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Now that our fruit trees are past their
spring blossoms, most of the flowering plants are shades of blue and purple. Uschi, the
flower-lover, takes us on a tour of some of the blooming plants...
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Close to home is a patch of lupines
(
Lupinus perennis)...
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Uschi likes to sit in their shade
and watch the birds pass overhead.
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A different species of native lupine
blooms in the shade of the conifers.
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The rosemary (
Rosmarinus officianalis) by
the house is a fun place to hunt for bees...
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and watch for little birdies
hiding in the branches.
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Uschi speeds by a little patch of
Spanish lavender (
Lavandula stoechas)
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Pretty-boy Uschi walks by a few stray
camas plants (
Camassia quamash)...
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and stops to examine an Oregon iris
(
Iris tenax).
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These are quite a find and worth a sniff.
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Another patch of irises nearby, these
are a little darker in color.
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Finally, Uschi visits a hanging
wistera vine (
Wisteria sp.)
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Uschi likes his flowers, but
2 comments:
You have lots of pretty flowers to enjoy. I loved seeing all of them. Watch out hunting bees; they sting.
Ferdinand, you look so lovely in blue!
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