Branching stems
Composite flower heads
Appearing late summer
The black-eyed Susan is a common flower that exhibits a great deal of variety.
“In the species, the flowers are up to 4 inches in diameter, with yellow ray florets circling conspicuous brown or black, dome-shaped cone of many small disc florets.” – Floridata
Top heavy
Involucre bracts
Herbaceous perennial
Successful cultivation in a sunny micro-climate.
“If we consider the changing object at a certain essential moment, at its apogee, we may say that there it just touches its intelligible form.” – Henri Bergson
Evident compulsion
Chromatic tones
Active aspect
Flowers come and go, marking the passage of time and responding to seasonal forces.
“Here was a flower strangely like itself and yet utterly unlike itself too.” – Thomas M. Disch
Night snow
Winter’s last gasp
Rapidly melting
A late spring snowstorm creates interesting juxtapositions.
“A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.” – George R.R. Martin
Seasonal commencement
Papilionaceous flowers
Redbud distribution
Back in the Flint Hills, spring flowers mark the flow of time.
“I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.” – William Shakespeare
Indian paintbrush
High desert flower
Brash scarlet red
Bright signs of life in a sun-baked landscape attract attention.
“The wild daisies and Indian paintbrush whizzing past are just the genitals of a different life form.” – Chuck Palahniuk
Bright red single blooms
Contrasting yellow stamen
Formed during the winter
This compactly growing shrub located in the sandy front yard has glossy dark green leaves and December flowers.
“Shrubs like the yuletide camellia are the real foundation of the landscape.” – Norman Winter
Practical realism
Analogous continuity
Dialectical duration
Blossoms and optics converge agreeably.
“When the image is new, the world is new.” – Gaston Bachelard
Structuring system
Genetic axis
Sequence of stages
An introduced species is blooming next to a man-made pond in a large housing development.
“One person’s weed is another person’s wildflower.” – Susan Wittig Albert
Short term
Ever changing
All at once
Marking the edge of navigational travels, a line of blooming cherry trees enliven the walk.
“Every flower blooms at a different pace.” – Suzy Kassem