Flowers by Color - RED

Flowers by Color - RED

This is my third post in a series featuring flowers by color.  This series will continue for nine weeks.  I will pick a different color and share my favorite flowers of that color (these lists are NOT a complete list of all flowers of that color, simply just my favorites).  This week is RED flower week.

Certain featured flowers have links to previous posts on this blog - please feel free to click on these links to view the entire posts (they will be how-to-grow or maintenance posts).

Firstly, you will need to know the difference between annual, perennial & biennial:

Annual Plant - completes its lifecycle in one season/year.  By "lifecycle" I mean from germination to seed formation.  Here are some examples of annual plants:  green beans, petunia, sage, sunflower, morning glory and so much more.

Perennial Plant - lives for more than 2 years but produces seed in one season without dying afterward.  Some examples of perennials: most fruit trees like apple, vegetables like asparagus or leeks, day lilies, peonies and so much more.

Biennial Plant - 2 years to complete its lifecycle.  Examples are: parsley, caraway, foxglove, parsnips and so much more.



Miniature Wave Petunia
This is an annual that is perfect for a hanging basket.  The hummingbirds love this flower.

Coleus
This is an annual (for northern cool climates) OR a "tender perennial" (for southern warm climates).  A "tender perennial" means that in warmer more southern climates this plant will actually survive the winter and live on into the next season.  This is not a flower - it's all about the colorful leaves/foliage.

"Reddy Rosie" Rose
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My dad is the rose specialist - one year I featured some of the rose favorites from his garden.


Photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

"Black Cherry" Rose
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As a child I remember hanging around (and filling my belly) our Bing cherry tree which was a black cherry variety.  The color of those cherries were very similar to this rose.


Photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

SUNFLOWERS - 5 Different Red Varieties
Red Hedge
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This beauty has deep dark reds, almost sometimes seeming black.  I love the inner yellow circle.

Photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

Prado
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This is a brick red, almost brown in color.  Here again, there seemed to be a mix-up with the seed packet because some of these sunflowers seemed purplish in color (you will see what I mean if you click on the link above).



Photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

Starburst Blaze
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This sunflower variety has 3 different candy colored versions - click the link above to see the other two colors. 

Floristan
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This is not my favorite sunflower variety however the bugs loved it.  They were devoured by the bugs.


photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

Black Velvet Queen
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This is the darkest colored flower that I have ever grown.  It really did appear velvety in texture.

photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

Mystery Plant
This is a berry NOT a flower but I just love the bright red color.  A few years ago I did a series on the Toledo Zoo.  While I was at the zoo I found myself looking more at the plants grown there than the animals (lol - a gardener at heart I guess). 
If you know the name/variety of this plant please let me know in the comment section - Thank you.






Photo by Angie Ouellette-Tower

Other "Flowers by COLOR" Posts:
BLUE Flowers
YELLOW Flowers
RED Flowers
PURPLE Flowers
ORANGE Flowers
PINK Flowers
WHITE Flowers
GREEN Flowers

VARIEGATED Flowers

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Nothing Can Be Hidden

WOW - this passage is something that all of the modern world should study!  From the media to politicians to teachers and students - we are all concerned with privacy.  On a more personal level - I'm sure that we can all recall things that we have said or done in private that we wouldn't want anyone ever to know in public.  There are 4 things that popped into my head when I read these verses - they are:  Secrets, Motives, Lies & Hypocrisy..... let me explain:

1.  Secrets  - "there is nothing concealed or hidden that will not be made known" - whether it's a secret whispered to another person or a secret about yourself that only you know - God knows all.  Whether you are divulging government intelligence secrets to the press or telling your spouse about personal information confided to you by a friend - nothing can be hidden from God.  Not only does our Lord already know that specific secret but He also knows that you have betrayed your promise of secrecy.  There is no such thing as a secret kept from God. 

I also believe that many secrets lead to gossip and gossip is harmful to both the gossiper and the gossipee.  Let's be careful with secrets.

2.  Motives - are the push or drive behind our actions and words.  Why do we do what we do? and why do we say what we say?  Motives are not seen by the human eye (although I know that sometimes our motives shine through our actions and words).  Sometimes, even we do not realize our own motives at the time of the action.  However, our motives ARE known by God and can never be disguised from Him.

3.  Lies - It might not be in our lifetime but the truth will come out in the end - even if it's not until Judgment Day - the truth will be revealed.  Dishonesty must be so time consuming - keeping track of what you said to whom and how you might have to respond in the future so that the lie remains secret.  Honesty is so much more relaxing and easy. 

4.  Hypocrisy - falseness, insincerity, fake, two-facedness.  Those that try to be someone that they are not always show their "true colors" eventually.  Now, a hypocrite is different from somebody striving to change and be more Christ-like - the latter is sincere work whereas hypocrisy is sin.

Remember - any sin when confessed to God is forgiven by our gracious & merciful Lord through our Savior Jesus Christ.   

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