Square-bud primrose flowers
In the April 19th photograph of Penstemon cobaea along US 183 in Burnet County that you saw yesterday, your eyes might have been drawn to a few hazy patches of yellow in the lower left corner. That bright color came from Calylophus berlandieri, a wildflower that you get a good look at here (and last year you got to see some of these flowers from below.) This plant commonly goes by the names square-bud primrose and sundrops; the former is more literally descriptive, the latter more poetic.
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Nice
Neeraj Dubey
May 24, 2014 at 6:04 AM
Bright.
Steve Schwartzman
May 24, 2014 at 6:24 AM
Sundrop, it is for me.
Gallivanta
May 24, 2014 at 6:32 AM
One vote for poetic.
Steve Schwartzman
May 24, 2014 at 7:02 AM
Stunning shot!
photoleaper
May 24, 2014 at 10:02 AM
I’m glad to have knocked you out, so to speak.
Steve Schwartzman
May 24, 2014 at 4:00 PM
Love it and love the color!
jkgphotos
May 24, 2014 at 10:21 AM
Sometimes I think yellow is my favorite color, and a flower like this reinforces that notion.
Steve Schwartzman
May 24, 2014 at 4:01 PM
Fantastic rich yellow and nice petal detail, Steve.
Steve Gingold
May 24, 2014 at 12:46 PM
This isn’t mellow yellow but bright, sunny yellow, that’s for sure. Rich, as you say.
Steve Schwartzman
May 24, 2014 at 4:04 PM
I’m going to have to go with Square-bud primrose…Sponge Bob’s favorite flower!
melissabluefineart
May 24, 2014 at 10:06 PM
I guess buds can be plants’ pants, right?
Steve Schwartzman
May 24, 2014 at 10:50 PM
Mr. Smarty Plants thinks so.
shoreacres
May 25, 2014 at 9:38 AM
That’s a good observation about a feature of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center:
http://www.wildflower.org/expert/
Steve Schwartzman
May 25, 2014 at 10:06 AM
I was out and about yesterday and found the yellow beach primrose beginning to bloom. They are a cheerful sight, and certainly easy to spot, even from the road. There were some dense patches of gaillardia, too – even more vibrant.
shoreacres
May 25, 2014 at 9:44 AM
I’ve seen the beach evening primrose in wildflower books but never in person. I’m going to have to do some coastal photography one of these days.
Steve Schwartzman
May 25, 2014 at 10:09 AM
Very pretty! We have a species of primrose here, but it blooms much later in summer.
montucky
May 26, 2014 at 10:36 PM
That gives you one more thing to look forward to in the summer.
Steve Schwartzman
May 26, 2014 at 10:41 PM