Mysterious Purple Flowers
Every year I get one or two stems of these growing in the yard. This year I was lucky enough to get three of them. I love them so much. The problem is that I have no idea what they are. They’re so vibrant and delicate. I love the purple and white spots on the petals. When you flip one over and see the bright yellow pollen against the purple… well, to me it’s inspiring.
I think that I will use these flowers as the inspiration for the color palette for the Fiona All Grown Up top I want to make. Purple with a hit of bright yellow or white. I think it will look cool… what you do you think?
If you can identify these… please let me know…
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what is that? and I want a clipping please.
Yes! I’ve seen these flowers before at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden last spring. They *are* very mysterious, and I’m totally blanking on the name.
And I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Fiona All Grown Up Pattern. Now I want to knit one too… perhaps out of the KnitPicks Gloss yarn I was saving for Little Birds Cardigan? Meh, who knows when I’ll ever get around to knitting that. :)
Anywho, those the color of those flowers will make an excellent color scheme. Go for it! :D
my friend Ali was able to identify them… they have many names but the only one i can ever rememeber is Snakes Head: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritillaria_meleagris
You should totally make a Fiona All Grown Up! as soon as i’m done with my mom’s cardigan, and making up a shawl or two patterns… then i’ll buy some more yarn to make it… eeeek so excited!
that little birdie cardigan is sooooo nice… i want to make one as well… but maybe swapping out the birdies for something else… ambitious i know… lol