Meadow Pink, Sabatia campestris, is a lovely annual wildflower native to Texas and a few other states.
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SACA3
The color can vary from light pink to magenta, and it is a favorite of mine.
A field of them can be amazing. Here is a close up of the little flower.
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A little clump of them.
And a field full.
Pretty! I see lots of sabatia when I go hiking. I think they're Sabatia grandiflora but I wouldn't swear to it. I always enjoy seeing them.
Melanie
Very pretty Melanie, and I think you are right, here is the link to Sabatia grandiflora;
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SAGR8
Josephine.
Isn't that pretty? That color is glorious. They must be hardy, too, since they're also found in Conn. and Ill. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome Hart, I think wildflowers are wonderful, and it is good to know they are spread far and wide.
Josephine.
With the fields of pink and fields of blue I think Texas is fantastic! Very beautiful!
that is pretty and i just love the field of them. hmmm may have to visit texas one day.
Thank you Angele, I am sure New Mexico has a lot of beautiful plants too.
It is nice to see other peoples natural landscapes, do you have pictures some of your area?
Well, all of you are welcome to come, and I will be glad to be your guide for this area.
Angele, my brother spent a summer working at the Philmont Boy Scout Ranch and he told me how there were just fields and fields of sunflowers. He said it looked like something you see in a movie.
Melanie
Malanie, where is the Philmont Scout Ranch?
Josephine.
Melanie, it is very rare for me to see a field of flowers around where I live. Once in awhile I will see a group of sunflowers or a canyon with one kind of plant in full bloom after a rain.
This photo was taken in September 2006 after an unusual period of summer rain so the scrub desert was more lush than usual. I love the purple Muhly grass mixed in with the yellow flowers and prickly pear cactus. All are common but this really was uncommonly lush.
that photo was taken on a jeep trip and was probably about 20 miles or so south of where I live.
That is beautiful Angele, I hope more people will post scenes of native plants from their area. It is so nice to see the different natural landscapes.
Josephine.
Thanks Josephine :-)
This is a photo taken from along the interstate just north of my home. One of my favorite spots beacuse of the mountains. The sunflower were growing against a barbed wire fence.
Wow, those mountains are beautiful, and the sunflowers too. We don't have mountains in my area, but do have some very nice hills, and also lovely prairies,our mountains are more to the west and south west.
We have a virgin prairie, that is land that has never been plowed or cultivated, here in Arlington, right in the center of the city also, we are very lucky that our founders were so thoughtful and foresighted.
Josephine.
Jospehine, Philmont is near Cimarron, NM in the northern part of the state.
