Dropping by with Wildflowers for Earth Day

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1. We had a very suitable Earth Day in Beetley. Glorious sunshine, not too hot, and nature abounding!
   Best wishes, Pete.

   • Sounds wonderful indeed Pete!

2. Thanks for the lovely wildflower photos for earth day! The last two photos, are of ice plants (Delosperma) there are many different varieties. 🌺

   • Thanks so much for dropping by, and also providing the name of the mystery plants! 😊

3. So much beauty and color, Susanne, glad you could spare a moment to share for Sunday Stills! Yep, those are ice plant but I didn’t know the name of the actual flower either 😁

   • Thank so much Terri. I wasn’t sure I got the color challenge just right but thought the ice plant (now that I know the name) would work well! 😁 I don’t recall seeing them in the wild in Washington but they seemed to be everywhere on the California coast and so pretty next to the water.

     • Those ice plants are found lining the freeways all over California. They are succulents and thrive in any climate. I suppose they make excellent ground cover and hold in the dirt on the steep freeway overpasses. I think Washington is to cold for them!

     • Ah that makes sense!

4. these are stunning – and just love your photography too of them all 😀

   • PS and fabulous to have you back again this month for squares

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   • Thank you so much! 😊

5. I love your photos, especially the last two! I was going to say they were portulaca, but would also have said ice plant too. (Maybe portulaca is a type of ice plant?) It will grow in my area too, but of course it does better at the coast.

   • Thanks so much! The ice plant – or portulaca? – was my favorite too! 😊

6. Ok I figured it out. I did a Google lens search of your photo and it came up with “Chilean sea fig” ! Then I looked up portulaca and they have more ruffly petals. 😀

   • Yes that’s it! Thanks! Chilean Sea Fig, a type of ice plant. I love learning the names of plants! 🙂

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9. We’ve got all kinds of dandelions growing in the Midwest where I live. Fortunately I think they’re great flowers.

   • We have dandelions too. They’re pretty but I pull most of them out near my garden beds.

10. Ice plants get so beautiful when they all bloom at once. Then poof they are gone, and they look like nothing. It’s so strange. Yours are beautiful.

    • Thank you. I’m not that familiar with them and loved seeing them in the wild hugging the cliffs next to the ocean.

      • We had them in our yard in California, and they were all over the place. However, ours were less than spectacular because they bloomed at different times rather than a huge show all at the same time. The rest of the time you would think they are a weed.

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12. So beautiful!

    • Thank you so much! 🙂

13. Gorgeous pics! Wildflowers… the beauty of finding in them in fascinating settings. These colorful clusters of flowers find the most unique settings to grow to enhance it with a touch of colorful hues.

    • Thanks so much for your comment! I loved finding the flowers on the California coast, and learning they are a type of ice plant. 🙂