Showy Milkweed may not be on most people’s radar when it comes to photographing or observing wildflowers. Blooming prickly pears are generally taking center stage at this time. But given their importance to pollinator’s such as Monarch butterflies, I believe they deserve some time in the limelight. Plus they are considered classic American wildflowers. I […]
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As the late summer flowers come to a close, the first signs of fall (from my flower photography perspective) is when the Chamisa or Rabbitbrush begin to bloom. With their big bushy-like appearance and golden, yellow flower clusters exploding, they are hard to miss. Around here as in New Mexico, you find them blooming along
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I’m a big fan of Coneflowers aka Echinacea for it’s medicinal purposes (it’s my go to when I feel a cold coming on). Photographing these flowers is equally lovely. And these flowering perennial plants are incredibly bee-friendly! Coming to life around mid-summer, their colorful pinkish-lavender blooms are hard to miss. As the cycle of my
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Admittedly blooming yellow Chamisa or Rabbitbrush (as they are also known) are not something I paid much attention to. However, once I moved to Santa Fe – where my flower photography journey began, this changed dramatically. It’s like everything was new again. Exploding With their Blooms in Late Summer, Early Fall It is then and
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After the hail storm (covered in the previous post), my local flower photography subject matter was pretty much decimated. A few pockets were left relatively unscathed. But the local gardens were trashed. Thankfully the storm hit late August so many flowers had passed their prime. But I was still left with seeking out other photos
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