Friday, April 6, 2012

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   Today's flower is the "Flameflower" Ipomopsis rubra, also known as "Texas Plume" or "Standing Cypress".  This beautiful flower is found mostly in North-Central Texas, but it is also in Central and East Texas. It loves sandy soil with a little bit of rock.

Picture from University of Texas Plant Resource Guide
Picture from University of Texas Plant Resource Guide


   Oh and you notice that blurry thing in the second picture. That is someone else who really loves this flower....

Picture provided by Wikipedia