Wednesday in Wyoming - May 28, 2025

 

These are among my favorite wildflowers -- blue flax. According to the research I did, flax is prized for its stems, which can be used in making linen, as well as its seeds and oil. I enjoy it simply for the beauty of the flowers. 

We've reached the last Wednesday in May, so this will be the final wildflower post for a while. What's coming next month? I haven't decided, so please check back next week to see what theme I chose for June.

Wednesday in Wyoming - May 21, 2025

 

Do you know what kind of wildflower this is? I don't, but I'm impressed with both its beauty and the fact that it grows in less than ideal conditions. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - May 14, 2025

 

Continuing my prairie wildflowers posts, as you probably guessed, this is a wild cactus, a ball (or maybe it's a barrel) cactus. I'm always amazed at how many blossoms one small plant can have. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - May 7, 2025

 

If you're like me, when you hear the adage, "April showers bring May flowers," the flowers that come to mind are ones you or a neighbor planted. But those aren't the  only flowers that bloom in May. This month I'm going to feature May-blooming flowers that I found in the prairie. Yes, wildflowers.

These are Evening Primroses, flowers that -- as their name suggests -- start to bloom at dusk. They last only a day, frequently fading early the next morning, but while they're blooming, they're beautiful. At least I think so. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - June 9, 2021

 

One of the attractions of summer in Wyoming is the abundance of wildflowers it brings. But more than flowers flourish during this short season. If you look closely, you'll see that a brilliantly colored insect is searching for nectar on one of the flowers.

Wednesday in Wyoming -- May 13, 2015

From a distance, the prairie can appear to be nothing more than a fairly boring grassland, but if you take a closer look, you may discover a variety of wildflowers.  I don't know that these are called other than pretty.