The usual color of Callirhoe involucrata is a deep burgundy, from which it gets the common name Winecup. The variation lineariloba has pale purple stripes with white edges, and is only found in four or five counties in Texas. This white variation was originally lineariloba but seems to have lost all its color. As far as I know it is found only in my front yard. . .March 30 – did a little research on the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website and found that white is indeed a normal variation, if not a common one, for this flower.
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Blue Gilia – Gilia rigidula
Eastern Bluestar – Amsonia tabernaemontanar
As far as I remember, this is the first time I’ve seen this particular wildflower – at least in such abundance. Came across a whole field of them while on a field trip last Saturday. Butterflies do like them, as well as other nectar seekers like bees. It was a windy day, and I was fortunate that at least one of my pics turned out reasonably well.
Wind-Flower – Anemone berlandieri
Tetraneuris scaposa – Four Nerve Daisy
Bignonia capreolata – Crossvine
Portraits of Wildflowers
Went on a Native Plant Society field trip yesterday and a surprise attendee was Steve Schwartzman, who posts his photographs at http://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com/
I highly recommend subscribing to his blog.











