Saturday, April 23, 2011

Blue-Eyed Grass

Well, the blue-eyed grass has finally bloomed. I didn't even notice it at first because its flowers are so similar to what I think is bird's eye gilia, that's covered the parkway strip.

Here's an overview of one of the walkways, with the blue-eyed grass on either side:


And here's a close up, showing its new blossoms:


Meanwhile, the royal penstemon is really getting tall.

Here it competes with the elegant clarkia to see which will be the tallest:


Here's a close up of the royal penstemon blossoms:


Finally, the wildflowers around the base of the desert willow are changing. A month ago, it was mostly baby blue eyes and tidy tips. Now it's a mix of tidy tips, clarkia, and bird's-eye gilia.

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