Texas Flowers

 

Flowers photographed in Texas

Photographs copyright © Cathleen Wake Gorbatenko

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Photographic journal of flowers encountered in the Texas Hill Country.

1st on the list is the Texas State Flower, the Texas Bluebonnet.

Bluebonnet

(Lupinus texensis)

White Texas Bluebonnet

Crepe Myrtle

Dayflower

(Commelina communis)

Evening Primrose

Pink Evening Primrose, known to me as a Buttercup

(Oenothera speciosa)

Indian Blanket

(Gaillardia pulchella)

Lambs Ear

aka Woolly Hedgnettle, Stachys byzantina)

Lantana 

Pink Lantana

(Lantana camara)

 

Red and Yellow Lantana

Magnolias on Magnolia Tree

Milkweed family

Antelope Milkweed

Asclepia asperula, with its 5 inch pods, and impressive flowers. Named Antelope Milkweed for its seed pods.

My favorite wildflower that I have found in Wimberley, and had never seen before, is the  

PEARL MILKWEED. 

The vine itself is interesting, but the flowers are impressive. 

Tiny green flowers with a pearlescent white center that shimmers in the sun. 

Gourds grow, and seed, and life begins again.

Deer resistant. 

Pearl Milkweed Vine

(Matelea reticulate)

The seed pods are interesting but even more so, are the tiny, thick green, 5 petal flowers with the pearl like center. So green and lovely.

Mountain Pink, aka Quinine Weed or Rock Century

(Zeltnera beyrichii)

Oleander

(Nerium oleander)

Passion Flower

Palm Trees

Peach tree blossoms.

 

Peonies

(Paeoniaceae)

Prairie Vervain 

(Glandularia bipinnatifida)

Prickly Pear Cactus

(Opuntia)

Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia

Pride of Barbados

(Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

Redbud Tree 

(Cercis canadensis)

Snow on the Mountain 

(Euphorbia marginata)

Interesting fact; plant is toxic to humans and cattle. Can cause irritation with contact. Bees that pollinate honey with Snow on the Mountain, can produce honey that may irritate some peoples throats, and known to bee keepers as 'jalapeño honey'

Texas Prickly Poppy (Argemone albiflora)

Texas Sage

(Leucophyllum frutescens)

Texas Sage Brush

Texas Thistle  

(Cirsium texanum)

 

Texas Sunflower

Yellow Rose of Texas :)

Yellow Texas Primrose

Yucca, Red Texas Yucca

(Hesperaloe parviflora)

Water Lilies

Wild Onion 

(Allium canadense)  

Wild Onion, Allium canadense  

Wine Cup

 Part 2, Flowers Photographed in Texas

 

Photos by Cathleen Wake Gorbatenko

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Texas Wildflowers

Indian Blankets at LBJ Ranch, Stonewall, Tx

Photographs copyright © Cathleen Wake Gorbatenko

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