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I just loved the patterns the leaves made if you took out the distractions of the outside shape of the plant and the surrounding scenery.
Huntington Gardens Desert Garden area.
EDIT: well, my research paid off! I have finally been able to identify this beautiful thing. I remember, when I took the photo, that it only stood calf-high, pretty small. They rarely grow in in this perfect a condition, and the Huntington Gardens staff must really know their stuff. Anyway, this pretty example of Nature's creativity is Agaveceae agave victoriae-reginae, or the Queen Victoria Agave.
Anyone who wants to identify a mysterious plant, try going here- this place was amazing in it's comprehensive database. Blows my mind, it does: http://davesgarden.com/
Huntington Gardens Desert Garden area.
EDIT: well, my research paid off! I have finally been able to identify this beautiful thing. I remember, when I took the photo, that it only stood calf-high, pretty small. They rarely grow in in this perfect a condition, and the Huntington Gardens staff must really know their stuff. Anyway, this pretty example of Nature's creativity is Agaveceae agave victoriae-reginae, or the Queen Victoria Agave.
Anyone who wants to identify a mysterious plant, try going here- this place was amazing in it's comprehensive database. Blows my mind, it does: http://davesgarden.com/
Category Photography / Abstract
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1280 x 1084px
File Size 1.63 MB
This is likely an unusual observation by me (and I'll type it knowing I've got the better part of a bottle of champagne in me, but I don't think I'm too out of it yet):
Something about the contrast between the dark-green of the leaves and the white edges makes this look like something other than a still-life photograph. It almost looks like a painting.
Which is kinda cool
Something about the contrast between the dark-green of the leaves and the white edges makes this look like something other than a still-life photograph. It almost looks like a painting.
Which is kinda cool
Yeah, it's a neat effect, isn't it? I'm glad someone noticed that- I see stuff like this all the time, and I wonder if people like Escher saw it too. He was certainly much better at drawing it, though. Me? I have to suffice with just being able to take pictures of the oddities I find, or merely seeing them- I can't begin to paint what I see- paint is dull by comparision.
It might be a type of agave, but I'm almost certain it isn't an aloe of any type. I've been looking through aloe species trying to find the dwarf variety I have at home, and this pretty doesn't show in any of the images- but that just might mean I haven't found it, yet!
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