Take me to your leader
by jmritz

Comment by jmritz:

Originally posted by yakatme: Great shot of the Golden Shrimp Plant. However, the correct botanical name is "Pachystachys lutea". Justicia brandegeana is the botanical name for the Red Shrimp Plant that has a very similar flower but is not related in any way to the Golden Shrimp Plant. I grow the Pachystachys lutea from cuttings in my wholesale nursery and I have about 600 of them. When I list them for sale in the trade publications I have to list them by botanical name, so these names get branded in my head. An interesting side note: the yellow is not part of the flower. If you look closely, you'll see that the yellow portions of the plant are actually modified leaves, colored to attract pollinators to the less obvious white flowers.

Thanks Robert I'll change the botanical name. Silly me I just put down what the tag said.

Take me to your leader
by jmritz

Comment by yakatme:
Great shot of the Golden Shrimp Plant. However, the correct botanical name is "Pachystachys lutea". Justicia brandegeana is the botanical name for the Red Shrimp Plant that has a very similar flower but is not related in any way to the Golden Shrimp Plant. I grow the Pachystachys lutea from cuttings in my wholesale nursery and I have about 600 of them. When I list them for sale in the trade publications I have to list them by botanical name, so these names get branded in my head.

An interesting side note: the yellow is not part of the flower. If you look closely, you'll see that the yellow portions of the plant are actually modified leaves, colored to attract pollinators to the less obvious white flowers.

Day 22
by jmritz

Comment by stargazer05766:
Outstanding.. Just terrific!!!!!!!!

You did a nice job editing..

ps. Made me laugh your comment on the bottle on the sill.
Shouldn't put the adobe house in the challenge (don't think anyone was interested) except me.. So thank you for your thougthfullness..

Day 22
by jmritz

Comment by annig:
nice one! I love when the bees go up inside these buds. But I find it's hard to get the lighting right.

Day 22
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Comment by ephln:
Very cool capture!

Day 22
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Comment by Tlemetry:
he's really hanging in there. I really like the focal area.

Day 22
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Comment by sherpet:
What amazing timing to get this one..... Perfect.....

Day 22
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Comment by patio127:
Nice , the BIG BUMBLE in the hosta fleur ! I caugh one yesterday - turned out the poor thing was caught in a web & died ! Didn't move for his photo anyway ! :)

Day 19
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Comment by JerseyGenie:
John, the composition is picture perfect here. The background sets of the delicate beauty and the lighting is perfect.

Little Red Schoolhouse
by jmritz

Comment by lynnmarie:
What a cheery place! I wouldn't mind going to school here. :)
I like the POV, capturing both the colorful flowers and the details
of the building.