Pinwheels by CoreyBlack

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Apr 04, 2011

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Description

I like flowers. I once attempted to be a floral apprentice, but balked at having to work for three months without being paid. I like the vast variety of flowers, and their differing colors, designs, and especially their fragrances. For as much as I like them, I will admit to this being a rather passive affection. Case in point: for all my fondness, I never have learned the proper names for most of them. I've always called this particular kind of flower "pinwheels." They look like they should be made out of paper and serve as some sort of decoration. One day, I'll learn the proper name for this flower, but until then,I'll keep calling them pinwheels. Photographed somewhere on the North Side of Chicago on July 15, 2010.

Comments (16)

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kgb224

6:45PM | Mon, 04 April 2011

Outstanding capture Corey. I like the pinwheels.

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morningglory

6:45PM | Mon, 04 April 2011

These look like Phlox. I LOVE that pattern on the flowers. I've never seen this variety before.

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wysiwig

7:04PM | Mon, 04 April 2011

You and me both, Corey. I'm a little bit worse than you are though. I usually wind up calling them blue flowers, yellow flowers, red... Beautiful capture of these pinwheels reminding us its Spring.

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parrotdolphin

7:25PM | Mon, 04 April 2011

Pinica Wheelarium - that's the Latin name. ;)

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Chipka

8:31PM | Mon, 04 April 2011

I happen to like flowers a lot as well, but the only thing I really know about them is that they're those colorful things stuck to the tops of plants, and sometimes insects use them as vending machines. So, in the Chippesque way of naming things I tend to stick with descriptors like: "red flowers" or "yellow flowers" or "those little flowers with frilly things on the ends" etc. This is a gorgeous shot and they are kinda pinwheely. I love the color and the complexity of the shapes, rather like a complex flower colony rather than a single blossom. Really great work, and yeah, I do love their origami-paper texture.

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Ford604

8:31PM | Mon, 04 April 2011

nice

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npauling

9:24PM | Mon, 04 April 2011

I love your pinwheels and they are very aptly named. I'm hopeless at the botanical names of plants but I don't think it is greatly important unless you were going to make a study of them. A lovely capture.

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beachzz

11:06PM | Mon, 04 April 2011

Phlox Candy Stripe--now you can sound SO smart--these are sweet little flowers!!

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durleybeachbum

2:51AM | Tue, 05 April 2011

I'v quite a collection of Phlox because I love the smell in the house as well as the look in the flowerbed!

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annie5

11:19AM | Tue, 05 April 2011

I like those pinwheels..Excellent capture! :)

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Bothellite

3:49PM | Tue, 05 April 2011

I don't speak it either.. too much Latin. Raised apples, frequented hort meetings where the pundits love to speak the Latin and gloat. Didn't float my boat. Didn't make me a better farmer either. The only thing I remember is Pinus -pumilio- oblongata because it raised eyebrows.

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sandra46

5:52PM | Tue, 05 April 2011

terific little flowers! i love them... and i'm terrible at growing plants, they don't last a week, Flavia has the green thumb.

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flavia49

7:38AM | Wed, 06 April 2011

fabulous capture!

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Blush

5:24AM | Fri, 08 April 2011

These are quite colorful flowers I think they are in the hydrageana(spelling) family....maybe a varigaited type If not then I am at a loss...I am a flower fanatic...I always wanted to open a florist shop...here in this small town only had one flower shop..sure enough a yr later another one came in and did great until he got a divorce and moved...now were back down to one again..........they need some competition........ Nice to meet you as well.........had to get up and take a pain pill...saw this on someones fav..it being a different looking flower I had to click on it...so glad I did.........and hope you come visit me in my gallery I will be back to view more of your gallery when it is at a decent hr..4am hereSo So I am off to bed after I favorite this one..I hope I got this in the right family of flower just can't spell the word right..the leaf on it is what caught m eye...they come in colors of blue,pale pink,a cream color, and a lime color green and dry beautiful...........to decorate with....... Again nice to meet you and do come see me:) Susan~

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