Gary J Sibio
Bloodroot, A Spring Wildflower Found in Many Chicago Gardens (2019-04-16 13-22-15a)
Bloodroot – Order Ranunculales : Family Papaveraceae : Subfamily Papaveroideae : Tribe Chelidonieae : Sanguinaria canadensis (It is the only species in its genus.)
The flowers were blooming in gardens along my street in Chicago, Illinois (Edgewater). The species is native to eastern North America.
The photo was taken with a Nikon Coolpix P7700 camera. Editing was done usinbloomsg ACDSee Ultimate 2019. I erased a stray petal and then adjusted the white balance and the lighting. Then I increased the contrast, clarity, sharrpness and saturation in the yellows. Next I lowered the noise and adjusted the levels.
Photo © 2019 Gary J. Sibio. All rights reserved.
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Does Bloodroot grow in your neighborhood?
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Yes
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No
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It a very attractive flower and great capture
Thanks. I appreciate the feedback.
Thanks. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Never seen it in NZ but nice photo
Its natural range is pretty much restricted to the eastern USA but so many of our “native plants” are actually invasives from some other part of the world that I’m curious about our plants finding their way elsewhere.
People bring other plants to countries usually on boats.
Very true. In the USA we have a lot of invasive species – plant and animal – which have been brought here from other countries. Sometimes it’s accidental, sometimes it’s on purpose.
Such a beautiful flower and excellent photography. It does grow in my neighborhood. Not sure why I have never grown it, need to add it to my list.
It’s nice because it’s one first flowers we see here in Chicago each spring.