One Perfect Bloom

CindaCinda Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
edited June 8, 2006 in Wildlife
So for the record . . . . I've got NO green on my thumb and cannot keep gardenia's alive for the life of me. But I actually got a bloom on this plant and thought it worthy of my time and effort. At least I have documentation that one blossom flowered. (Natural light, 100mm macro)
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2006
    Very pretty shot with interesting composition. thumb.gif
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2006
    You could make a card from that picture.....nice Cinda. thumb.gif
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  • CindaCinda Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2006
    dallas wrote:
    You could make a card from that picture.....nice Cinda. thumb.gif

    And so I have - it's in a set I've done for my Mom for her birthday (86!) tomorrow.
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  • raianraian Registered Users Posts: 260 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2006
    Lovely. Is it a Gardenia? They smell so beautiful in the heat of day. Mine are about done blooming now.
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2006
    Impressive!

    Thanks for sharing!

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  • CindaCinda Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2006
    raian wrote:
    Lovely. Is it a Gardenia? They smell so beautiful in the heat of day. Mine are about done blooming now.

    Yep, it's a gardenia. I just love them -- but have no success at keeping them alive, so it was cause for celebration to get one bloom!
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  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited June 7, 2006
    very sweet, soft and tender are expressions that come to mind.
    Very nice Cinda thumb.gif
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  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited June 7, 2006
    Beautiful picture. It has a high key effect to it that I like.
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2006
    Beautiful photo
    I actually had a gardenia live for awhile, years ago when we lived back east. A couple of years ago omeone gave my daughter a beautiful one, and it almost died. She gave it to me and I left in on my porch for 6 months and it started showing green again, but then we moved, and I think I've killed it forever now. It's still in a pot on the deck. I should check it and see if it's really dead or not. I'd like to get another but I think I lost my green thumb.

    I can only imagine how pleased and happy you were to see yours open and bloom! And such a beautiful photo of it too! Congrats.
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2006
    All that white, what a wonderful job you did with that bloom, just lovelythumb.gifthumbthumb.gif
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