It is still winter for me. The ground is brown and cold. Oh, I can see a trace of green in the lawn and a new shoot or two on the iris, if I look carefully. My snowdrops and crocuses are out of the ground, but not yet flowering. So, here are photos of summer flowers for cheer. Just a few more months...
Annual sunflower, the cultivated Ukrainian sunflower, Helianthus annuus
Purple coneflower (Echinacea) and black-eyed susans (Rudbeckia)
A milkweed, probably showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa
Rocky Mountain bee plant, Cleome serrulata
Goldenrod, probably Missouri goldenrod, Solidago missouriensis
Fireweed, Chamaenerion angustifolium (you'll also see the genus as Chamaerion and Epilobium)
Wild rosa, Rosa, likely Rosa woodsii
Wine cups, Callirhoe involucrata, you may know them as purple poppy mallows.
These are some of the natives to my area (Colorado, eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains), mostly photographed in cultivation. Some bloom earlier than others. But, the growing season is coming.
Comments and corrections welcome
Kathy Keeler
A Wandering Botanist
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