Picture of the day - Wind and Flower

[edith_the_hutt]

Comments

[enismirdal]

I think that's a hollyhock, isn't it? Unusual colour, though...

If I'm right...hollyhocks are Malvaceae, Digitalis (foxglove) is Plantagenaceae, so they're not closely related...but I've not been on a taxonomic winning streak lately.

In any case, I love the colour and the markings on the petals, and the sky in the second one (especially how it reflects from the metal).

[edith_the_hutt]

Thankyou, as always I bow to your superior plant knowledge :D

[enismirdal]

LOL Please don't bow - I'm frequently wrong and always open to being contradicted if someone else has better information! I love your nature-related PoDs, though - "guess the flower/insect" is a marvellous game. :D