The sun was very slow in peeking out today but tomorrow the sun should warm the day up to feel like April instead of February. Spring wildflowers or summer flowers like this coneflower won’t be spotted but the warm temperature will be nice to enjoy instead.
Summer Coneflower
There was rain today, but it wasn’t leaving raindrops on flowers on a warm summer day. Instead the rain polished the driveway back to ice as the rain melted the snow which was covering the ice layer.
Lily Raindrops
My late season little viola was dusted with snow overnight and it may get a little crispy in the below freezing temperature tonight.
Late Viola
I have some late blooming hollyhocks this year – probably because the deer ate all the leaves off the plants earlier this spring and the poor flowers had to overcome that grazing setback.
Late Hollyhocks
The dazzling blue Balloon flower gets its name from the hollow balloon buds, which gradually color and inflate until they burst open into star shaped blossoms that are two to three inches across.
Balloon Flower
The spiky petals of this bee balm flower looked like my hairdo this morning.
Spiky Look
A sign of summer is daylilies blooming in a range of colors. And as the name implies, the bloom typically last no more than 24 hours, with the flower opening in the early morning and wither during the following night. But there are many flower buds on each daylily flower stalk, and many stalks in each clump of plants, so, the flowering period of a clump is usually several weeks long. So while a single blossom may be fleeting, the colorful display continues onward through the summer.
One Day of Glory
While driving to the cabins and lakes for the holiday weekend, you might see some purple, pinks and white color along the ditches and river banks. Commonly mistaken for native wood phlox (with five petals), Dame’s Rocket, with only four blossom petals, is another highly invasive plant because of its prolific seed set. Dame’s Rocket is native to Eurasia but was introduced to North America in the 1600’s and is still found in some wildflower seed mixes.
Dame’s Rocket
There is no blue in the sky but there some blue on the ground. Although the Siberian Squill is now considered to be an invasive species after being brought to this country as an ornamental and it is hard to eradicate so the bulb has spread rapidly. It very hardy and cold tolerant, and is left untouched by critters from voles to deer.
Sea of Blue
The few poor wildflowers which had opened already were closed up tight with drooping heads and probably a bit frozen with temperatures in the teens the last few days. The sunshine this morning is revealing a few new glimpses of blue and hopefully with a warmer stretch, more flowers will start blooming.
Glimpse of Blue
