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Hi all,
This afternoon I planted some Geranium 'Rozanne' from Bluestone (they were huge and healthy by the way). Believe it or not, I don't see too many of this cultivar planted in my neck of the woods and I was fascinated by the blooms of this one. Perfectly shaped, simply formed and with the most electrifying blue-purple color, much more vibrant than it appears in photos. What I liked best about is that the color of the blossoms seems to change depending on the quality of light, or whether it was in the sun or the shade or the time of day. Some blossoms appeared an almost pure electric blue, while others included various amounts of purple shadings. I have found that blue hyacinths (like my 'Blue Festival' flowering right now) as well as some purple ("blue") Phlox paniculata cultivars have this same quality, appearing more blue or more purple depending on light. Are there any other flowers that do this as well? Are they all blue/purple shades? |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 6, 12 at 8:28
| as far as i am concerned.. all plants do it ... well.. it actually has nothing to do with the plant ... its the sky but i didnt realize this.. until i became a stay at home dad.. and was not limited to looking at everything after dinner ... the prime time for said change.. is the 30 mins or so.. just before dusk .. when the sky tends to turn pink ... which on the color wheel is opposite blue.. making the blue plants seem to vibrate in their blueness ... the observation was all verified.. when i got a digital camera.. and was simply stunned with the diversity of color of the same plant ... in pix taken during different hours .... [which is another way of saying cameras dont squint nor wear sunglasses ] its amazing.. what the camera can capture.. as compared to the eye ... ken |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Tue, Apr 10, 12 at 12:21
| I totally agree, excellent descriptions Ken. I think white is its' own entity though, which is almost too bright to look at in direct sun but white flowers glow in the shadows and in the dark most nights. If you're the type to visit your flowers at night, adding some white ones can really be worthwhile. Then there are Hydrangeas which offer a lot in the area of color play. Some people manage to get one side to have different color blooms than the other. I have one that has mostly blue flowers with an occasional pink and purple one. They all start out white. As the flowers age, the color gets deeper until they all turn purple. So within the course of a single day, using different angles of sun, you can see a dozen different flower colors. |
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