Bearded irises in my garden

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Peruvian daffodil (Spider Lily Ismene)

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Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

Daffodils!

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Nikon D850 / Nikkor 105mm micro

Tulip ‘Lady Jane’

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Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

Tulips

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Nikon D850 with Nikkor 105mm micro lens

Irises at Green Spring Gardens

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Bleeding hearts

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(Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro lens)

Japanese Roof Iris

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Nikon D850 / Nikkor 105mm micro

Vinca

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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Skipper butterfly on Aster bloom

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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Alstroemeria (Peruvian lilies)

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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Thunbergia (Black-eyed Susan vine)

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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Eastern tiger swallowtail on Vervain

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro lens, 1/250 sec, f/13, ISO 400

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Stack ‘o butterflies

I think the top and bottom ones might be Clouded Sulphurs, middle one is a Variegated Fritillary; feasting on Purple coneflowers (with purple Lantana in the background)

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro lens, 1/250 sec, f/14, ISO 400

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Bumblebees on Blanket flower

Table for two! Tiny bumblebees feasting on a Blanket flower (Gaillardia)

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro lens, 1/250 sec, ISO 400, f/14

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Balloon flower

Balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus), Nikon D850 / Nikkor 105mm micro

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Daylily ‘Frans Hals’

(Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro)

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Just another day in paradise

Meet Moo, one of several cats living in the garden paradise of my friends Ed and Joni in Kentucky.

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Daylily

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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Iris fulva (Copper iris)

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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Iris versicolor

Iris versicolor (Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro)

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Yellow Flag Iris

Yellow Flag Iris (Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro)

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Tulips

Tulips (Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro)

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Fringed tulips

Fringed tulips (Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro)

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Spiderwort

Spiderwort (Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro)

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Wood anemone

Wood anemone (Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro)

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Daffodils

Daffodils (missed this one from a series I shot back in April) Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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White Bleeding heart

White Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’)–this is the first time I’ve seen this flower in white!

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Iris versicolor

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Peonies

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Blooming in my garden: Bearded iris ‘Bewilderbeast’

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Siberian iris

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Tulips

Tulips in my garden (Nikon D850 with the 105mm micro lens)

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Japanese iris

Playing around with very dreamy and shallow depth-of-field in this shot of a Japanese iris (Iris ensata ‘Variegata’); Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro lens set at f/4.5, ISO 100, 1/100 sec

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Cosmos

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro; 1/125, f/22, ISO 400

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Coneflower ‘Sombrero Orange’

Nikon D850/Nikkor 105mm micro

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Skipper butterfly on chive bloom

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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Japanese water iris ‘Silverband’

Japanese water iris (Iris ensata ‘Silverband’) Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro

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Geranium

Geranium (Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro, f/16, 1/100 sec, ISO 200)

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Love-in-a-Mist

Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascena) Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro, f/18, 1/100 sec, ISO 250

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Chinese Ground Orchid (Bletilla striata)

I had the most fun shooting this particular group of blooms of a Chinese Ground Orchid (Bletilla striata). The plant is appropriately named–they only grow about 1-1.5 feet tall. They were in the hosta and fern shade garden at Meadowlark Botanical Garden and the bright green sunny, dancing shapes in the background made the hot pink just pop. I spread out a trash bag because the area was quite muddy and I had my tripod way low to the ground to get the shots. I think it was well worth the effort! (Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro, f/9, 1/160 sec, ISO 320)

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Iris versicolor ‘John Wood’

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro, f/14, 1/80 sec, ISO 400

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Allium Bulgaricum

Allium Bulgaricum (Nectaroscordum siculum). This ornamental allium is easy to grow, deer-resistant, and hardy to zone 4. They thrive in sunlight and bloom in May and June. Also known as Mediterranean Bells, Sicilian Honey Lily, Ornamental Onion and Sicilian Garlic; native to the Mediterranean.

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro, f/11, 1/100 sec, ISO 200

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Peony ‘Cora Louise’

This one’s for you, Lisa Russell Jackson! ITOH (intersectional hybrid) Peony ‘Cora Louise’, photographed at Green Spring Gardens this afternoon. Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro, 1/80, f/22, ISO 250

If you visit Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, VA, check out Lisa’s wonderful gift store. She has my greeting cards available, and one of the newest cards has two of these beautiful blooms on it.

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Love-in-a-Mist

Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascena)

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro, 1/80, f/14, ISO 125

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Siberian iris

Iris siberica (Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro lens, 1/80, f/11, ISO 250)

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Crab spider on Columbine bloom

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro, 1/100, f/18, ISO 500

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Crab spider on Columbine bloom

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro, 1/100, f/18, ISO 500

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Siberian iris

Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro, 1/100, f/9, ISO 250

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