It was a beautiful day here in Western PA – skipper and black swallowtail butterflies flitted around the garden and dark rich colors blossomed everywhere. Here are a few photos of deep purple flowers. Next week, some new music!
Bearded Iris
Clematis Ramona
Clematis The President
Columbine Barlow Blue
Columbine William Guiness
Purple Violas
All photos ©2012 Lynn Emberg Purse, All Rights Reserved
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very very beautiful
Thank you for visiting and for your kind words! I have been enjoying your blog.
Thank you to!
Gorgeous blues and purples. I can’t pick a favorite. They’re all lovely. 🙂
Thanks, Robin 🙂
Those purple flowers just bring a feeling of hope and joy. And their colour are actually quite hard to capture since both film and digital sensors have problems with purple colours. But you did good. My favourite picture is the one of the Columbine Barlow Blue. They just stand so lovely against the blurred background.
Otto, thanks so much for your kind comments! You’re right about camera sensors and purple; I shot everything in early morning with a slightly overcast sky, which seems to help to keep colors true. I do love that columbine; it is so intricate and dark and it was the greatest challenge to capture in all its detail.
Lovely colors and a grand theme, Lynn!
Thank you! The purples are overtaking the garden this time of year, which is a wonderful thing!
Thanks for following my blog and great pics. Looks like my back yard. That used to be in Duquesne. Long time ago when I was young. tom lane
Tom, the same thanks to you. I have enjoyed reading your posts, very intriguing. Are you from the Pittsburgh area?
I grew up in Duquesne, the city!. Not much left there now. Graduated from HS there about 50 years ago. Living in Indiana now. The state… Left the area right after high school and never went back, except to visit family. Just listened to a couple of the music videos and very soothing. thanks. tom
These are beautiful flowers, the deep purple colour is so rich. I like the bearded iris!
Thanks, Rebecca! I do love the purples – glad that they “spoke” to you 🙂
Love the blue columbine. I need to branch out. 🙂
The great thing about columbines is that they self-sow in a polite but welcome way and can be easily tucked in among everything else. This year, with the abundant rain and warm weather, those in the dampest spots have grown to 4′ high, though 2 – 2 1/2′ is normal.
Wow!
Oh, and they are fairly easy to grow from seed. Put the seeds in a pot outside in January or February, keep covered with snow, and they will germinate by spring.
Seriously? Had no idea.
beautiful colors and shades of purple! Have a wonderful week Lynn!
Thanks, Mimo-enjoy your week too!
The depth of colour in all the flowers is wonderful, but I think the clematis stole my heart !
Nothing like a great purple clematis and it is a lot of flower power for a very small square foot of soil! I think clematis are the benchmark of purple flower breeding in other plants.
Love purple flowers! My favorites are irises – a very elegant flower!
Me too, David, and irises have such a long symbolic history as the fleur-de-lis in France. Irises and clematis seem to embody the essence of purple!
You know, I never put two and two together to see that the fleur-de-lis is a stylized iris. Thanks for the fun fact!
Well, the modern iris makes it pretty hard to connect the two. If you look at a more old-fashioned iris, it is easier to see the connection. Here’s a link.
And recently, I have been thinking the same thing as I see the purple flowers from our chives and await those from our clematis. Good timing Lynn … and thanks for the video you sent me. 🙂
Frank, I love chives! MIne are bent over from all the flowers – should have included a photo, maybe I’ll add one. Glad you got the video link, thought you might like it.
Wonderful flowers. Purple can be such a lovely colour.
Thanks, christov – I love those deep tones!
Can’t decide which I like best. Those sweet viola faces are charming me. Beautiful Lynn
Thanks, Carolisle! Fortunately, you don’t have to choose to enjoy 🙂