Tag Archives: Flower

Flowers

Unexpected Blooms

2 Comments

I think this is some kind of a fruit blossom. We’ve had wide varying temperatures, including  some nights below freezing this month. Then we’ve had days in the 70s (21 C) which may have fooled this tree. As we are heading into winter, that nice weather won’t last and these flowers will not produce any fruit.

Fruit Blossom in December
Fruit Blossom in December
Fruit Blossom in December
Fruit Blossom in December

Overall, the tree is not that healthy looking with lots of lichen. I’ll try to remember to check it in the spring and see how it is doing.

Tree Branch with Pink Blossoms
Tree Branch with Pink Blossoms

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
December 15, 2024

Flowers, This and That

Almost a Cube, In Nature

4 Comments

These stems caught my eye, I was drawn to the cube shape of look of what appears to be the dried center of flower.

Dried Flower Remnant
Dried Flower Remnant

There was just enough breeze that I didn’t get super sharp shots.

Dried Flower Remnant
Dried Flower Remnant

I wish now that I had touched it to see if it contained seeds.

Dried Flower Remnant
Dried Flower Remnant

I passed this spot numerous times this summer and into the fall but have no recollection of what was blooming here, likely something I dismissed as a “weed.”

Dried Flower Remnant
Dried Flower Remnant

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
December 9, 2024