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Crocosmia

Crocosmia luciferans

Description:

Fern-like stems of scarlet red flowers. Blue Hydrangea flowers (Hydrangea sp.) shown in photo background. I tried to look away, but the Devil made me take this photo! ;-)

Habitat:

Landscape planting in the community of Milway Meadows, Fairfax County, Virginia USA.

Notes:

Copyright © 2011 Walter Sanford. All rights reserved. www.wsanford.com

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3 Comments

Geodialist
Geodialist 12 years ago

Hey Alice! Can you help me identify the flower in the following spotting? Thanks! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/729...

Geodialist
Geodialist 12 years ago

You seem to know all the flowers, Alice -- I'm surprised I spotted one you didn't know! My photo doesn't show what the human eye sees: a rich red color that saturates the eyes completely; truly spectacular.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

New one to me, very pretty!

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Geodialist

Hybla Valley, Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jun 25, 2011
Submitted on Jul 12, 2011

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