Macro of hollyhock
These are hollyhock days in my gardens. I live in a century home (older than 100 years old), so hollyhocks seem appropriate in my gardens.
Dark red
Many years ago I planted seeds for "black" hollyhocks. Truth be told, they were very dark red, not black.
Dark pink
Hollyhocks are biennials. But hollyhocks keep coming because they produce many, many seeds.
Red hollyhock
Most of my plants this year are either red or pink.
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Gorgeous colors! So vivid! I love hollyhocks, thanks so much for sharing these :)
ReplyDeleteMacro is my favorite type of photos and these are amazing. the details are so beautiful...have we seen your house? i love old homes..
ReplyDeletegorgeous blooms. those colors are amazing!! happy Sunday!! ( :
ReplyDeleteIs there a secret to growing Hollyhocks? These are so pretty...:)JP
ReplyDeleteWOW! So Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I remember all sorts of hollyhocks when I was growing up int the west. I can't remember seeing any here.
ReplyDeleteThose colors make me so happy!
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Awesome macros! Looks as though I could sit right down inside those blooms!
ReplyDeletethey're beautiful! we had some in our farmyard in wisconsin. :)
ReplyDeleteThese are one of my most favorite flowers. None of mine have bloomed yet, but close (I do hope). You sure captured their true beauty here.
ReplyDeletei am not familiar with this one. a nice varity of color, they are "happy" blooms!!!
ReplyDeleteI had some in my Sarnia garden. They were a favourite munching ground for some insects -- at least the leaves were.
ReplyDeleteI feel like a recording, but these are simply beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful flower, and your macro is simply magnificent!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to live in a century home EG I bet you have some wonderful original features. In another 60 years my house will be too, only I won't be around to see it :) J'adore the hollyhocks, perfect for an old country garden.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shades in those, particularly the last one.
ReplyDeleteLOVE that first shot! Nice macro.
ReplyDeleteSo, so beautiful! I love the way the light shines through the petals of some of these photos. Thanks so much for sharing the love up-close with I Heart Macro:-)
ReplyDeleteWonderful colors! Gorgeous blossoms!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful vivid colors and nicely captured.
ReplyDeleteHollyhocks are my favorites, esp. as a kid when I made ballerinas of them.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful series of photos and great flowers.
ReplyDeleteLove your macro shots ~ especially the holly hock ~ exquisite! ~ thanks, ^_^
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Fantastic, EG!!! There were hollyhocks in my yard when I grew up, but I have not seen any for many years.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful shots of these holly hocks. The colors are stunning and your focus is perfect
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Hollyhocks. The bring back so many childhood memories. Mom had a large patch of them.
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful! I love them, but so do the goats. Mine seem to have died out.
ReplyDeleteLovely flowers, colors and photography.
ReplyDeleteThey're gorgeous and I love all the different colours.
ReplyDeleteI had the black (dark red) variety in my garden when I lived in Toronto. They came back one summer and then the next summer they were gone... :(
ReplyDeleteLove your hollyhocks! Mine are red to and rather unusual as they are flowering now, in our mid-winter.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful shots!
They are very pretty, great shots.
ReplyDeleteVery cool close up!
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