Is anybody else out there into texture? I've been paying more attention lately to the different textures of foliage, flowers, seedheads, etc.. Will you join me and post some pics too?
Do you have anything prickly, satiny, sharp, oily, velvety, spiky, smooth, bristly, rough, thick, soft, etc. etc. etc?
Sandy
Wrinkly-crinkly (Astilboides)
Tissue-like
(Oriental Poppy)
Lumpy-bumpy
(Hosta)
Soft and fuzzy
(Lamb's Ears)
Whispy,smoke-like
(Geum triflorum)
Water-beaded fluff
(Pulsatilla)
Looks like blood vessels to me!
(Ligularia dentata)
Cotton candy
(Filipendula rubra)
Downy
(Clematis)
Rubbery stained glass
(Elephant's Ear)
I wonder how it got it's name of Pincushion Flower? LOL
these photos are exceptional - and each is a perfect example
Catherine
Thanks, Catherine!
Sandy
Coarse, leathery.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/Dancey4/3c1d6c91.jpg
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Velvety
Dancey - right on, I always associate a dark red rose as being velvety!
Sandy
saannie...does that geum triflorum need alot of sun? Great pictures.
levilyla,
I have the Geum triflorum in the rock garden because it likes very well drained soil, even a bit dry, and since it's a prairie flower it's a sun lover.
Sandy
smooth AND curly ...river birch bark
soft enough to pet (and I do)...artemesia 'Silver Mound'
pearly...the blooms on Erica vagans 'Lyoness' (Cornish heath)
grampapa,
That tree makes me want to touch to see how smooth and cool it is. My Silver Mound ran away but I still remember how soft it was to pet! Thanks for playing.
Sandy
lacy, airy...Russian sage 'Little Spire'
Sandy, texture is what holds the whole thing together :-)
here's one more
fleshy...sempervivum 'Ruby Heart'
oh, and pointy, too
This message was edited Aug 1, 2006 10:22 AM
Great stuff grampapa,
Here's another:
lacy-ferny (I just make up words, you know!)
sanannie...all your plants look perfect...no bugs, no mildew, no rust, Geeeeeez it makes me feel like I am doing everything wrong.
levilyla ..... well of course I have all those things, but I just don't photograph that part, silly! lol
Sandy
fun thread....
I concur, very fun thread Sandy! I love that Filipendula rubra Sandy. Reminds me of the soft pink sweater I used to have.
True about the artemisia grampapa.... I pet mine to and also run my bare foot across mine lightly. Soooo nice.
I think I'll hunt for some texture in my garden tonight (if I ever get to leave work).
Erynne
Happy texture hunting, Erynne!
Sandy
Sandy~Great pics! You are a grand photographer and an esteemed gardener, I always enjoy seeing your place. What is the plant in the background of the geum, it sets it off so nicely?
Wow, and right back at ya, PG! It's a Barberry 'Royal Burgundy'.
Sandy
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Here's a few from me.
Teflon.
More crinkly crepe.
More velvet.
Spaghetti? String?
Kleenex.
This flower really is fabric, but the poor bee didn't notice the difference, apparently.
Plastic. Looks like one of those pinwheel things, but it's a real flower.
