Red Poppies – April 9, 2017
This photo is of a red poppy field at the Wildseed Farms near Fredericksburg. Img 62954 Fredericksburg
Texas Bluebonnets, Apr 10, 2017
Found this nice patch of Texas Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) on highway 16 north of Fredericksburg, TX. Img 62974 Hwy16
Willow City Loop, Apr 10, 2017
On the Willow City loop north of Fredericksburg there is this ranch that has boots on all the fence post. The flowers along the fence are Texas Bluebonnets but we found many more small patches of wildflowers in the area. Img 63033 Willowcity 3
Missouri Primrose, Apr 10, 2017
Missouri Primrose (Oenithera missouriensis) Img 63100 Moprimrose
Engleman Daisy, Apr 10, 2017
We saw large patches of Englemann Daisies (Engelmannia pinnatifida) along the roads north of Fredericksburg. Img 63105 Englemandasiy
Wine-Cup, Apr 10, 2017
Found more Wine-cups (Callirhoe involucrata) than we have in other years. The combination of the wine-cups and bluebonnets is pleasing to the eye. Img 63180 Winecup
Prickly Pear Cactus, Apr 10, 2017
The bees were working the Prickly Pear cactus bloom (Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri). Img 63206 Pricklypear
Blue Curl, Apr 10, 2017
Not sure what the small green insect is on the Blue Curls (Phacelia congesta). Img 63272 Bluecurl
Texas Bindweed, Apr 2017
Saw this small flower while hiking at Enchanted Rock. Identified it as the Texas Bindweed (Convolvulus equitans). Img 63316 Txbindweed
Paintbrushes, Apr 11, 2017
Texas (or Indian) Paintbrushes (Castilleja indivisa) along the Willow City loop with the morning fog. Img 63318 Willowcity
White Prickly Poppy, Apr 11, 2017
We were expecting the massive fields of White Prickly Poppy (Argemone albiflora) on the Willow City loop like the last time we visited but there were only small scatterings. Img 63364 Whitepricklypoppy Willowcity
Bluebonnets on Willow City Loop, Apr 11, 2017
Several nice patches of Texas Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) along the Willow City loop. Img 63375 Willowcity
Indian Blankets on Hwy 16, Apr 11, 2017
There were large patches of Indian Blankets (Gaillardia pulchella) along the highways north of Fredericksburg – Many more of these flowers than bluebonnets or paintbrushes. These are also called Fire Wheel. Img 63413 Indianblanket Hwy16
Texas Thistle, Apr 11, 2017
Found these Texas Thistles (Cirsium texanum) along the road as we headed for the winery for lunch. You can see yellow Englemann Daisies in the background. Img 63418 Txthistle
Thelesperma Green-thread, Apr 12, 2017
Lots of Thelesperma (Thelesperma filifolium) also called â€Green-thread†along the roads. Sometimes people call these black-eyed Susans but that is a different flower. Img 63447 Thelesperma Greenthread
False Dayflower, Apr 12, 2017
We hiked in Colorado Bend State Park for the first time and near our lunch spot looking out over the river, we found a new flower: False Dayflower (Tinantia anomala). Img 63481 Falsedayflower
Lace Cactus Bloom, Apr 12, 2017
The trails in Colorado Bend St Park had lots of Lace Cactus (Echinocereus reichenbachii) blooming. This is a small barrel cactus and the bloom shoots out the side but almost completely covers up the cactus. Img 63498 Lacecactus
Gorman Falls, Apr 12, 2017
One of the main features of Colorado Bend St Park is Gorman Falls. This is a spring fed creek that casacades about 65 feet over the cliff towards the Colorado river. Img 63586 Gormanfalls
Texas Wildflowers, Mar 22, 2017
We found this large field of yellow Butterweed (Senecio glabellus) with a small patch of the pink Showy Primrose (Oenothera speciosa) along Hwy 290 near Chappell Hill TX while looking at Texas wildflowers. Also found Clasping-Leaved Coneflowers, Indian Paint Brushes, Engelmann Daisy, Indian Blankets, Pointed Phlox, Blue Eyed Grass, Baby Blue Eyes, White Prickly Poppy, and of course, Texas Blue Bonnets.
very nice image, Randy (“Texas Wildflowers, Mar 22, 2017” photo)
nice image, Randy.