~ Woolly Groundsel and Northern Hedysarum ~
On the Silver Springs hillside, above the still flooded Bow River, the land has never been ploughed.
A few days ago, the hillside boasted 31 varieties of blooming wildflowers. There are many other wildflowers there, but 31 of them were in bloom. That’s what you get with natural prairie.
The yellow ones are called Woolly Groundsel (senecio canus) and the pinks are Northern Hedysarum (hedysarum boreale). The pinks are also called Northern Sweetvetch, but I like Hedysarum better. A pretty word for a pretty flower. Maybe even a name for a character in a story . . .
What’s blooming where you live?
Those flowers are so pretty. Wildflowers growing free in a prairie is such a beautiful sight. What’s blooming here? Roses, hydrangeas, and my favorite: jasmine. 🙂
I’ve got some poppies in bloom right now that are a real deep purple. They’re just gorgeous!
Tami – I’ll bet Oregon has some beautiful roses and hydrangeas. Didn’t know you had jasmine.
Liv – I’m trying to get the Icelandic poppies to grow by the fence, but they’re not cooperating 🙁