Lupinus texensis - Texas Bluebonnet
From my visit to the Wildflower Center last Friday – Bluebonnets along one of the nature trails.
Lupinus texensis – Texas Bluebonnet
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Scutellaria wrightii – Wright’s Skullcap
Scutellaria wrightii - Wrights Skullcap
Found these at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center down in Austin. Don’t have any in my yard, though perhaps this year we shall. Blooms from March through July with these attractive blossoms, it is an evergreen perennial, which is always welcome. Named after Charles Wright, who did much of his botanical collecting in Texas.
Callirhoe involucrata – Winecup
Callirhoe involucrata - Winecup
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.
Blue Gilia – Gilia rigidula
Blue Gilia - Gilia rigidula
In the morning this flower was closed up in buds, but later in the afternoon when I passed by it again, this bud had opened into the striking blue of Blue Gilia. Apparently it blooms in the afternoon. A happy ending to a productive field trip.
Eastern Bluestar – Amsonia tabernaemontanar
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
Wind-Flower - Anemone berlandieri
Here’s an anemone that ranges closer to the purple than the green or white variations. Fully open this time, obviously.
Tetraneuris scaposa – Four Nerve Daisy
Tetraneuris scaposa - Four Nerve Daisy
Also known as Hymenoxys and as Bitterweed, this gets its nervy name from the four lines that can be seen here on the underside of the petals, not quite open yet.
Bignonia capreolata – Crossvine
Bignonia Capreolata - Crossvine
Crossvine blossoms are climbing all over the Redbud tree. Related to the Trumpet vine, this native is highly drought tolerant as well as evergreen with its foliage. As usual, clicking on the image will give you a larger picture.
Portraits of Wildflowers
Steven Schwartzman
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.
Indian Paintbrush
Penstemon cobea – Fox-Glove
Penstemon cobea - Fox-Glove
The yard is busting out all over with Spring blooming wildflowers – this is one of them.
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