Green violet, Hybanthus concolor
Tuberous Stoneseed, Lithospermum tuberosum (a.k.a. Southern Stoneseed)
Wood Spurge, Euphorbia commutata (a.k.a. Tinted Woodland Spurge)
Their respective larger images:
Hybanthus concolor
Lithospermum tuberosum
Euphorbia commutata
I've found that even most wildflower enthusiasts don't get too excited about wildflowers without much actual flower to them. I do, though.
If wildflowers were ladies, these ones would be the richest and classiest of them all. They're beautiful and they have no need to show it off flamboyantly like their sisters. Furthermore, they reward the quiet and thoughtful observer.
ReplyDeletewildflowers with unobtrusive flowers are my favorite. You have to work to find their beauty. Wild Ginger comes to mind.
ReplyDeleteI've stumbled upon some people like me--except better. I'm dumbstruck. (My family thinks I'm nuts for photographing flowering moss and the fungus on dog droppings. I think these are as fascinating as any showy garden bloom.)
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Thanks y'all.
ReplyDeleteRose I like the way you put that! I think the ladyslippers might argue that they're the classiest though. :)
Meredity, yes I love the ginger too. We have only the deciduous on our place, but I got one of the other types at a rescue last week and planted it near the creek so we'll see how it does. If and when I ever make a wildflower garden here I'd love to get all the gingers that are in Alabama.
Greenbird, welcome! My family all thinks I'm nuts already. :)
Pablo, actually I saw that already and I'm working feverishly on my post. Which means it'll probably be next week LOL.
Also, Greenbird, do you realize that your blog profile link does not link back to anything? (It says it's private.)
ReplyDeleteYour blog has been spotlighted and linked at The Magical Rose Garden! Congratulations! Stop by and enjoy the garden, then link to us if you would like. We also have a blogroll, chicklets . . . enjoy the garden!
ReplyDeleteYou would fit right in on our wild flower walks. Last evening one could see people several times down on hands and knees taking closer looks at flowers that most people don't ever even see.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't a flower's flamboyance have to do with their need for pollinators? Bees see in the ultraviolet range that we cannot, but I know they appreciate an obvious bloom. I wonder what, or how, these beauties pollinate/get pollinated. Are they more like grass?
ReplyDelete(Ah, the depths of my ignorance.)
Love all your macro shots of these wildflowers! Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteYes, please do. I learn so much here and LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteWood spurge?
ReplyDeleteIs this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maktaaq/450387156/) also wood spurge?
Thanks MRG, I will visit! I've long been needing to update my blogroll -- maybe after tax season. :)
ReplyDeleteOW, sounds like fun! I went on a trip once with a wildflower person who could spot a tiny plant at 60 mph!
El, I'm not sure, although the green violets are self-pollinators I believe. Have you seen those pictures where they show you what a flower looks like to a bee? Lots of little "nectar is this way" indicators that I'd never noticed before!
Thanks Ton and KF!
Maktaaq, that is a Euphorbia of some sort, but it looks more like one of the garden varieties. Though I'm not an expert at all! There was a pretty one on the garden tour we took last year.
If you enjoy some less colorful wildflowers, check this out:http://mrimomma.blogspot.com/2006/08/speaking-of-cool-stuff-in-woods.html#links
ReplyDeleteThey look more like mushrooms, but the Audobon guide says they're wildflowers....I say they're just plain cool.