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INDULGE IN A FLORAL FE= AST FOR THE EYES
Saturday, April 2, 2022
In today’s newsletter, w= e cover artists dignifying pit bulls through flowers, documenting centuries-old vine= s, rescuing leftover flowers to = create beauty … and revealing the infinitely varied monkeyflowers=2E
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PHOTOGRAPH BY ABELAR= DO MORELL

By Whitney Johnson, Director of= Visual and Immersive Experiences

The cherry blossoms may come = and go here in Washington, D=2EC=2E, but as April–and Earth Month&#x= 2013;kicks off, we’re bringing you a more enduring dose of beauty to= day=2E

These collections, pulled from our archive, are not your ave= rage flora=2E

Abe Morell, after years o= f bringing his wife bouquets, switched to a more enduring gift: wildly imag= inative variations on the classic floral still life (above)=2E Fashion phot= ographer Nick Knight scoured through thousands = of specimens in the Natural History Museum in London to unearth the most de= lightful, some centuries old=2E And Raku Inoue = constructs insects out of plants, offering a fresh way to see nature and wa= ste; when local florists have leftover flowers, Raku finds a way to give th= em new life=2E

Ralph Waldo Emerson once= wrote that “Earth laughs in flowers=2E” I hope you enjoy thi= s sweet bouquet of stories—and read to the end for a canine surprise= =2E
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PHOTOGRAPH BY DANIEL= OCHOA DE OLZA

Flower altars: In central Spain, there is a tr= adition called La Maya, in which altars must be decorated with fresh flower= s, and the young centerpieces (above) must sit perfectly still for the two-= hour observance=2E Aspiring Mayas might have to wait a long time before the= y sit on an altar=2E Only about five are chosen each year=2E See more image= s by Daniel Ochoa de Olza and read about La May= a here=2E
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SEE LA MAYA
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PHOTOGRAPH BY RAKU I= NOUE

This butterfly is coming up roses: Artist Raku Inoue builds insects from leftover flowers, li= ke this butterfly constructed of rose petals=2E Inoue offers a fresh way to= see nature—and give flowers new life=2E See Inoue’s work here= =2E
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FROM TRASH TO BEAUTY
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PHOTOGRAPH BY ELIZA = R=2E SCIDMORE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Behind the cherry blossoms: Pioneering Nat Geo= writer and photographer Eliza R=2E Scidmore to= ok this image of three Japanese girls in kimonos, framed by cherry blossoms= , circa 1918=2E Here’s more about Scidmore and her work—an= d a separate gallery of the joys of Washingt= on, D=2EC=2E’s cherry blossoms, which Scidmore helped bring from= Japan=2E
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OUR BEST CHERRY BLOSSOMS
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PHOTOGRAPH BY ANDRIA= LO

Unique and dazzling: Monkeyflowers come in a m= ind-boggling array of colors, shapes, and patterns, even within a single sp= ecies=2E In recent years, hundreds of scientists have cultivated the plants= in their greenhouses, eager to uncover the genetic source of their diversi= ty and the role of variation in the species’ survival=2E Andria Lo photographed these monkeyflowers for this story = on the secrets of their floral patterns=2E
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A FLOWER'S SECRETS
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY NICK = KNIGHT

Painstakingly preserved: Ni= ck Knight photographed hundreds of specimens in a tiny studio he b= uilt in the Natural History Museum in London=2E Then in post-processing, he= removed the original written notes and other details, giving the plants th= e appearance of floating=2E Above left: Passionflower vines have long been = prized species in gardens with a temperate climate=2E This specimen was cul= tivated in New York in 1972=2E Right: A camellia grown in England in 1979= =2E Read about how some of these plants have been preser= ved for centuries=2E
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STUNNINGLY PRESERVED
PHOTOGRAPH BY CRAIG = P=2E BURROWS

The glow: How did Craig P= =2E Burrows capture the otherworldly radiance of this bouquet? In = a word, science=2E He uses a technique called ultraviolet-induced visible f= luorescence photography=2E This Nat Geo story shows 12 other stunning images made from this process,= which uses ultraviolet light to cause substances to fluoresce, so the ligh= t being imaged is actually radiating from the subject itself=2E
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MAKING FLOWERS POP
PHOTOGRAPH BY DOMINI= KA DYKA
Flowers and music: The headdresses of these tw= o musicians also include feathers, hemp threads, shells, beads, even pieces= of foil and wax=2E In this image by Dominika Dyka, Daga Gregorowicz and Da= na Vynnytska, members of the Polish-Ukrainian band DAGADANA, wear = modern re-creations of the traditional Ukrainian vinok = (wreath or crown)=2E See other vinoks, often made for a summertime festival= , in this Nat Geo story=2E
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FLOWER CROWNS
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PHOTOGRAPH BY SOPHIE= GAMAND
Speaking of flower crowns=2E=2E=2E Sophie Gamand sought to show contradictions in dignifying much-maligned pit bulls=2E &= #x201C;To take a ‘scary’ dog and then put flowers on their he= ad and give them the granny look—it’s such a strong oppositio= n,” she says=2E Above is Lizzy, who was adopted from a New Jersey sh= elter=2E Here i= s her full story=2E
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Thanks for reading today’s newsletter, which has bee= n curated and edited by Jen Tse, David Beard, and Monica Williams=2E Send a= long your thoughts to david=2Ebeard@natgeo=2Ecom=2E And please, consider= supporting our visual storytelling by subscribing to our magazine a= nd unlimited digital offerings=2E
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