Sepia Sauturday Challenge: Flowers

Happy Saturday fellow Steemians!!

Today's post is brought to you by the letter "F"... for Flowers!

Actually, this is my addition to the #sepiasaturday challenge created by @old-guy-photos; he has some really cool content on his page so... Go Check Him It Out Here Also; @tattoodjay always adds to the challenge with some pretty cool content... Give Him A Look... Keep in mind, this is awesome content coming from the good people of the @steemusa group...

So then... to the challenge!!

Large Phlox: (Phlox paniculata)
"Historically, Phlox paniculata was perhaps the most prominent plant in perennial gardens from the turn of the century through the 1940s. As some have put it, “Phlox Ruled”! Although native to North America, it was the Europeans who first recognized the potential in our simple magenta or white wild phloxes, and who experimented with selecting and breeding, then re-importing the improved types back to the U.S. Two very notable names associated with the development of phlox are Karl Foerster and B.H.B. Symons-Jeune. The American breeders made serious contributions as well, and references have been found for over 800 named varieties! That may sound like a lot, but there are now over 4,000 named varieties of Hosta, and an astounding 68,000 Daylilies out there."Source

My other half and I love to get outdoors; I know I have said this many times, so bear with me! I remember my grandmother's yard growing up... there were always flowers everywhere... iris, peony, and daffodils to name a few. I guess the sights and smells take me back to childhood days, where things weren't so hectic... took this when they had just fully bloomed...the smell? Heavenly

Morning Glories: ( Ipomoea)
"Morning glory, any of several herbaceous twining vines or shrubs in the genus Ipomoea (family Convolvulaceae). Several species of morning glories are cultivated for their showy trumpet-shaped flowers and attractive leaves."Source

We lost our granddaughter back in 2012; she suffered from three different types of leukemia. She passed at home with loved ones, and as hard as it was...knowing she was no longer suffering was at least some comfort. The point is...she loved morning glories... Even tried to eat one once!! The day of her service, this very plant pictured was bobbing in the wind... like saying hello! And there was not a single gust of air that day. I think it was Aria saying she loved us...

Clematis: (Ranunculaceae)
"Clematis is a genus of about 300 species within the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. Their garden hybrids have been popular among gardeners, beginning with Clematis × jackmanii, a garden standby since 1862; more hybrid cultivars are being produced constantly. They are mainly of Chinese and Japanese origin"Source

Can't tell from the sepia I know... this is the purple variant Clematis or viticella. I had wanted one of these for a while. I had a coworker who had a beautiful collection of them; multicolored and vibrant. He always showed me pictures, and teased me saying, "I will bring you in a start, so you can grow them"... but never did. This picture is the original location in our back yard. It acted like it was dead, so we moved it up into our owl display that I have shared a few times... I actually showed it in my #wednesdaywalk post last week Check It Out Here... it's just below the picture of my stepdaughter's cat Gizmo. The different location and better dirt mix seemed to revitalize it, and it came back with quite a flourishing display of beautiful blooms.

Another quick and simple #sepiasaturday post for you to enjoy... if you are interested in more awesome posts like this, why not check out the @steemusa group... Hope you are having a good weekend, and look forward to another challenge soon!

all photos were taken by me on my Samsung Galaxy S9