That Poison Hemlock is pretty Charlotte. I don't believe I've ever seen that before.

Venus's Looking Glass


The Common Fleabane show is starting to get underway


The Goldenwave tickseed are gearing up to bloom their hearts out




The phlox is starting to put on a show





The Bidens are about to burst forth


I didn't get out early enough today to catch the dandelions open so you get the closed version along with the seed heads


Farkleberry


Cherokee bean


The spiderwort had closed also but it's still going strong


Trumpet honeysuckle is keeping the hummingbirds and butterflies busy


The Stachys floridana is all over the place and abuzz with my neighbors bees



Gaillardia


Lanceleaf coreopsis, gaillardia and Rumex


Toadflax


The wild lupine is up but a ways from blooming yet

Simply lovely! What are the red pasture flowers? Drummond's phlox???

GrammaChar said:Simply lovely! What are the red pasture flowers? Drummond's phlox???

Yes, Drummond phlox. All the phlox are Drummond. I keep wildsowing more & more of them. I especially love the red.

Wonderful, Ann! So pretty. You did a great job with the seed sowing too. I think phlox might be my favorite. It smells so good.

Thank you Christine.
I'm super stoked about this years yield. Walking out there, I see soooooooooo many plants! Bloom is only just beginning to get underway and each day the difference is astounding.

Ann, you are very lucky to have a large area where you can grow wildflowers, that is just wonderful!

Thank you Josephine. I am indeed very lucky to have found this property. We are happy & content here.

A few pics I took today.

NOID


Rose Pagonia Orchid


Skullcap



Sundews


Yellow Iris, Viola lanceolata, Jack in the Pulpit

Wow Jay! Those are all so beautiful! You must have felt somewhat like a kid in a candy shop. Thank you for sharing those photos!

I did! It's been over a year since I been out flower hunting and it was fun.

Hi, I love looking at all of the wonderful wild flowers
I had to threaten to jump out but hubs finally stopped so I could get this pic of one of Texas milkweeds
Antelope horns Asclepias asperula

beautiful pictures, Horntoad. I think your noid white flower is a mockorange (Philadelphus).

Lovely thread, all!

I'm jealous! Your wildflowers are prettier than our wildflowers.

LOL, Porkpal. I think I'm jealous too. Those are some pretty wildflowers. We don't get so many exotics up this way.

I really like the Antelope horns Asclepias, I see it growing in nearby fields but not mine.

With all the rain, blackberries are coming on strong this year. (picture from last year).

I think Sally nailed it with the Mockorange Jay. Now you just have to figure out which one. I knew that looked familiar!!! I had recently been looking at P lewisii as a friend in Idaho just got some.

Jolana -

Christine, our blackberries are going gonzo this year too. The critters are going to be very happy!

porkpal said:I'm jealous! Your wildflowers are prettier than our wildflowers.

Well I can't call the one I posted mine, because I had to drive an hour and two counties over to see them. You would be surprised to see what actually grows in your area though. When I first started I would just drive around and if I saw a splash of color on the side of the road I would pull over and look. After photographing that I would continue to walk the area and often found flowers that were hidden from the road. I also go to protected nature areas to find a lot, like most of those above.

flaflwrgrl said:I think Sally nailed it with the Mockorange Jay. Now you just have to figure out which one. I knew that looked familiar!!! I had recently been looking at P lewisii as a friend in Idaho just got some.

Over on the plant id forum they seem to think it is Mock Orange also. There a no plants of that genus recorded growing wild anywhere near that county, but that doesn't mean it could not be an escapee from someone garden.

A few more from yesterday.

Hymenopappus artemisiifolius


Vaccinium probably Vaccinium corymbosum


Rhododendron viscosum


Pinguicula pumila


Cirsium horridulum



Castilleja indivisa


Coreopsis lanceolata


I think this one is Vaccinium stamineum

How cute is that Hymenopappus artemisiifolius?! The Pinguicula pumila is a close second. Yay Jay!

Lovely wildflowers Jay