D128-2012 Peony Garden

Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 8, 2012
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D128-2012 Peony Garden, tree peony

Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 8, 2012
(nex5n)
D128-2012 Petals 'painted' with the master touch of Mother Nature.
A tree peony in the Peony Garden

Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 8, 2012
(nex5n)
Fuchsia in profusion - with a smidgen of spider
A tree peony in the Peony Garden

Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 8, 2012
(nex5n)
D128-2012 A tree peony in the Peony Garden

Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 8, 2012
(nex5n)
D123-2012 Paeonia suffruticosa 'Green Dragon in a Pink Pool' (unfiltered version)
Native to Asia

Peony Garden of Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
May 3, 2012
(nex5n)
Several layers of filters applied to this version.  See the unfiltered version here: http://smu.gs/K6u1Td

Paeonia suffruticosa 'Green Dragon in a Pink Pool'
Native to Asia

Peony Garden of Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
May 3, 2012
(nex5n)
Plenty of pollen for all.

Paeonia suffruticosa subsp. rockii, common name Rock's Tree Peony, or Rock's Peony
Native to the mountains of midwestern China; now the national flower of China

Peony Garden of Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
May 3, 2012
(nex5n)
A sea anemone in the surf.  That's what the centers of these peonies remind me of.

Paeonia suffruticosa subsp. rockii, common name Rock's Tree Peony, or Rock's Peony
Native to the mountains of midwestern China; now the national flower of China

Peony Garden of Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
May 3, 2012
(nex5n)
A sea anemone in the surf. That's what the centers of these peonies remind me of.

Paeonia suffruticosa subsp. rockii, common name Rock's Tree Peony, or Rock's Peony
Native to the mountains of midwestern China; now the national flower of China

Peony Garden of Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
May 3, 2012
(nex5n)
A sea anemone in the surf.  That's what the centers of these peonies remind me of.

Paeonia suffruticosa subsp. rockii, common name Rock's Tree Peony, or Rock's Peony
Native to the mountains of midwestern China; now the national flower of China

Peony Garden of Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
May 3, 2012
(nex5n)
A sea anemone in the surf. That's what the centers of these peonies remind me of.

Paeonia suffruticosa subsp. rockii, common name Rock's Tree Peony, or Rock's Peony
Native to the mountains of midwestern China; now the national flower of China

Peony Garden of Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
May 3, 2012
(nex5n)
See photo in original gallery.