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asclepias tuberosa, astilbe, cleome, clivia, echinacea, kabocha, milkweed, photography, postaday
The abundant rain we have had this Spring has led to lots of vibrant summer flowers.
Milkweed ( Asclepias tuberosa).
Milkweed ( Asclepias tuberosa).
Some Monarch butterflies have already started to visit the milkweed.
Astilbe.
Orange Echinacea.
Kabocha (winter squash) flower in vegetable garden.
Inside the house, the Clivia plant, now divided into three separate pots, is also blooming vigorously.
Clivia.
Clivia.
Cleome.
These shots make me feel the warmth of the summer sun on me… thank you, as the grey, cold rain of today is giving me the opposite 🙂
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I hear you! We have had record low temperatures this past week, the lowest since 1911. All the flowers are now dead, but the thought of them coming back in a few more months will make winter seem shorter.
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Love the Cleome, so beautiful!
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so beautiful! thanks for sharing 🙂
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Glad you like them!
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Cleome looks like little dancers and milkweed like tongues of fires.
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Very apt descriptions, Robert! Thanks!
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Simply beautiful. The variety of colours and forms is a feast for the eyes. I hope it’s not too hot.
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Thank you! Every winter I promise not to complain about summer heat, and every summer I wish for the cold of winter. 🙂
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Beautiful, Hien, as always a joy to look at! Have a great week! Marcus
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Thanks Marcus!
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We planted native milkweed hoping to lure some Monarchs our way. How wonderful you’re already seeing some! Beyond the milkweed, all the images are lovely. Having never seen Cleome, does it open up more in time?
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Yes, Cleome (spider flower) does open up, as it is doing this week in our yard. They are easy to grow and spread out easily.
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Lovely captures and compositions, Hien!
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Thank you Donna!
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Just beautiful 😍
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Thanks Marta!
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Really enjoyed all of your flowers, Hien, and the milkweed is fabulous. There’s no better way to have monarchs in your yard, than to grow their host food. How very wonderful, I hope it fills with monarchs in the coming months.
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Thank you Jet. Milkweed is so easy to grow (maybe that’s why it has “weed” in its name) and Monarchs love it.
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Beautiful flowers, Hien. I’m glad to hear you’ve seen monarchs. I’m hoping to see some here any day now.
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Thank you Eliza! Monarchs should be in your region by now.
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I’ve seen only one, very battered-looking, that I hope laid some eggs in my milkweed patch, which is full bloom now. Fingers crossed!
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LOVE this, Hien! Beautiful!! 🌟🌟🌟
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Thank you Amy!
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You are welcome!
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