Ranunculus in Cream

I planted some ranunculus bulbs a while ago, not knowing what colours I had. The recent rain has definitely helped them thrive and I have a couple of beautiful cream flowers. I had a little bit of a play and came up with one photo and one photo with the colour boosted. I'm posting the second one because I really like the way the petals change colour to show where the light is hitting the flower.

Pretty Flowers

Some of my ranunculus have finally flowered. They're a lovely cream colour and they've got so many petals. I think they look a little like a crinoline petticoat upside down (or what I imagine an upside down crinoline would look like). So pretty!!

Day 226: Battered and Broken

My poor lovely ranunculus. It's been battered and broken by the recent bad weather. Mind you, even so badly affected, it's still got a lovely colour to it.

Day 211: Another Ranunculus

A red one this time.

Day 203: Battered By The Storm

I was hoping to get a couple more photos of my ranunculus for you, but it's been horribly battered by the storm, so this may well be the last one of this flower. It's still very pretty, but you don't quite get the whole picture.

Day 199: Unfurling Flower

Day 197: Just Starting to Open

1 day later and my ranunculus has opened just a little bit more.

Day 196: Waiting for the Flower to Open

I have a lovely, yellow ranunculus just starting to bloom outside my front door. I can hardly wait for it to fully open because it is just so pretty. I have a feeling you may well be seeing rather a lot of this flower as I capture it unfurling to reveal a stunning, many petaled bright flower. It makes me smile every time I see it.