A lone crocus shown from above, forcing its way through brown leaves, its purple petals open to reveal the orange-yellow stamen at its center. Washington, DC (February 2024)
View from above | 'Der Blick von oben'
#FotoVorschlag #Photography
#FreshStarts
#hardy #crocus #flowers #BloomScrolling #spring #USBotanicGarden #DC
Need to visit here again
#35mm #35mmfilm #filmphotography #ibelieveinfilm #filmisnotdead
#streetphotography #usbotanicgarden #botanicgarden
Orchid
White poinsettia
Succulent
Red/white poinsettia
LOVED visiting the @usbotanicgarden.bsky.social last week. Gorgeous blooms!
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#poinsettias #usbotanicgarden #flora #naninehartzenbuschphotography
(Dec. 20, 2025) Took the DC Metro into the city today and ended up at the U.S. Botanic Garden.
#WashingtonDC #USBotanicGarden #SeasonsGreenings #DinoMite #HolidayTrains #DCMetro #Orchids #CarnivorousPlants #DCDayTrip #LocalAdventure #PlantNerd #WeekendInDC #DCLife
Flying over the heart of Washington, D.C. — the National Mall in full view. Off to Houston with this breathtaking sendoff! 🏛️ 🛫
#TheWashingtonMall
#WashingtonDC
#TheWashingtonMonument
#TheUSCapitol
#NationalGalleryOfArt
#SmithsonianMuseum
#USBotanicGarden
A Blush rose unfurling its delicate pink petals against a backdrop of dark evergreen cypress trees under a blue sky edged with white clouds. US BotanicGarden, Washington, DC (August 2015)
Color: pink | 'Farbe: Pink'
#FotoVorschlag #Photography
#flowers #USBotanicGarden #Blush #Rose #gardens #BloomScrolling
#onlybeautifulthings
The ever-beautiful, heavenly scented, perfectly pink Blush rose.✨💕🙏🏻
A small Cabbage White butterfly spreads its wings atop a miniature purple globe thistle. US Botanic Garden, Washington, DC (Nov. 2024)
Insects | 'Insekten’
#FotoVorschlag #Photography
#nature #butterflies #flowers #lovely #USBotanicGarden #onlybeautifulthings #insects #SmallWonders #pollinators 🦋 💕
Lily pond. A white flower rests on broad green lily pads floating atop shallow water at a little pond. US Botanic Garden, Washington, DC (September 2023)
At the pond | ‘Am Teich’
#FotoVorschlag #Photography
#nature #ponds #lilypads
#flowers #BloomScrolling #onlybeautifulthings
#USBotanicGarden
Making like Monet.🪷
What do you really know about plants? Come to the US Botanic Garden to find out! (real samples and fun swag).
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#WashingtonDCEvents #BotanicGarden #PlantLovers #PlantFacts #USBotanicGarden #FamilyFunDC #LearnWithPlants #annmcallumbooks #thingstodowithkids
US Botanic Garden Monstera plant.
AquaPine Studio sketch of monsters plant in pot.
AquaPine Studio’s new bookmark. Monstera plant in pot. Magnetic bookmark to keep the pages from turning while one is reading.
A few weeks ago, I visited the US Botanic Garden. 🪴 I left feeling a little inspired. From inspo to magnetic bookmark. #bskyartist #aquapinestudio #bookmarks #bookaccessories #readingisfun #plants #monstera #plantmom #usbotanicgarden
Closeup of a hybrid tea rose called Dark Desire whose dense red petals are edged in black. US Botanic Garden, Washington, DC (November 2024)
A kiss from a rose. - Seal
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekLforLyrics
#Photography #Roses
#USBotanicGarden
#Washington #DC
Dark Desire.🌹
Pink and yellow tulips in the spring rain. US Botanic Garden, Washington, DC (March 2023)
Raindrops on tulips... 🎶🌷
#TulipTuesday
#Photography #Flowers
#USBotanicGarden #Washington #DC
Close-up of a late-blooming Golden Princess rose, its yellow-gold clustered center opening into pink-edged petals. US Botanic Garden, Washington, DC (November 2015)
Have a ‘Golden Princess’ for
#WeekGforGold
#AlphabetChallenge
#Photography
#USBotanicGarden #Roses
#Washington #DC
Female duck tucked away in reeds of shallow water at the US Botanical Garden, Washington, DC (March 2024)
Almost missed | 'Beinahe übersehen' 🪶
#FotoVorschlag #Photography
#Birds #MamaDuck
#USBotanicGarden
#Washington #DC
Shades of yellow, pink, salmon, and rose petals swirl together in a single bloom - ‘Lafter’ roses only intensify in color as the weather gets cooler. (November 2024)
Oversaturated |'Übersättigt'
#FotoVorschlag #Photography
#USBotanicGarden #Roses #Washington #DC
Cooler weather intensifies its colors🌹
A lavender-pink tulip whose petals are bent and folded like a pinwheel and spangled with raindrops. A white stone wall is behind it. US Botanic Garden, Washington, DC (March 2023)
Bent & folded | 'Geknickt & gefaltet'
#FotoVorschlag #Photography
#USBotanicGarden
#Washington #DC
Tulip pinwheel.
A blurred yellow butterfly flies out of the frame, leaving a slightly out of focus photo of a purple thistle. US Botanic Garden, Washington, DC (September 2024)
My ugliest photo of 2024 | 'Mein hässlichstes Foto aus 2024'
A lot of my “butterfly” photos look like this. That yellow feather lying on the ground? That’s actually a blur of butterfly flying off before the click🤣🦋🫶🏽
#FotoVorschlag
#Photography
#USBotanicGarden
#Washington #DC
Lovely feed to scroll through. All these serene, peaceful moments. Important to stop & smell the roses, too… They look so delicate yet are hardy & resilient. I walk here nearly everyday. A calm oasis in this political wasteland. #USBotanicGarden #Roses #Washington #DC
White-gold Christmas lights wrapped around small trees in planters twinkle at dusk. In the background, the white-domed US Capitol Building can be seen under the cold, grey, rainy sky. US Botanic Garden, Washington, DC (December 2022)
A rainy day can’t dampen the Christmas spirit. ✨🎄
#USBotanicGarden
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekXforXmas
#Photography #DC
Who will be the last rose bloom of the season?
‘Top Gun’, ‘Blush’, ‘Dark Desire’, or ‘Winter Sunset’?
Happy Saturday, everyone!
#USBotanicGarden #DC #Photography #Roses 🌹🥀
Closeup of a crimson-red hibiscus flower - its large petals & stamen make an inviting landing strip for pollinators. US Botanic Garden, Washington, DC (August 2024)
Hibiscus bringing the tropical vibes.
#TuesdayRed
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekRforRed ♥️
#Photography #Flowers #USBotanicGarden #DC
Pink shrub rose ‘Quietness’ still blooming at US Botanic Garden. Washington, DC (Oct. 2024)
Quietly gorgeous.
#RoseWednesday 🌹
#USBotanicGarden 🪷
#WednesdayPink 💕
Closeup of deep royal-blue bloom of the butterfly-pea plant fittingly called ‘Blue Queen’. The vine is native to Indonesia, yet is doing well here in America. US Botanic Garden, Washington, DC (October 2024)
‘Blue Queen’ (butterfly pea) approves this weather.☔️☀️
#FlowersOnSunday #Vines #USBotanicGarden #DC
The shrub rose called ‘Winter Sunset’ spreads its petals in two hues: peachy-orange rosebud unfurling and lemon-yellow in full flower. Washington, DC (October 2024)
No light show here, so how about a ‘Winter Sunset’? ✨ #flora #borealis #USBotanicGarden #Washington #DC
Rosebud just unfurling its orange petals edged in deep-yellow. The rose is called ‘Sunny Sky’ - a Korean variety that is not only pretty to look at but heavenly to smell. Still blooming at the US Botanic Garden, Washington, DC (October 2024)
Hardy, cheery, & fragrant. The well-named ‘Sunny Sky’ rose. #USBotanicGarden #DC 🔸 #AlphabetChallenge
#WeekOforOrange
#Photography
A dahlia flower opens its petals in a splash of crimson and pink from a tightly furled, yellow-tipped, purple center. US Botanic Garden, Washington, DC (August 2024)
I’m coming around to dahlias. Might try growing them next year! #USBotanicGarden
A bright red hibiscus flower as big as a dinner plate thrusts its way up through the green leaves of a pomegranate tree. The round red pomegranate fruits are about the size of apples but are dwarfed by the single hibiscus flower. US Botanic Garden, Washington, DC (August 2024)
Hibiscus are so pushy. ♥️🤣
#FlowersOnFriday #Pomegranates
#USBotanicGarden
A bumblebee loads up on pollen in the center of a bright orange Mexican Sunflower. US Botanic Garden, Washington, DC (August 2024)
A bright orange Mexican Sunflower gets a visitor🐝🧡
#SaturdayOrange
#OrangeSaturday
#USBotanicGarden
A small brown butterfly alights on the purple flowering Allium plant (a.k.a. ornamental onion) on a windy day. US Botanic Garden, Washington, DC (August 2024)
Allium sounds so much nicer than ornamental onion💟
#FlowersOnFriday #FridayPurple
#USBotanicGarden
