Here's my yearly tribute to Texas Wildflowers. Enjoy! (I put common names with flowers that I recognized/looked up...correct me if you see I made a mistake).
Some sources call it a Blackeyed Susan...others a coneflower...I'm not an expert by any means so I just call it pretty!
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Grasshopper on Blue Eyed Grass
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Herbertia (or prairie nymph according to another book) - I think it's my favorite this season.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2yeGohKdKSpBKDpDCp_oYVMGHyZSihQYZrfIFJCAKOISJF4LZdgayWyy6gVhlY5eiIJWpqUQR6spqe9sTM0Yfpc5c-mtBcA-3lWx3wyF4g77tDe0y5hpqCyx5WufNoEZ8GAsXDnwp3ZE/s320/Herbertia+1.JPG)
More blue eyed grass...and a purple something - maybe some kind of phlox???
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_CoM9J040ZIXseyVuVK510lSS0a3qClYPZrZLpstIsTgPIOSbIlHMlpeCeF69coskDx1v9tl_IUQfzSIttbRixpCVjfevN0rRoj_5dNR37IoeIMU7yXs2OXT0LnIJ2I_HZ5tz7wYcDlb/s320/IMG_4961.JPG)
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See the tiny grasshopper?
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Don't know what these are called - I love the burgundy color of the pods before they open.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmQ30X6dziDAvB7jqySRyn-snKAd3HXXbTwvgAq8anGVlSilpTWczi_Sd5UYfCiRBl535XPF1Du_a4DIlmbZ8nXHyzXQax-93R4JmMcY2sC3iLK4UjRfypwceJi1m48mpKbN9C6nQqdMc/s320/IMG_5993.JPG)
Laisy Daisy??
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Indian Paintbrush
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An albino (or at least all yellow) Indian Paintbrush...I've never seen that before!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiv380UQg6bG8KgU0hFdkithp0EhSs54TiIkBviaqAX0BMnR1cEO5PEBQHKWKbKgNbzgz-gGK8Ajioek33_vQi2I9Gug8bWt3ouk7rZ30UlA0Qk58rx3eBa7lYE1bMaTCHwm0Y5Nxw5I7/s320/White+Indian+Paintbrush+2.JPG)
Ohio Spiderwort
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm5A5p6qnF1iWPFgQWPEkYQxcrillP8XcMvNnzTh7Rvawvoz6uwYoGe_-Wvq8wF-DXI6YTQT4EMA8CVfQGxSL21kYgfOcnu-7YZJzZto7iG-vgiwsjqNzxEvn6Orj4w2Z0ygAMi9RlNLW/s320/Ohio+Spiderwort+1.JPG)
Rain Lily??
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHNGD9BKbxatp00LbUYxlF2MnEzboCZkP7qg-5u6q9ASpI4it9L2w1qZgWVW4pk_6PG1WgHVr6JfyZv72oCrhLV_malIXNFy9jwjiWZ1HQny40iE0tGvntIZ174r5hEBc0e14PRir3gAZ/s320/Rain+Lily+4.JPG)
Spotted beebalm
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJlBGoU7LCfJYi3MhHUoAnHK64tGBs4jlwQo7JoqN7Wv5S8n4B6TOQAkHaZIYmtsl7rF-8X-s-w-_QjD-Dsi3rpuUtr3bCAkQVj5pC5jEaVIZSNdlW9meMpZJ-95NzD1yXwMSgV-cFi13/s320/Spotted+beebalm+4.JPG)
Whitemouth Dayflower - see the spider on the stem?
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2 comments:
So pretty! (except the bugs--ewww) :)
Thanks for sharing! I absolutely LOVE blue flowers and enjoyed seeing all you took pictures of. Love the prarie nymph and the Whitemouth Dayflower. :)
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