Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Are they pineapples?

That's what my kids wanted to know. They are almost done blooming now, and the forsythia is starting to fade. It's fritillaria imperialis, known to some as crown imperial. I don't think of it that way - to me a crown imperial is a big old Chrysler car from the '70's!

10 Comments:

Felicia said...: Ditto - amazing flower! The stem looks unreal.; 4:47 PM
Mark said...: Wow, they are strange, never seen these before. Love the donkey; 1:51 AM
Sam said...: Isn't that an amazing plant! I never saw anything like it!; 4:20 AM
Bob said...: What strange plants. They look man-made; 6:57 AM
Nicola said...: Interesting shape of the flowers. I don't think I've seen them before.; 8:15 AM
Kris said...: pineapple?? ..cute :)
Lovely shot, btw !; 9:52 AM
Lisi said...: same here, never seen this before!; 12:22 PM
zdenka pregelj said...: Strange, but beautiful!; 12:58 PM
kostas said...: Fantastic flowers!Excellent photography work.
Regards from Thessaloniki.; 6:51 AM
Ame said...: OMG Jenny!

Can't believe this! I JUST saw this flower for the first time in my life in, of all places, ready?...Monet's garden at Giverny!!!

And here you post a shot of it!!! Amazing!

Thanks for bringing back yet another "WAAAAH-I-WANNA-BE-BACK-IN-FRANCE" moment, LOL!

Ame ;-); 12:12 PM