoods April 17, 2013
D107-2013 Dwarf iris (with filters applied) A framed version of this was my DailyPhotos post for April 20. . Ann Arbor neighborhoods April 17, 2013
Hairy and sparkly. DP095-2013 Posted April 5; processed ditto Brown Spiderwort, Siderasis fuscata Family Commelinaceae . . . Native to South America The points of personal interest to me in the sight, and hence the shot, were the overall hairiness of the leaves (about which more later) and the zillions of tiny rainbow sparkles on the surfaces of the leaves. You can only get a hint of the sparkles even in the large sizes, but can readily see them in 'original', especially in the purple underside of the center leaf.. About the hairs: I did a little looking online about terminology for leaf parts and learned that leaves which have hairy surfaces are termed 'pubescent', and there are dozens of technical terms for the exact nature of the hairs. For example, these straight, fine hairs which cover the surfaces, not just the leaf margins, would be termed 'sericeus', provided they are soft (silky) and not stiff or stinging or aren't sticky from secretions or...you get the picture. . Matthaei Botanical Gardens Conservatory, Tropical House, March 29, 2013 FYI, if it matters, the shadows were cast by natural light. I didn't use a flash. Also, I don't know for sure what all those pale yellow bits that dot the leaves are. They fell from taller plants onto this low-growing spiderwort. They don't really look like pollen, but maybe...
D088-2013 Crocus These were some of the few I've seen blooming around town. Normally by this date, crocuses would have bloomed pretty much completely and be on their way out. Along Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor March 29, 2013
D088-2013 Winter Aconite, Genus Eranthis, probably E. hyemalis, which is widely grown, and naturalizes easily. Family Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) . . . Native to southern Europe and parts of Asia, depending on the species. In a yard on Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor March 29, 2013
D088-2013 Snowdrops, Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop) Family Amaryllidaceae I added a layer of sumi-e filter to this version of the shot. See a differently filtered version as my April 4 post to the DailyPhotos community here: http://smu.gs/14PxhlK Nichols Arboretum March 29, 2013
D105-2013 Cornelian cherry, Cornus mas.
The blossoms were just beginning to open. Most were still in bud.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
April 15, 2013
D105-2013 Cornelian cherry, Cornus mas. The blossoms were just beginning to open. Most were still in bud. . Ann Arbor, Michigan April 15, 2013
D105-2013 Cornelian cherry, Cornus mas.
The blossoms were just beginning to open. Most were still in bud.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
April 15, 2013
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