Sunday, April 17, 2005

Wildflowers?

There is an open field near my home that I drive by everyday. Last year I noticed a variety of flowers growing just back off the road around some newly sprouted trees. I decided to go and give this place a personal visit this morning. The area is fenced off but has a very convenient break near a power transformer. I parked my car there & entered cautiously. There are no trespassing signs everywhere, but I generally ignore those if I have my camera. Much of this land was recently purchased for a new Presby hospital.

This was the flower that got me motivated to look. The wife & I had correctly identified it at a distance on a drive-by as a buttercup. These were huge. As always you can see the original on flickr.com by clicking any picture. This might make you want to sneeze.

buttercup

I believe this is an Indian Blanket. I couldn't get a bunch of them together, which gives a "tapestry" look.

Indian Blanket

Not sure what this is, but I liked it. I think it might have started out without those leaves protruding through the flowers, but that's a guess. They all looked this way.

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These are the flowers off an unidentified but very familiar bush. (that can be a funny statement... think about it)

I'm going to keep an eye on it.


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Yellow.

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Okay, here's where I think it gets interesting. These are irises according to the wife.

Iris

and this one...

Iris

and this one.

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There were probably 25 or 30 of these growing around this area. All coming up around trees that were obviously planted in rows forming the outlines of yards. I am going to have to do some research & see how long it's been since there were houses here.

The irises were the reason for the ? in the title. Not really a wildflower here... or are they?



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