Every now and again, the urge to make a rainbow of flowers attacks me and resistance is futile. I can delay a day or two, argue to myself that I’ve already done this, but eventually a new rainbow has to be posted. You can see my previous flower rainbow postsĀ here and here.
Needless to say, my floral rainbows would not pass muster if reviewed by a colour scientist. Perhaps the title ought to be ‘A Flower Rainbow-ish’. Or ‘Seven Flowers, a Bit Rainbow-ishy’.
The blue-indigo-violet stage always perplexes me and consulting the internet tends not to help. Would a yellow rose provide a purer shade of yellow? Most likely, but I’ve been wanting an excuse to post this pretty little two-tone yellow iris. Same goes for the forget-me-not.
But here you have it. Not the most accurate colour representation, but surelyĀ any rainbow of flowers helps get the week off to a cheery start?
The flowers are:
Red (and white): Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus)
Orange: Dahlia
Yellow: Iris
Green:Ā Hacquetia epipactis (the green bits are technically bracts)
Blue: Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica)
Indigo: Cornflowers or Bachelor’s Buttons (Centaurea cyanus)
Violet: Lobelia x speciosa ‘Hadspen Purple’
Susan Rushton 
Beautiful! Love the colors
Thanks, Cate.
These flowers are absolutely gorgeous ! thanks for sharing!
My pleasure! I’m glad you liked them.
they’re all so nice:)
Thank you š
The photographs are stunning! I absolutely love the vibrant colours and the detailed close ups of the flowers. Great job!
Thanks for such a kind comment. These are some of my favourites and it’s a pleasure to be able to share them.
Those forget-me-nots are rad! Well, they all are rad. I really like forget-me-nots.
Me too. They’re a sprinkling of prettiness on a woodland floor (or flower border) and they have such a evocative name.
I like them because they grew on the forest floor in a dense forest of Monterey pine, Monterey cypress and blue gum in Montara. The light blue contrasted with the shade, and they seemed happy with the minimal sunlight that they got. They also remind me of Alaska, even though I have never been there.
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Indeed it does! So lovely!
A rainbow seems such a joyful, unexpected wonder, even if it’s raining and sunny at the same time, and we’ve been looking out for one.
Lovely flowers, and such vibrant colours too š
The colours have a purity and an intensity that I like.
We have had plenty of rainbows over the last few days Susan so yours is in good company. You cannot beat vibrant colours to cheer you up on a cold and grey winter’s day. Thank you š
I keep taking pictures of autumn foliage but for some reason, keep on sharing the ones from earlier in the summer. I expect it will be spring before I get round to posting the autumn ones!
It doesn’t matter how many times I see a rainbow, I’m always thrilled to see another. The same goes for your compositions, Susan!
Thanks, Eliza – the feeling is mutual!