A few of the wildflowers this year in our front yard.
The Yard
John entertained himself with his camera---surprised I able to get up again.
Tried to find the names in the Robert's book, but could not find them all.
Diane
[Edited on 2-15-2008 by jdtrotter]
beautiful
sylens - 2-15-2008 at 12:48 PM
thanks to the rain, eh?DianaT - 2-15-2008 at 12:55 PM
Yes, the rain did it.
I will resize a few later---too big, but can't do it here are the Internet Cafe---sorry for the size, my mistake.
DNatalie Ann - 2-15-2008 at 01:09 PM
omigoodness, they're beautiful!!! Thank you so much for sharing your wildflowers, Diane.... and thank you, John, for sharing Diane.
It's a very neat thing that you are reclaiming your dunes... and amazing how quickly they seem to be returning to nature. Wanta share with us the
names of your flores?
NenaDianaT - 2-15-2008 at 01:12 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Natalie Ann
Wanta share with us the names of your flores?
Nena
The names are all secret because I can only find a picture of one of them in the Robert's Book, and without a picture, I am lost.
Dianebajajudy - 2-15-2008 at 04:16 PM
Diane
Beautiful!
It is amazing that such glorious little flowers are hiding among all that sand, isnt it!
That purple/white one is one that I have never seen before..Ken Bondy - 2-15-2008 at 05:02 PM
Absolutely beautiful Diane. #7 looks like a California poppy. They are all magnificent.
++Ken++Natalie Ann - 2-15-2008 at 05:11 PM
The purple and white is lupine.
The lavender ones in the first shot (and also in Judy's first shot) might be desert verbena - it's the right time of year for that. Gonna have to
look 'em up in my book tonight.
Only ones I do not remember seeing are those little pod thingies in the last shot. They're cool.
NenaSkipjack Joe - 2-15-2008 at 05:35 PM
Wonderful shots Diane!
My favorite one is the 5th from the top. Looks like it may be a lupine of some sort.
John is really getting into it, isn't he?Natalie Ann - 2-15-2008 at 05:47 PM
Diane - I think your flowers are named these:
the first purple one is Purple Sand Verbena...
the orange-red is Orange Bush Monkey Flower...
the purple-white is Miniature Lupine....
the yellow that's orange when closed is Yellow Evening Primrose...
not sure about the cute little white-pink blooms...
nor about the yellow with bumpy brown center - that may be Mexican Hat in its early stages?
Anyone who disagrees, please correct me.
NenaDianaT - 2-15-2008 at 05:51 PM
We think the purple one is a lupine of some type. There are more that look like they will bloom. We sure are enjoying it. Glad some of you enjoyed
the pix. They are just better in person.
Today the wind was blowing and we just loved watching the movement of the flowers.
Igor,
John cannot be trusted with a camera. This time he took one of me stumbing getting up and he has been know to take pictures of me returning from
bushes when we are out in the boonies.
Nena,
Thanks. We will have no more secrets.
Diane
[Edited on 2-16-2008 by jdtrotter]David K - 2-15-2008 at 05:52 PM
Very nice photography... I can almost smell the flowers!!!shari - 2-15-2008 at 06:06 PM
Lovely shots diane...I was distressed to see the little reddish chinese lantern looking ones though as these are deadly for horses...I haven't seen
this out by our place but Martillo sometimes goes to your yard to munch...I may have to enslave him once again if there is alot of this plant
around....darn...he was so happy to roam free. The Purple is such a wonderful fragrant flower...I love having fresh flowers on our table all the time
now...smells wonderful...wonder if we will get rain tomorrow or soon? Have you been enjoying the whales passing north? A huge one breached right out
front a couple days ago...spectacular!Iflyfish - 2-15-2008 at 09:21 PM
Tickle the ground and it gives you a Garden!
Voltaire
IflyfishSharksbaja - 2-16-2008 at 11:56 AM
Mucho gusto, Gracias.
Now the question is; will they pop again if you receive more water?
Wild flowers near Punta Conejo
standingwave - 2-16-2008 at 02:19 PM
These were taken in February 2002. Anyone know names for them?
standingwave - 2-16-2008 at 02:21 PM
This is one of my favourites.
standingwave - 2-16-2008 at 02:24 PM
standingwave - 2-16-2008 at 02:25 PM
standingwave - 2-16-2008 at 02:26 PM
Any help identifying these beauties is appreciated.
Ken Bondy - 2-16-2008 at 03:10 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by standingwave Any help identifying these beauties is appreciated.
ocotilloKen Bondy - 2-16-2008 at 03:28 PM
I'm pretty sure these are ocotillo also:
bajajudy - 2-16-2008 at 03:32 PM
standingwave
check out the thread I started on wild flowers from Cancun. Very close to Conejo and very similiar shots
Ken=that close up is spectacularstandingwave - 2-16-2008 at 07:09 PM
Great picture, Ken.amir - 2-17-2008 at 12:31 AM
Absolutely beauriful!DianaT - 2-17-2008 at 02:40 PM
Ken,
That is one fantastic picture. Thanks.
Judy,
What we really find amazing is that not only were those beautiful little flower seeds hiding under the sand, they survived lots of abuse. The front
yard had been flattened and was more like a smooth dirt road just a few months ago---but they survived.
We found a new one today, but the wind was blowing and it would not hold still for a photo---maybe in the morning.
Just love the survival skills of wildflowers and other desert plants.
Dianeshari - 2-17-2008 at 05:02 PM
The red one with the fringe is a fairy duster..I LOVE that name, it's my new favorite flower but quite rare here and did you know that that red
conical number, is what the pronghorn antelope survive on!!! Flower power.
