This was another surprise popup in my planter near the hot tub. Must have planted it long ago and it reappeared. Love the tiny little gold flowers bursting out of the black bee bees in its center.
Cape Rain-Daisy, Jan 27, 2024
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Category Archives: Flowers
India Shot Lily, Jan 26, 2024
Hibiscus, Jan 25, 2024
Another beauty from this prolific bush. A sunny new greeting every day.
Answer to Yesterday’s Mystery Flower: Saltmarsh Fleabane (Pluchea Odorata)
Okay, I cheated by not showing you how tiny they are. I was just amazed at how beautiful they were when magnified. If you want to see them closer up, go HERE.
This is actually a huge spindly bush that grows up from my lot below..at least 15 feet high. It looks weedy from farther away and today all the flowers are closed, but looks beautiful in this photo, I think. And the other closer up photos. Link above.
Mystery Flower, Jan 24, 2024
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I’m holding back one photo until after someone guesses correctly what flowers these are. A remarkable difference between them, but they are all the same flower. Can anyone name them?
Mexican Poppy Jan 22, 2024
Okay.. three diferent folks identified this flower which I originally labelled as a “Mystery Flower.” Here is what it says about it online: Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone mexicana), also known as goatweed, Mexican thistle, prickly poppy, and yellow thistle, is a member of the poppy family
Thunbergia, Jan 21, 2024
Fire Star Orchids, Jan 20, 2024
This one wasn’t in my yard. I’m not craΩy about orchids, but love this one.. especially against the backdrop of poinsettias.
Strawberry Rose, Jan 18, 2024
Strawberry rose decorating my tiramisu at Romeo and Julieta’s restaurant in Chapala! Yummy for eyes and tummy.
The New and the Old, Hibiscus, Jan 17, 2024
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