Cactus Bloom

This image was taken early summer at Longwood Gardens which is an American botanical garden. It consists of over 1,077 acres of gardens, woodlands, and meadows in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States in the Brandywine Creek Valley.

Elle

Love the softness and beauty of this Hydrangea. Both my daughter and I decided it would be included in her wedding flowers....one day. Location- Longwood Gardens The mission of Longwood Gardens is embodied in their Mission Statement, "Longwood Gardens is the living legacy of Pierre S. du Pont, inspiring people through excellence in garden design, horticulture, education, and the arts."[16] This mission statement is reflected in the sections that follow.

Silver Torch

Located in the Conservatory at Longwood Gardens. Cleistocactus strausii (Silver Torch Cactus) Family: Cactus Family Habit: cactus/succulent Flowers: red-violet Nativity: Bolivia Hardiness: USDA Zone 9 Light: sun

Burning Path

The path to the flower garden is lit up at night to create a strong burning sensation along the paved walking path in Longwood Gardens

Tivoli

A cultivar called "Tivoli" (Hydrangea macrophylla "Tivoli") has especially showy, bi-color flowers on compact plants, making them useful in the garden or containers. They thrive in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 through 9.

Starwort

Callitriche stagnalis (Water-starwort) Family: Water-starwort Family Habit: herbaceous Nativity: N Africa, Asia & Europe

Blue Aster

Photographed at Longwoods Gardens in the Conservatory. Tropical Day-flowering Waterlily FAMILY Nymphaeaceae (Waterlily Family) HABIT Herbaceous FLOWERS Purple

Phala Blume

Phalaenopsis Blume, commonly known as moth orchids, is a genus of about seventy species of plants in the family Orchidaceae.

Geel

Soft yellow flower photographed at Longwood Gardens. Today the 1,077- acre Longwood Gardens consists of varied outdoor gardens, ranging from formal to naturalistic in their landscape design, and 20 indoor gardens within a 4.5 acre (1.8 hectares) group of heated greenhouses. Longwood's Conservatory contains 4,600 different types of plants and trees, as well as fountains

Tulipa

Lily-flowered Tulip in abundance at Longwood Gardens Tulipa 'Purple Dream' (Lily-flowered Tulip) Family: Lily Family Habit: herbaceous Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: well-drained soil Light: sun

Champagne Bubbles

Papaver nudicaule 'Champagne Bubbles Pink' (Iceland Poppy) Family: Poppy Family Habit: herbaceous

Peirce Pump House

This little pump-house is located in the Peirce Woods area of Longwood Garden between the small and large ponds. Luscious green water plants fill the banks of the creek that joins the two ponds.

Alice

Tulipa 'Alice Leclercq' (Double Early Tulip) Habit: herbaceous; geophyte Flowers: red Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: well-drained soil Light: sun

Blonde

This little blonde caterpillar was caught soaking up the sun using a sunflower lounge.

Canopy

Boldly textured tree bark and striking contrasting colors create this very dramatic natural canopy

Pink Lady

Echeveria Derenbergii is a lovely succulent that grows offsets freely, forming clumps of tight rosette of frosted, pointed, and fleshy leaves. The leaves are pale green with pink tips. Photographed in the conservatory at Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania

Amber

Beautiful shade tolerant waterlily photographed in Pennsylvania at Longwood Garden in Kennett Square. Amber is a yellowish-orange color. that got its name from the material known as amber. The amber color is halfway between yellow and orange on the color wheel. But the fossilized amber can also come in black, red and even green and blue later mainly from the Dominican Republic.

Jewel Rose

Intense saturated jewel tone colors defining the petals of a rose bud.

Petal Profile

Beautiful sunflower petal profile. Bright contrasting colors of yellow on blue with green plant details.

Purple Dream

Longwood Garden's spring’s quintessential flower in full bloom in our Idea Garden, where more than 50,000 tulips put on quite a show every year. A must see and shoot.. Tulipa 'Purple Dream' (Lily-flowered Tulip) Family: Lily Family Habit: herbaceous Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: well-drained soil Light: sun

Banja Luka

Another classic species of tulips in bloom during April and May at Longwood Gardens. Tulipa 'Banja Luka' (Darwin Hybrid Tulip) Habit: herbaceous Flowers: yellow Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: well-drained soil Light: sun

Two Alberts

Tulipa 'Albert Heijn' (Fosteriana Tulip) Habit: herbaceous Flowers: pink Hardiness: USDA Zone 3 Soil: well-drained soil Light: sun