More profusion…
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… of wildflowers, that is, alongside FM 20 a few miles east of Lockhart on April 30.
Bright yellow: Engelmann daisies, Engelmannia peristenia.
Purplish blue: bluebonnets, Lupinus texensis.
Yellow-fringed red: firewheels or Indian blankets, Gaillardia pulchella.
Other red in lower right: Indian paintbrush, Castilleja indivisa.
© 2013 Steven Schwartzman
In this single shot of Texan pulchritude, the individual paintbrush seem determined to stand out. The daisies are scene-stealers, though – it’s Engel-mania at its finest!
shoreacres
May 18, 2013 at 7:22 AM
And I’m still manic over the ability to find dense roadside and fieldful displays of mixed wildflowers (including Engelmann daisies) even now, well into the spring and the beginning of 90° afternoons that are here to stay till fall. Too bad that wanderings through this kind of pulchritude means also wandering through a multitude of chiggers.
Steve Schwartzman
May 18, 2013 at 7:43 AM
I had never realised that Texas was so colourful, please forgive my ignorance! Love the name ‘Indian Paintbrush’ I am going to look that up right now.
Jude xx
Heyjude
May 18, 2013 at 10:09 AM
I’m sure there are many things about the UK that I don’t know, so please don’t feel bad. There are dozens of species of paintbrushes in the genus Castilleja, and collectively they cover large parts of the United States that include regions with quite different climates. You can find a clickable list of them at:
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/search.php?start=0&pagecount=10&pagecount=100
Steve Schwartzman
May 18, 2013 at 12:19 PM
Wildflowers are one of the true treasures of our world; your photo is amazing.
Charlie@Seattle Trekker
May 18, 2013 at 3:43 PM
When I drove past this sight on the side of TX 20, I turned my car around, came back, and spent a good hour photographing. Texas is duly famous for its wildflowers, and in a good season you can see why.
Steve Schwartzman
May 18, 2013 at 3:52 PM