Flowers for Friday – red, orange, yellow tulips – part 2

March 24, 2006 - Posted by danielle

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More tulip pictures this week, remember?

In that picture up above, I want you to look really closely at something. Look at the tulip at 6 o’clock (or well, 5:30, to be precise).

Notice anything different about that tulip?

Well, it has multiples of 4 for everything, while the rest of the tulips have multiples of 3. Inside the tulip, you can see 8 black/brown stamens. Then in the center, the stigma has 4 parts to it. And the petals are in multiples of 4, while every other flower has multiples of 3.
It is like the 4-leaf clover of tulips!

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And really pretty too, isn’t it?

And here is one with multiples of 3.

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Also really lovely with the way the light is shining through the petals, I thought.

If you haven’t figured it out yet, I broke up these pictures (mostly) so that last week was all of the photos of the outer petals and this week is the inner parts of the flowers.

Here are my favorites.

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and the large version

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and the large version

I think that for those last 2, I’m going to have to get them enlarged and framed. They turned out better than I’d dreamed they could.

I hope you enjoyed them too. And enjoyed the little lesson about the tulips with multiples of 3 and 4.

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7 Comments

  1. Squirl says:

    That is so cool anomalies in nature are so much fun. These are gorgeous. Fantastic job on the close-ups!

    ... on March 24th, 2006
  2. Amber says:

    When I saw that picture at the top with the flower at 5:30, I immediately thought, “That one looks different and I don’t know why!” then you said there was something special about it I then studied it and noticed that in the middle it was like a cross.

    That is so very neat. I love these pictures and I forgot that today was Friday until I came around. What a nice surprise. ;)

    ... on March 24th, 2006
  3. LadyBug says:

    Lovely photos, Danielle. And that thing about the multiples of 4/multiples of 3 is really cool…even if it does sound a little Rain-Man-ish.

    Kidding! I kid. I’m a kidder.

    Love and hugs to you, dear.

    Happy Friday!

    ... on March 24th, 2006
  4. Danielle says:

    I buy my underwear at Kaaaaaaaaaaaay-mart.
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    K-mart.
    Buy my underwear at Kaaaaaaay-mart.
    ;-)

    ... on March 24th, 2006
  5. poopie says:

    Gorgeous , girl!

    ... on March 25th, 2006
  6. Momo says:

    Very beautiful pictures, Danielle! I always love to see all the flowers for Friday pictures…even if I don’t make it by until Saturday. :)

    ... on March 25th, 2006
  7. Ern says:

    That is amazing! If a 4 leaf clover is lucky, how much luckier must a 4 petaled tulip be? Beautiful, beautiful pictures, too. I love the close-ups.

    ... on March 28th, 2006

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