Botanicals on Black

Dahlia ‘Café au Lait Royal’
Like all Dahlia ‘Café au Lait’ flowers these are all about glamour and drama.
Dahlia ‘Café au Lait Royal’ - dried
Blown Tulip
A tulip which some may consider is beyond its best, but I like this image because of the detail, movement and texture of the flower.

 

 

Tulipa ‘Doll's Minuet’
A Viridiflora tulip with flashes of green
Dahlia ‘Lou Farman’
A stylish large-flowered, single dahlia. The petals appear to be highlighted with dark red at the edge.
Papaver nudicaule ‘Champagne Bubbles White’
An exquisite flower with pure white tissue paper-like blooms.
Lupinus ‘Rachel de Thame’
Growing wild in North America, the lupins we see in our gardens today are all derived from an introduction by John Tradescant in 1637.
Helianthus annuus ‘Teddy Bear’
Fluffy and bright yellow, hence its name ‘Teddy Bear’. Grown by my daughter, this sunflower was a delight in the garden. Dutch impressionist Vincent van Gogh was obsessed with sunflowers, and it is thought that Helianthus annuus ‘Teddy Bear’ was the subject of his many paintings.
Papaver rhoeas ‘Double Shirley’
Flowering in early summer, the double flowers have ruffled petals on slender stems, in shades of white, pink, orange and red. They flutter and sway in the breeze, and are the very essence of summer.