As the bhendi grows

I have feeling this is really a bean that escaped from Jack and the Beanstalk.

Time difference between the two pictures is 4 hours. It had opened up more and was even a bit greener. It was apparent to the naked eye that this thing had grown.

Now, if only my coneflowers would germinate.

Tree Unknown - not any more!

This flowering tree gets beautiful dark red to maroon leaves through summer and fall. I have no clue what it is. Now that I know what the flowers look like, I'm hoping I will be able to identify it. It is young - at the most a couple of years old - and is about 7-8 ft tall.

Another picture

Update: thanks to the ever resourceful Bee, I was able to identify my tree as the Prunus cerasifera 'Atropurpurea': Pissard Plum. It is popularly known as the Purple-leaved Plum or the Cherry Plum.

Yay! Thank you, Bee!

Flower Fest - M for Mountain Harebells

Mountain harebells, from the genus Campanula are typically found in the montane and subalpine zones. It's a perennial and this particular plant was growing wild in my yard.

Mountain harebells have bell-shaped blue-violet flowers that are about an inch in length. These are also known as bluebells of Scotland.



This is my entry for the letter L in the Flower Fest - the A - Z of Flowers.

Flower Fest is the brainchild of Nature & Me and Sree. Every two weeks, the focus will be on a letter of the English alphabet. The current letter is M. I am submitting photographs of flowers as my entries.

Tags: Flower Fest, harebell, mountain harebells, campanula

Flower Fest: L for Lomatium

According to SW Colorado Wildflowers, identifying Lomatiums is not the easiest task. You need both fruit and flower. I think this wildflower that I found on the Moraine Park Campground, RMNP in September 2006 is the Lomatium, also known as the Biscuitroot for their starchy edible roots. It belongs to the Apiaceae family or the parsley family. Native Americans have incorporated these roots into their food, and are eaten cooked, dried or ground into flour. Roots of some species have been used as herbal medicines and paradoxically, there are species that are also highly toxic.

This is my entry for the letter L in the Flower Fest - the A - Z of Flowers.

Flower Fest is the brainchild of Nature & Me and Sree. Every two weeks, the focus will be on a letter of the English alphabet. The current letter is M and this entry is late for L. I am submitting photographs of flowers as my entries.

Tags: Flower Fest, Lomatium, biscuitroot, flower