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| 10th June, early morning |
Join me as we trace the slow opening of another Australian native - the everlasting/paper/straw daisy. This native will likely be more well known to those outside Australia than the banksia and grevilleas I have shown to date.
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| 8th June, mid morning |
These are best grown spring through autumn in a sunny spot, well drained/sandy soil. January 18th this year marked the tentative beginning of my blogging journey. That day I took these photos of everlasting daisies which were thriving in the heat of our Australian summer, close to where the daisy above is now growing. I planted the current daisy as a seedling in Autumn, in a damper spot which receives little sun during winter. Such a little battler, this plant struggled on, brightening a dull spot in our yard despite the adverse circumstances.
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| 10th June, midday. A few hours after the first photo, top of post. |
These photos cover a seven week time span. Each night the daisy would close tightly shut, repeating a slow opening as the sunshine gradually reached this spot in the garden for a short time in the middle of the day. Some days were cloudy and wet, some even frosty.
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| 11th June, later afternoon. |
There is an eight day gap between the rich, luscious flower photographed above and the somewhat desiccated photo of the same flower below. I'm guessing this must have been when the weather turned noticeably colder and dry. The next three photos were taken on the same day.
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| 19th June |
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| 19th June |
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| 19th June |
Three more days pass......
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| 22nd June |
Another three days......
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| 25th June |
Eleven days more......
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| 6th July |
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| 6th July |
18 days later....... brings us to now.
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| 24th July |
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| 25th July |
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| 24th July |
Still marvellously beautiful in it's own way. This really shows the proper flowers as the pink "petals" are not true petals, but rather bracts, or leaf like structures, as is the case generally with all daisies.
I hope you have enjoyed seeing the progression of this flower. I have really enjoyed watching it's beauty slowly changing and developing over the weeks. These plants only last a few months however the flowers can be picked and dried (upside down), then lasting for years. The original wild everlasting daisies are apparently perennials and mostly have yellow flowers.
Update: I have now completed a new photo series highlighting the daily opening of the daisies.
Sharing at Macro Monday, The Creative Exchange, Communal Global, Sweet Shot Tuesday,
Good Life Wednesday, Simple Pleasures, Photo Story Friday, In The Studio
and Weekend Flowers (voted third place).
69 comments:
Such a gorgeous flower! Looking to plant something in some planters, so will definitely look into these!
Yes, this flower looks familiar to me too. Wonderful pictures of the progression and interesting about the petals.
What a fun sequence.
You have such patience to follow it through like this. And they are getting more beautiful every day. They probably last a few years, no?
These are amazing photos! I love that you followed them as they opened. Love the macros at the end! Gorgeous shots!
Just like magic, I love the colors in first image on July 6th.
...eine großartige Serie....deine Fotos sind fantastisch....ich bin begeistert...
LG: Karin
I'm so pleased you also enjoy watching the changing beauty of unfolding flowers. Thank you for being interesting and encouraging in your lovely comments.
Oh WOW!!! ... seriously Fab-u-Lus :)
So Pretty!!! Great job with the pictures!!! They are really beautiful! With our crazy heat right now, winter sounds good! Of course when winter comes, I get tired of summer!
Ganz wundervoll, bei uns heißt sie Strohblume.
Herzlichst ♥ Marianne
Gorgeous shots of such a beautiful flower. Loved this.
oh, my! What a treat to watch this progression. :D
These are just lovely! Put a big smile on my face this morning. Thanks for brightening my day!
What a gorgeous series of photographs this is! It is so nice to see all of the wonderful stages of this beautiful flower.
Thank you so much for sharing these today at The Creative Exchange.
Have a great day!
lisa.
Absolutely stunning. I love how you have showed the whole process of the flowers opening!
Brilliant!
I don't think I've ever seen one of these but it's brilliant!
Such a remarkable flower .... loved seeing the progression! And lasts for years!
thank you for sharing the evolution of a flower's bud opening and maturing. this was a pure pleasure.
What a beauty and beautifully photographed.
I have never seen these before - they are gorgeous!! What great shots!
These are so absolutely stunning and what a great idea to show the whole process - thanks so much for sharing the beauty of this!
What a wonderful series showing the different stages of this lovely flower's development! Great photography!
Que hermoso reportaje, desde que es un brote hasta una bellisima flor.
Una maravilla.
Un abrazo
Thanks for taking us on this magical journey!!!! We are blessed with so many wonders in the beauty outdoors. Your captures are all very striking!
I love the progression! What a gorgeous flower.
You have done here what I think is “The Dream Series.” What you have done by showing us the progression of this daisy is awesome. Thank you, thank you, thank you. It is absolutely wonderful. I learned so much from just studying your photos. It was one fascinating experience for me. You have to get the blue ribbon this week for this collection. Wonderful! Genie
beautiful!!
Hi, just lovely photography!
I am coming in from Communal Global... glad I found you!
I grew these flowers years ago not knowing what they were, what a surprise! In The States they call them 'straw flowers' they don't even feel real.
Wow, those are just stunning!!!
These are simply beautiful. You've done a great job photographing them.
what a gorgeous awaking.. beautiful and ever so stunning captures and presentation...
that is so incredible. i have never seen anything like that!
well, maybe i have, but was never around long enough to notice. what a great way to document.
Wow! Amazing flower. I kept scrolling down and thinking I like that one best and then I would see another and the flower looked even better. Very nicely done.
So gorgeous! Love that you showed the blooming process.
What a truly spectacular series of photographs. Beautiful subject, but more importantly, and incredible series of shots.
Beautiful, interesting post.
Oh my goodness... these are fantastic!! That is one gorgeous flower. Love watching it grow! :)
Fantastic! I have never seen such stunning pics! Thanks a bunch for sharing:) Love your beautiful space.
Hope to see you on my blog:)
wow, I´m impressed. :) You have done a great job showing the progress of the flowers. Thanks for sharing. :)
wow.....OMG moment. so beautiful...love it.
Love looking in on the slow process of a awakening flower. Makes me so want to slow down and enjoy all the things around me, slow or not.
That is stunning, and it was so fun to watch it open. You have given me a desire to do something like that.
I've never seen a flower quite like it. It's beautiful in its entirety and the individual parts are all so different. The yellow in the close up looks like of like spaghetti.
Stunning pictures of the opening of this flower over a span of several weeks time. Loved seeing this.
~Jean
Oh how beautiful. I love the progression.
Absolutely beautiful!! It's so amazing to capture the beauty of God's creation!
Thank you for sharing.
Amazing how one flower can put on such a show! Beautiful! Have a great day. Tammy
Hello,
Your photo story is magnificient.I want to say all the things everyone else has said.Stunning and breath taking....
God Bless
Barb from Australia
What beautiful photos!
Oh gosh! Magnificent!
Look at that beauty! Just gorgeous - thank you for sharing such loveliness :)
Maria
amazing! i love it!
visiting from Weekend flowers!
http://point-shoot-vhen.blogspot.com/2011/07/365191-193.html
hope to see you there too, thanks!
It's so magnificent how you captured the different stages of blossoming. Very beautiful macros.
Really like this. Following from weekend flowers. Appreciate you coming by and following also.
Ohio Outdoors
A truly fantastic series of photos!
Lovely shots! Glad you added your link to Beach Cottage Good Life Wednesdays and shared them.
Oh My Gosh! Those are amazingly beautiful! They are "Oh WOW!"
wow...the whole process of coming into its own is amazing...sort of like all of us...
Great gallery of flowers! Thanks for sharing with *Weekendflowers*. :) Have a nice weekend! LG Tina
Beautiful shots. :)
Marla @ www.blueskiesphotoblog.com
Absolutely beautiful!
Wow, I wonder if these would grow in Texas! I think it is sort of funny that our seasons are opposite...I don't know if I could ever get used to calling "January" a summer month! I so enjoy your sharing...coming from Studio JRU as always...
Beautiful, rally beautiful.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful flower progression photos. It is so good to slow down and enjoy God's creativity. Thank you for joining In the Studio this week!
So beautiful! Thanks for a glimpse of your world :)
What a beautiful series of shots! I enjoyed it very much.
wow. congrats for another remarkable growth from your hands. its a beautiful daisy. i like how you shot it and it glows.
my weekend flower @ love home grow garden
Your photo series is so wonderful. Great work! The beauty of the flowers could not better be captured. Thanks for sharing!
How beautiful!
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