It's that time time of year....
The deserts are bursting into bloom rather early, it seems. What a strange winter it has been, and continues to be. One can never be certain when or if it will be a good year for wildflower displays. I've had word that the landscape is blooming already in Anza-Borrego.
I'm conjuring up images and savoring memories of my sojourn last March, from Palm Springs to the Salton Sea to Anza-Borrego and onward to Joshua Tree.
Eremalche rotundifolia - Desert Five-Spot
A diminutive beauty that captured my heart, just in time for Valentine's Day.
Another sweetheart ... Camissonia claviformis - Brown-eyed primrose
Photos © Alice Joyce
In a remote area of Anza-Borrego, the Dune Evening Primrose thrives.
Oenothera deltoides
Sand Verbena - Abronia villosa - scrambles over the parched earth.
Hi Alice, they are really beautiful, they don't look like weeds when displayed like in your photos. If they are planted in containers in some beautiful houses, they wont be considered weeds anymore!
ReplyDeleteHi Andrea,
DeleteThey certainly win me over! Weeds? Nah! xo
So very delicate and beautiful! Lovely photographs of wildflowers!
ReplyDeleteGreat to connect, Julie. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteWild flowers can be just as lovely as the highly bred cultivated varieties
ReplyDeleteand attract more wild life.I'm in favour of having a place in the garden just for these often overlooked species.
I am enjoying your blog,and will return often.:)
Agreed! I love integrating native plants along with cultivars.
DeleteWelcome, Breathtaking!
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI found your blog and I like it very much, so I became your new follower.
Greetings from Holland,
Esther
And welcome to you, my new Dutch friend.
DeleteAlways interesting to find connections with other countries and bloggers!