Wednesday, September 22, 2021

September Blooms

 


Here are a few blooms I found on my walk at the Desert Botanical Garden last Friday.  Above is a bloom on a gourd plant.  

To the right is a Yerba Mansa bloom.  There is a whole group of Yerba Mansa plants that grow near the little pond on one of the garden trails.  I love their unusual looking blooms.













A single bloom was open on the top of a barrel cactus.  If you look closely you can see some tiny little ants inside the bloom.


And of course I had to photograph more desert rose blooms.  I love these plants and they are blooming like crazy right now.  

8 comments:

William Kendall said...

Very pretty. I see the bees are busy.

Andy said...

The plant world certainly has a variety of colours, shapes and sizes. Sharon you did a great job of photographing them.

biebkriebels said...

Wonderful nature is with a close look.

Travel said...

Honeybees and aunts, signs of a healthy ecosystem

Gemel said...

The barrel cactus flower is delightful

Steve Reed said...

Looks like the insects are all hard at work! (Or are those bees sleeping? Passed out from too much pollen?)

RedPat said...

Such lovely colours at this time of year, Sharon!

Bill said...

Nature's beauty at its best.