Lovely Little Weed: the Cut-Leaved Geranium Blossom

[best appreciated at full size against black]

In all the excitement of new flowers to photograph and process, along with all the other cool pictures I've been lucky enough to take, I've sometimes forgotten to post the blossom version when I've first posted a budding flower. Just like the previous flower (Nutall's Toothwort) I neglected to post the blossom for this flower too! Originally posted as a bud to represent the 28th Flower of Spring, this is the radiantely pink Cut-Leaved Geranium, which is only 1/3" in diameter, and smiling up at me from all over our property right now!

In case you didn't get a chance to read about this flower when I posted the bud image, here it is again:

The Cut-Leaved Geranium was introduced from Europe and has naturalized itself all over the United States. It's found in fields and along roadsides and is considered to be a widespread noxious weed and invasive species. It blooms from March through October and grows quite happily in dry or moist environments.

This image was taken in March, 2012.