Pink evening primrose bud in a colony of phlox
Oenothera speciosa and Phlox drummondii along FM 812 in western Bastrop County on March 19th.
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Waiting to open up!
Alessandra Chaves
March 28, 2023 at 7:38 AM
In other places where we drove a few days later the pink evening primroses had fully opened. I’m still hoping to see a huge colony somewhere.
Steve Schwartzman
March 28, 2023 at 9:11 AM
I can’t help laughing; we’ve done it again, although you went horizontal and I went vertical with today’s photo. I really enjoy the way the stigma peeks out of these buds; it makes me smile every time.
shoreacres
March 28, 2023 at 7:51 AM
I just saw your post and caught the synchronicity, only you outdid me by three buds. I also noticed you made it down to the Rockport Cemetery, which I hope will have been the source of many more pictures.
Steve Schwartzman
March 28, 2023 at 9:08 AM
Beautiful macro image, Steve. I love the colors, and those edges of the new petals.
circadianreflections
March 28, 2023 at 9:27 AM
Merci. Pink evening primrose buds have fascinated me for some time now. Having the phlox in the background was a bonus.
Steve Schwartzman
March 28, 2023 at 10:07 AM
Wonderful!!
Isabel F. Bernaldo de Quirós
March 28, 2023 at 9:41 AM
Wonderful indeed the way this flower gets rolled into a long bud the way it does.
Steve Schwartzman
March 28, 2023 at 10:10 AM
I wonder about the background you used for the pink primrose.
Peter Klopp
March 28, 2023 at 9:56 AM
Mostly I’ve photographed pink evening primrose buds in Austin, where the species is common. Phlox doesn’t grow in Austin, so when I found a pink evening primrose bud in a neighboring county where phlox is common, it was an opportunity for a differently colored background from what’s normally available to me.
Steve Schwartzman
March 28, 2023 at 10:13 AM
A moment full of promise…
Ann Mackay
March 28, 2023 at 11:08 AM
And from this stage it doesn’t take long for the promise to be fulfilled.
Steve Schwartzman
March 28, 2023 at 11:29 AM
Beautiful!!
norasphotos4u
March 28, 2023 at 8:04 PM
And oft overlooked, I suspect.
Steve Schwartzman
March 28, 2023 at 10:22 PM