Flower identification

Okay, I know there are a lot of you out there who take flower pictures. I have been taking a lot, too. The only problem is that there usually isn't a sign in front of them saying what they are. What is the easiest/best way to identify flowers/plants, etc., when you don't have a clue what they may be? Blue flower, tulip-looking flower, etc., just doesn't work.

I know the problem Sometimes a certain flower I've seen and photographed takes me HOURS of surfing and have me end up frustrated in the end not having been able to find out the name

Should have done just a little more research. Found a really good guide at www.flowerguide.com. You can see the pictures and identifications for each. It is arranged alphabetically, but is pretty easy to navigate. Good info there.

Just a followup to previous post. This site is a good beginning. I would guess that many of the bigger flower delivery services would have something similar. I also googled flower identification and found several guides for wildflowers and desert flowers which I am checking out now. There's some good information out there, ya just gotta let your fingers do the walkin'!

I would say that the best way to get a fast answer is to post a picture on a site, such as this one, and hope to God someone knows what it is. Alot faster that trying to find it! I wish Susie was around...she is a flower expert in my opinion, and she has some good sites to find them on.

I classify flowers the same way my wife classifies cars. Look at that pretty red one...yeah, the one next to that cool looking purple one.

NCPhotoTrekker wrote:

I classify flowers the same way my wife classifies cars. Look at that pretty red one...yeah, the one next to that cool looking purple one. :woohoo:

Quiet a comparison !

I use the Audubon Field Guides. I have lots of them covering many types of flora and fauna. I think they are very good.

Thanks. I'll check that out. Since I last posted on this, I've been doing some researching online. I've found several different guides that include pictures. Just glancing through them, I found several I had been looking for. Weeds might be a little bit harder, though. My daughter laughs at me because I like to take super macro pictures of them. Here's an example. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right! I envision doing a little bit of creative coloring to help it out a little. I told her she won't laugh when one of my "weed" shots sells for some big bucks.



Thanks for the help.

BTW, this "weed" was only about 1/2" to 3/4" in diameter.

I can never, even if I'd be as professional as you are, get a photo like that. My camera I found out just won't allow me.

This is so interesting

I agree it is "weird" looking. But, it is fun sometimes to shoot things that might look weird just so see how they turn out. Thanks for the compliment ... If you stick to just the "normal" shooting, you just may miss the picture of a lifetime. Soooooooo, I shoot just about EVERYTHING! Thank GOODNESS for digital!

Yeah, I like that as well. Specially if the 'close-up' makes you not identify at first what the object is