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Don't let me go

by Todd Bielby

Gallery: FloraPosted April 5, 201279 views7 comments
I think this is a trout lily but not sure. Just found out these are called Siberian squill. Thanks to David Schwaegler for the ID.
7D
180mm
f9.0
iso 100
1/80

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Sally Wood on April 5, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Beautiful image....... great caption!
Registered on March 8, 2012, 39 Posts, 509 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Southard on April 5, 2012 at 10:25 PM
Nice color, comp, and BG. As to the ID, these aren't trout lilies (they are yellow, with I believe a white domesticated variety). My best guess is some type of Chionodoxa (aka Glory-of-the-Snow). :cool:
Registered on July 15, 2007, 258 Posts, 3892 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on April 6, 2012 at 2:37 AM
Excellent colors and picture composition. Well done Todd.
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 6, 2012 at 9:44 PM
Hi Todd :wavey: Could not find this species in my NE wildflower field guide But found them in david schwaglers site their called siberian squill :rolleyes: I like the composition, and how you captured the flowing lines and the soft blue colors against the green BG. :cool: :smile:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by David Schwaegler on April 9, 2012 at 8:44 PM
Hi Todd

The square comp works well here. These flowers are Scilla siberica (Siberian squill). They readily naturalize in lawns. After a nice spring show the flowers and even the leaves are entirely gone by June. I've got a couple of pictures of them on my website here.
Registered on December 4, 2003, 232 Posts, 1652 Comments
Comment posted by Todd Bielby on April 9, 2012 at 10:14 PM
Yes David! That's exactly what they are! Thanks so much!
Registered on March 10, 2011, 169 Posts, 392 Comments
Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on July 22, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Beautiful details in the petals offset against a smooth BG. These Siberia Squills (Scilla siberica) are often the first flowers that poke through the dead leaf layer in the spring when the snow is melting away. Always nice to see some color after the snow.
Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments