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2024 Abelia Grandiflora ("Funshine"), A Flowering Plant, Back Garden, Eugene, Oregon

Full Bloom
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In July, our Abelia Grandiflora ("Funshine") plant was in full bloom in the "Beast" raised garden bed in our back yard.

2024 external link Abelia Grandiflora external link   •  ("Funshine")   •  As A Flowering Plant external link   •  Eugene external link Oregon external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:30:16 Friday 14 July 2023)   •  (Date Published: Monday 15 April 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_0838
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Closer Cluster
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A closer view of one of the clusters of blooms on our Abelia Grandiflora ("Funshine") plant.

2024 external link Abelia Grandiflora external link   •  ("Funshine")   •  As A Flowering Plant external link   •  Eugene external link Oregon external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:30:19 Friday 14 July 2023)   •  (Date Published: Monday 15 April 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_0839
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The Label
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The label for this Abelia Grandiflora ("Funshine") plant had originally been placed vertically, but had since fallen on its side.

2024 external link Abelia Grandiflora external link   •  ("Funshine")   •  As A Flowering Plant external link   •  Eugene external link Oregon external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:30:26 Friday 14 July 2023)   •  (Date Published: Monday 15 April 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_0840
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Four Clusters
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An overview of our Abelia Grandiflora ("Funshine") plant illustrated its four blooms.

2024 external link Abelia Grandiflora external link   •  ("Funshine")   •  As A Flowering Plant external link   •  Eugene external link Oregon external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:22:27 Saturday 22 July 2023)   •  (Date Published: Monday 15 April 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_0859
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Closer Cluster
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A closer view of one of the four clusters of flowers on our Abelia Grandiflora ("Funshine") plant.

2024 external link Abelia Grandiflora external link   •  ("Funshine")   •  As A Flowering Plant external link   •  Eugene external link Oregon external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:22:30 Saturday 22 July 2023)   •  (Date Published: Monday 15 April 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_0860
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The Next Month
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Later in april, several of the flowers of one of the clusters had fallen off.

2024 external link Abelia Grandiflora external link   •  ("Funshine")   •  As A Flowering Plant external link   •  Eugene external link Oregon external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:22:32 Saturday 22 July 2023)   •  (Date Published: Monday 15 April 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_0861
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Closer Fallen
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A closer view of one of the four clusters showing how a few of the flowers had fallen off.

2024 external link Abelia Grandiflora external link   •  ("Funshine")   •  As A Flowering Plant external link   •  Eugene external link Oregon external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:22:35 Saturday 22 July 2023)   •  (Date Published: Monday 15 April 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #c23_0862
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Two Gone
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Two of the clusters of flowers on our Abelia Grandiflora ("Funshine") plant had completed fallen, while another had a single bloom, and a fourth had only retained 7 blooms.

2024 external link Abelia Grandiflora external link   •  ("Funshine")   •  As A Flowering Plant external link   •  Eugene external link Oregon external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:28:11 Sunday 6 August 2023)   •  (Date Published: Monday 15 April 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_0919
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Closer Seven
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A closer view of the fourth cluster that only retained 7 blooms.

2024 external link Abelia Grandiflora external link   •  ("Funshine")   •  As A Flowering Plant external link   •  Eugene external link Oregon external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:28:27 Sunday 6 August 2023)   •  (Date Published: Monday 15 April 2024)   •  © 2024 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_0921
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