Sunday, May 10, 2026

Shades of Purple

 

On my afternoon walk at the Desert Botanical Garden, I found some things blooming in shades of purple which happens to be a favorite color of mine. Above is an artichoke thistle showing off with its lavender blooms.

The blue potato bush was also sporting some purple blooms.  According to Google, this is also called a Paraguay Nightshade.

































There were a lot of purple daisies scattered around the garden.

I hadn't seen any lemon beebalm in the garden for a number years so I was happy to see a few of them making an appearance.

Purple flowers always make me happy.

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5 comments:

  1. Steve ReedMay 10, 2026 at 7:42 AM

    I like that Paraguay nightshade. Well, I like them all, really. :)

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  2. RedPatMay 10, 2026 at 7:51 AM

    More beauties, Sharon. I have a friend who loves purple too and always has decorations and flowers in its tones.

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  3. GemelMay 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM

    I love purple flowers as well. I have never seen lemon bee balm before, beautiful flower.
    By the way. Not sure if your posts aren't showing up on other followers newsfeed. But they aren't showing up on mine. Annoying!

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  4. DiadayMay 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM

    💜

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  5. TravelMay 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM

    On the first trans-Atlantic cruise there was a speaker on the history of colors, he was amazing.

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