All of these pictures were taken about 5:30-6:00PM on a rapid visit of two or three of the dozens of gardens at Denver Botanic Gardens. Ordinarily, we will have had hard frost by now, but this is obviously a special year. It seems the various shades of red/vermilion/fulminating scarlet are the theme of the evening and this blog, starting with Tigridia, which was still blooming in the Ellipse garden. For some reason, the images weren't all loaded sequentially--so scenes reappear randomly. So be it (I don't have the time or inclination to spend hours fixing things!). I'll try and label what I can...
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| Diascia 'Flying Colors Red' in the Steppe Garden |
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| Diascia 'Flying Colors Red' in the Steppe Garden |
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| Diascia 'Flying Colors Red' in the Steppe Garden |
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| Diascia 'Flying Colors Red' in the Steppe Garden |
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| Diascia 'Flying Colors Red' alongside Diascia integerrima 'Coral Canyon' in the Steppe Garden |
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| Diascia integerrima in the Steppe Garden |
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| Foliage of Arctotis adpressa in the Steppe Garden |
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| Senecio speciosus in the Steppe Garden |
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| The Steppe Gardebn |
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| Berkheya purpurea |
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| Melinis repens in the Steppe Garden |
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| Melinis repens in the Steppe Garden |
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| Leonotis leonurus |
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| Dia de los muertos altar |
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| Dia de los Muertos dedication to staff horticulturist Ann Montague who died rather suddenly a month ago. |
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| Ann's altar |
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| Gate in Romantic Garden |
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| Romantic Garden |
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| Chihuly's "Colorado" sculpture in the Ellipse |
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| Adlumia fungosa trailing in the parking lot |
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| Adlumia fungosa |
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| Digitalis purpurea v heywoodii |
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| Aster tataricum |
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| Eupatorium in seed |
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| Amsonia in fall color |
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| Aconitum carmichaelii |
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| Verbascum nigrum in two color forms |
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| Muhlenbergia reverchonii |
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| Crataegus hybrida |
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| Crataegus hybrida |
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| Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima): incredibly fragrant |
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| Chihuly's "Colorado" sculpture in the Ellipse |
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| Chihuly's "Colorado" sculpture in the Ellipse |
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| Hardy Agapanthus in seed |
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| Katy Dickson taking a picture |
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| Boston Ivy on the Waring House |
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| Castor beans in the Ellipse |
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| Chihuly's "Colorado" sculpture in the Ellipse |
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| Amaranthus cruentus 'Joseph's Coat' mimicking Chihuly's "Colorado" sculpture in the Ellipse (or the other way around?) |
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| Chihuly's "Colorado" sculpture in the Ellipse |
Wow! So beautiful, the autumn colours really match with the house and the sculpture, it must off been amazing to be there. Amazing photos! Thank you so much for sharing with the world.
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