Engelmannia peristenia, also known as Engelmann's Daisy, is a long blooming member of the Sunflower family: Asteraceae. These yellow petaled and … [Read more...] about Engelmann’s Daisy-Yellow Flowers Nearly all Year!
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Barrens Silky Aster, Large Flowers for an Aster
Most of the identification aids that I use, identify this flower as Aster pratense. This member of the Aster family has been renamed Symphotrichium … [Read more...] about Barrens Silky Aster, Large Flowers for an Aster
Tallest Primrose I Have Ever Seen
In my travels around West Texas, I drove by these plants 2 or three times before I took the time to stop and see them up close. It was either too … [Read more...] about Tallest Primrose I Have Ever Seen
Azure Blue Sage, Salvia azurea, A Tall Sage With Beautiful Blue Flowers
This member of the Lamiaceae or Mint family can grow to 5 feet tall. The shape of the the sage flower is distinctive. The color of its petals can be … [Read more...] about Azure Blue Sage, Salvia azurea, A Tall Sage With Beautiful Blue Flowers
The Trumpet Creeper Vine Makes Huge, Red, Trumpet-Shaped Flowers
The plant pictured above is a member of the Trumpet-Creeper Vine family, Bignoniaceae, known as Campsis radicans or the Common Trumpet Creeper … [Read more...] about The Trumpet Creeper Vine Makes Huge, Red, Trumpet-Shaped Flowers