In the Shade
This sweet wildflower covers swaths of shaded hillsides. Anyone know what it is?
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This sweet wildflower covers swaths of shaded hillsides. Anyone know what it is?
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I so love your photos, Kym. I think that’s what I call Chinese Houses, collinsia something or another (heterophylla, maybe? )Once I knew all these Latin names, but I’m getting back to the “oooh,pretty things under the trees” stage. Just as much fun.
I so love your photos, Kym. I think that’s what I call Chinese Houses, collinsia something or another (heterophylla, maybe? )Once I knew all these Latin names, but I’m getting back to the “oooh,pretty things under the trees” stage. Just as much fun.
Last year I saw these on our side of the creek, haven’t seen any yet this year though. Odd.
Last year I saw these on our side of the creek, haven’t seen any yet this year though. Odd.
Sure reminds me of Texas Bluebonnets (lupinus) minus the little white tops. Shapped a bit more like yellow snap dragon flowers. Hummm?
Very beautiful
My great new Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest says it is Collinsia but I’m not sure of the species. They call them Blue–eyed Mary. Your photo is much nicer than the one in the field guide.
My great new Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest says it is Collinsia but I’m not sure of the species. They call them Blue–eyed Mary. Your photo is much nicer than the one in the field guide.
Collinsia heterophylla it is!! Purple Chinese houses–(what a strange name and blue eyed Mary is not very descriptive. ) Thank you, guys.
Collinsia heterophylla it is!! Purple Chinese houses–(what a strange name and blue eyed Mary is not very descriptive. ) Thank you, guys.
The Chinese Houses name comes from a fancied resemblance to pagodas, with their tiers of curved roofs. I imagine blue-eyed Mary is one of the many Mary names going back to the Virgin. Or maybe once upon a time a miner had a true love whose name was Mary, and he saw her everywhere he wandered. You can kind of think of the white and blue of blue eyes. Sorta.
Ben, I want to see that book!
The Chinese Houses name comes from a fancied resemblance to pagodas, with their tiers of curved roofs. I imagine blue-eyed Mary is one of the many Mary names going back to the Virgin. Or maybe once upon a time a miner had a true love whose name was Mary, and he saw her everywhere he wandered. You can kind of think of the white and blue of blue eyes. Sorta.
Ben, I want to see that book!