Native Plants found in the Wild.

If those butterflies exist in this wet climate,I've never seen them.I just like the plant because it thrives in a gravel/rock/sand roadside envitonment.

Oh, and here is a photo of the Showy Menodora, Menodora longiflora, that grows around here. I managed to get some to grow in my garden. The flowers have a fragrance that's really sweet if you're close enough to catch it.

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Oh Linda!! the Showy Menodora you gave finally bloomed for me, so adorable, here is the picture

And a view from the side, thank you for all the lovely plants you have given me, I think of you often when I see them.
Josephine.

You're welcome, Josephine. I love to see that a plant I started found a good home. One of menodoras already went to seed after blooming. Another isn't doing anything yet...I moved it so I could extend a flowerbed, so it's my fault.

A very pretty flower.

Cardinal flower - low light w/ zoom

colony

wild sunflowers

Very nice pictures Jmorth.

Hello all!
My wild ageratum is in it's full glory! I have it over flowing in many of my beds.
George

That is really pretty, I bet the butterflies love it, they do here.

gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous jmorth & daylilydaddy. really beautiful plants and photography too.

Beautiful plants everyone! You can see all of our wild plants by clicking my name and looking at my pics I've submitted. Most all are ones found here in the wild, with just a few exceptions.

We have had lots of rain this August and lots of wildflowers are in bloom. This was taken at the back of our property, sunflowers.

Nice shot. Very pretty!

Thanks. We took a hike and I have many wildflower photos on my flickr photos. They are nicer to view there and easier than uploading them one by one here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/quiltdiva/sets/72157604354555914/

If you know the names please leave me a comment of email. Thanks!

Beautiful cactuspatch! Isn't it wonderful? I've been so happy this late summer/fall. Things are starting to dry up now so I wish it would rain again.

Yes Angele, I have stopped on the roadsides from here to Hillsboro and from here to Rio Rancho just loving all the wildflowers. Thanks for the ids or sending me in the correct place on all the wildflower photos I took up near Cloudcroft. I love the desert and when we get rains and the desert blooms it is just icing on the cake huh? ; )

I so agree! From this morning.

That is gorgeous! Which are the yellow flowers?

Thanks, frostweed. There is no garden as beautiful as nature. The large yellow flowering shrubs are called Chamisa. The smaller yellow sunflowerish plants in the foreground are a type of aster, like the purple asters, but different! l.o.l. I will try to look them all up when I have more time later today. These plants are all over New Mexico in the fall and many are allergic to them.

Beautiful and I happen to be one of those who is allergic so I also thought "sneezy" as my Dad called them sneeze weeds!

Helenium autumnale perhaps?

Well, the Chamisa or Rabbitbrush is Chrysothamnus nauseosus according to Plants of the Southwest, a wild plant nursery. The purple asters are Aster bigelovii. The other yellow flower could be many things. My guess is Helianthus maximiliani, New Mexico Sunflower. But I'm not sure on that.

Well, they are all beautiful, and some of them are native to Texas as well.

I just found this thread. I have enjoyed every minute here. Thanks for sharing the beautiful pics of native plants.

I would especially love to have some silene virginica (sp)

I really do need to join the native plant society here and go on the plant rescues.

Brenda

I agree plantnutz, Wow, nice pictures. Very interesting to learn about all native plants growing in the wild; maybe it's time to start a new thread for this year? It took awhile to download this one........ How about it Frostweed, please?

O.K. I started a new thread here it is;
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/963580/
Josephine.