Shrub native to North America, Calycanthus floridus was brought to Europe for its decorative value, being appreciated for the brown-cherry flowers and for its fragrance with fruity notes of pineapple-strawberry-banana. As the flowers mature they start to smell like ripe apples or vinegar. Not only the flowers, but also the leaves and bark have a … Continue reading Daily Sketches – June 30 Flowers – 3. Calycanthus floridus
The blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) is now in bloom in the garden and its flowers are in a beauty contest with the Philadelphus flowers next to it. The name of the species does not, as some might imagine, mean fruit-bearing; in that case the name should be fructuosus. Fruticosus in latin refers to the bushy, shrubby … Continue reading Daily Sketches – June 30 Flowers – 2. Rubus fruticosus
Starting today, I will upload a video daily on my Patreon, within a project spread throughout June in which I will draw a botanical topic per day. June is dedicated to flowers. I will draw with ink and watercolor on a A3 paper, grid of 5x5cm squares, with an empty space on the right for … Continue reading Daily Sketches – June 30 Flowers – 1. Fuchsia
Have you noticed how many anemone species are booming in the spring? I was surprised to see in our area no less than 5 species of anemone: 1. A. ranunculoides (yellow anemone, yellow wood anemone, or buttercup anemone)2. A. sylvestris syn. Anemonoides sylvestris (snowdrop anemone)3. A. blanda (the balkan anemone)4. A. nemorosa ( wood anemone) … Continue reading Sketching a Blue Anemone with Ink and Watercolor
Alina Lupu 