Just Some Capitol Hill Flowers Photo Gallery by Helen Betts at pbase.com

Just Some Capitol Hill Flowers

I seem to be posting a lot of flower pictures from around Capitol Hill, especially now that it's spring, so decided to set aside a sub-gallery for them rather than cluttering up the main gallery.

NOTE: Newest pictures are at the beginning of the gallery.

Summer beauty	We got one clematis blossom this year!	Brilliant coneflowers	The substitute
Glowing from within	Repeat performance	The substitute	The comeback
Back to the redbuds	First iris of the season	White dogwood	Fleeting dogwood
Another spring display on Capitol Hill	The dogwoods have started to bloom	Sahraa would have hated this…	Spring has really sprung!
Today’s the day!	More spring blooms	Now our azaleas are blooming	Ready to burst
Crocuses enjoying the ‘summer’ weather	Already in bloom	Spring in the middle of winter	Spring has arrived in DC
Is it spring already??	Alone	Reaching for the sun	:: Lily Profusion on Capitol Hill ::
A favorite	Clematis gone crazy	Too pretty to pass up	Keeps on going on
The last irises	Unfurling clematis	Consolation	Miracle peony
The exceptional clematis	Clematis up close	My favorite iris	Pink dogwood
The right choice	Ready to pop	Profusion	The tulip garden
24-hour beauty	Dogwood season	Tulip time	After the rain
Old faithful	Ready to bloom	Surprise tulip	Spring in the front garden
First tulips of the season!	Plum tree in bloom	Spring has sprung	So much for spring
Still standing	Last crocus	Getting the hang of it	Sign of spring, maybe
Christmas azalea	Winter color	The real last one standing	One last dahlia
Found another one!	The survivor	Curbside flower	Picture window
Starting to bloom	Curbside display	The one bright spot in a big disappointment	The lonely volunteer
The last iris	The secret life of an iris	Post script peony	Best buds
Miracle peony: the finale	Miracle peony: intermission	The ‘major’ clematis	The 'minor' clematis
First bloom	Lamenting the rain	The miracle peony	Second try
Azaleas gone wild	Dogwood in full bloom	The last dogwood	Unusual magnolia
Star magnolia	The red tulip	Happy Easter!	Capitol Hill cherry blossoms
Backyard surprise	Spring is really here!	Magnolias in the park	The Sahraa survivor
Spring has sprung	More signs of spring	First spring flowers and second vaccination!	Lights out on the dahlias
Parting shot	The pink dahlia	Flash of November color	Needed calm
Dahlia bonanza	October delight	Sunlit	Brilliant
Late bloomers	Behind bars	Last one standing	One of the few
Still insect-less	A most unusual crape myrtle	Where have all the insects gone?	Crape myrtle bonanza (2)
Crape myrtle bonanza (1)	Still going strong	Budding crape myrtle	Competing blooms
Hot pink	The tiniest clematis	The very red rose	My favorite
Round two	Three shades of rose	Three stages of a peony	Peony in sunlight, for a change
Poised	The graceful rose	The volunteer has bloomed!	The iris that keeps on giving
Iris bouquet	Still going strong	The miracle bush	Odd rose out
Rose among roses	Droopy iris	The makings of a peony	Me and my shadow
Rainy day clematis	An iris not quite too far	indestructible	Gone crazy
Yet another clematis is blooming	Heart of the iris	The surprise iris	Sahraa-proof
Borrowed flowers	Coming along	New bloom	Memories
Shady iris	Unfolding	Unusual way of blooming	The elusive dogwood
Little magnifying glass	After the rain	Tulip quartet	White dogwood
Return of the dogwoods	The volunteer	Coming back	Vivid azaleas
A sad Easter in our garden	Rainy day tulips	No match for the azaleas	The surprise tulip
The obliging bee	The demure tulip	Oldies but goodies	It may be tiny, but it's colorful!
Stages	Welcome sight	Limited ops	Tulip in a treebox
Front garden surprise	Full bloom	From brighter days	Backyard surprise
This time it’s really the last magnolia!	In place of the famous cherry blossoms...	A bright spot in this worrisome time	Our one day of spring
Tim and Sahraa enjoying the magnolias	Magnolias on magnolias	Sunset magnolia	In full bloom
The last magnolia	Lone bloom	Magnolia blossom	Blooming
First daffodil (of winter!)	Churchyard flowers	Neighboring flower	Perfect summer flower
Last gasp of summer	Fading beauty	Lone flower	Celosia
Crape and Myrtle	Neighboring sunflower	Lone rose	Pride and joy
The rose	Rescued	:: The Many Colors of Capitol Hill Irises ::	Courtesy of our neighbor
Ablaze	One dogwood petal	Southeast Neighborhood Library, Capitol Hill	Azaleas gone crazy
Twins	All shades of pink	Magnolia in bloom	Spring!
The wrought iron fence	Some of the few	Buds in Lincoln Park	Spring, finally
The survivor	How funny is this	Vividly magenta	The miracle plant
Work in progress	Surprise blossom	Really red	Hyacinth bean plant
Our poor, waterlogged crape myrtle	Vivid rose	The lonely blossoms	A few roses
One final survivor of Sahraa's excavations	Clematis gone crazy	Trampling survivors	Survivor of Sahraa's landscaping efforts
Dogwood diagonal	Pretty in red, too	Dogwood lit up	White dogwood and Victorian
Tulip field	Better late than never	Rainy day tulips	The arrival of spring
At least my azaleas survived the snow	So much for my azaleas	Survivor	The end of fall and beginning of winter

M Paula Neumann		07-Jun-2022 22:48
An impressive gallery of flower images from DC. V

Jean-Claude Billonneau		31-Aug-2021 18:23
Très belle galerie fleurie et colorée. V

Jim Fox		30-Jun-2021 06:43
I love looking at your flower photos here Helen. You have some really special photos, very inspiring! Great work. I would like to invite you to post these also athttp://www.FocalWorld.com as we have a growing community of photographers. I will give you a free Premium Membership also to make it even easier to post your photos there.

Dwight Rankine		07-Dec-2020 15:37
Very beautiful work, Helen! BBV

A.G. Arao / noyphoto		07-Dec-2020 10:33
Beautiful flowers, superbly photographed. Lovely gallery. -V-

larose forest photos		22-May-2020 19:24
What a fabulous gallery. Like visiting a virtual botanical garden. The colours just leap out in this wonderful feast for the senses. VV

joseantonio		17-May-2020 18:34
you have a great collection here. Very nice work.V

photoginette		30-Mar-2020 19:30
Superbes photos. Bravo !

Pierre		20-Mar-2020 14:55
Une très belle galerie de ces magnifiques fleurs, des photos de grande qualité! V

Sue Anne		19-Mar-2020 00:23
nice v

Nestor Derkach		08-Mar-2020 15:33
Very nice floral gallery well seen with nice compositions. Very nice resolution as well. Vote

Gervan		10-Nov-2019 18:01
Lovely floral shots. V.

Industrial Heritage		17-Aug-2019 09:15
Great set of wonderful flowers

Don		06-Aug-2019 19:26
Can't help but to comment again: what a wonderful kaleidoscope of colour and forms. The lilies are something quite special.

Jean D		01-Jul-2019 04:15
An exemplary collection of floral images, superbly captured. ~V

barbarajoy		27-Jun-2019 23:11
Summer has certainly arrived there Helen, and your captures of flowers are delightful. V

Dave Berry		23-Jun-2019 16:11
Stunning photography, Helen. V

Bart Aldrich		03-May-2019 19:46
A beautiful collection! V

Don		23-Apr-2019 22:10
There's much beauty on Capitol Hill notwithstanding ....

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		21-Apr-2019 12:29
Superb work Helen,lovely floral images! V Paolo

danad		29-Mar-2019 14:50
A gallery full of colors and exquisite flowers ! V.

Alexander Kazakov		10-Nov-2018 10:47
Very pretty collection! V

KAI-WING LEUNG		23-Aug-2018 03:03
Beautiful gallery of floral images! V

exzim		02-Aug-2018 21:02
A really nice gallery

Jeff Real		08-Jul-2018 13:09
I really love your beautiful work in this gallery! V

Tom LeRoy		06-Jul-2018 15:05
Very pretty flower images in this colorful gallery! V

victorswan		05-Jul-2018 07:44
A lovely flower gallery with fantastic images nice to visit BV

carol j. phipps		04-Jul-2018 03:49
Such a pretty gallery!

exzim		03-Jul-2018 02:32
Some very pretty pics here. Voted

Zoltán Balogh		30-Jun-2018 14:22
Magnificent and colourful collection, I like these captures Helen. V

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