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Winter Cherry (1752-1766) by Dame Ann Hamilton.
Water and bodycolour over pencil on vellum.
Oak Spring Garden Library.
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Winter Cherry (1752-1766) by Dame Ann Hamilton.
Water and bodycolour over pencil on vellum.
Oak Spring Garden Library.
archive.org
Plant of the Day
Monday 27 January 2025
The vigorous herbaceous perennial Physalis alkekengi (Chinese lantern, alkegengi, bladder cherry, strawberry-and-tomato, winter cherry) is grown for the inflated, lantern-like deep orange calyces that develop after the small creamy-yellow flowers. Left on the plant the ‘lanterns’ eventually form a papery skeleton around the red berry. This plant will grow in any well-drained soil in sun or partial shade but it can become invasive though in my experience it can be hard to establish.
Jill Raggett
Marie-Thérèse
Physalis alkekengi — winter cherry a.k.a. Chinese lantern
The Winter Cherry
Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.
The Winter Cherry or Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis' flowering last spring in the conservatory.
Jumy-M Winter Cherry / 鬼灯
歌川国芳 UTAGAWA Kuniyoshi (1798-1861)
「ほふづきづくし ほたるがり」 1844-48
2021-08-30
去年に引き続き今年もほとんどの花火大会が中止になっているみたいですね。
ということで、今年もミニミニ花火大会を開催しましたよ！
手持ち花火の撮影は、FUJIFILM X-T3とXF35ｍｍ F1.4Rで絞りF1.4、ISO1600くらいでちょうどな感じでした。
片手で撮影してましたが、意外とブレないものですね。
今年は安い花火を買ってきてしまったので、キラキラ感が薄い気がしますが、楽しめたので満足です。
ちなみに注目の線香花火選手は3本中3本が2～3秒で落ちるという世界新記録をマークし、圧倒的大差で金メダル。無事、写真を撮る間もなく競技終了です笑
そういえば、庭の鬼灯は今年もオレンジ色に染まっていました！
いつの間にか増えていたので、まだ赤くなっていないものを含めて、今年は合計で10個ほど実っていましたね。
来年も楽しみです！