San Rafael Valley, AZ ~~ Photo by Bill Haas

Friday, August 24, 2012

DAHLIAS AND ROSES AND BEGONIAS, OH MY!

And a few others I couldn't pass up...found in the Botanical Gardens at Shore Acres State Park, Oregon on a sunny, windless day.
 The Dahlias
 


 
 Not a Dahlia, but with flowers like an Orchid, leaves like a Day Lilly, exquisitely painted by Mother Nature
Another "Not a Dahlia!"
 
 The Rose Garden scented the air with heady perfume

 


The Begonia Greenhouse displayed a distinct collection.  Someone had been having a great time developing unique varieties -- a few looked like they had been crossed with Petunias! 
Or an egg, over easy!