Monday, May 21, 2012

Yesterday’s Wildflowers

Yesterday afternoon I left home with flowers to put on relatives’ graves and returned with wildflower photos.

Here’s a wild rose, state flower of Iowa:

May 20 (25)

An anemone:

May 20 (21) According to the wildflower book, these next blossoms belong to a wild radish:

May 20 (39) They were growing in a patch of wild yellow iris:

May 20 (36)

Here’s a flowering tree of some sort:

May 20 (32) I think this next one is common fleabane, due to the pinkish petals:

May 20 (34) And, lastly, here’s a glimpse of prairie phlox and other assorted roadside plants:

May 20 (23)

7 comments:

Pat said...

Thanks for the wildflower tour! I enjoyed it!

42N said...

I too am amazed at all the flowering plants right now. I also agree that we need rain and soon. I have seen the switch over already in one week from my lawn. Last week the ground was still soft. Yesterday there are hard sections in the lawn and the grass is not growing as fast. We shall see.

Anonymous said...

You've really captured some of the beauty of the state!

Terry and Linda said...

Beautiful! I think some of our 'weeds' are just as wonderful has those we cultivate!
Very well done!


Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
http://deltacountyhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com

Terry and Linda said...

Beautiful! I think some of our 'weeds' are just as wonderful has those we cultivate!
Very well done!


Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
http://deltacountyhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com

Ruth Hiebert said...

You picked a beautiful bouquet of wild flowers.

Gail said...

Beautiful wild flowers.