The Tradescantia (spiderwort) is still blooming! The red diamorpha has now gone to a deep burgundy color and if left alone, will fade to gray and will then seed themselves for another blooming for next year. That is why it is so very important to NOT step into any of the solution pits on Arabia Mountain. We want to see the red diamorpha again!
Richard and I were very happy to see these flowers! They are called Southern Sundrops and they were blooming all over the mountain. Their botanical name is Oenotherea fruticosa. (ee-NOTH-eh-ruh) and they are simply gorgeous. (They are in the evening primrose family...so Richard and I really call them "evening primroses" when we see them!) The buds are orange, but they bloom into this creamy yellow four petaled- loveliness!
With all this beauty on the mountain, there were also the yellow flowers just beginning to bloom on the prickly pear cactus, some of the white flowers of the sandwort and all over the mountain, the beautiful perfectly- named Sparkleberry was blooming!
These bushes look as if they are dead in the winter, but look how they come back to life! These are even on the very top of Arabia Mountain. The blooms are like small white bells and they have a wonderful sweet fragrance.
We don't know the name...but it smelled so sweet.
No matter what it is called, I love it just as I love all the blooms on Arabia Mountain.
Gee, the sparkleberry looks a bit like lily-of-the-valley. I love the southern sundrops - I think orange and yellow are just such cheerful colors. Oh, and my spiderwort is maybe two inches out of the ground. :<)))
ReplyDeleteThe orange and yellow colors of the sundrops are amazing and guess what, the stems of this plant somehow turn bright red!
DeleteOh well, our spiderwort will be past blooming while yours will be in full bloom! :-)
A beautiful glimpse of Nature at its best. Thank you. :)
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome! These photos were taken by my husband, he's good, isn't he? :-)
DeleteThose Southern sundrops are sure something to see. I can't remember encountering those before.
ReplyDeleteThere are several different kinds of sundrops, and I spent an inordinate amount of time in research before I found just the ONE that is growing at Arabia Mountain!
DeleteYour photos are lovely!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda! (Not my photos, really, but my husband's! He's one smart guy, he married me, LOL.)
DeleteAnother great start of the day for me, looking at such beautiful pictures from a beautiful place. Of course you knew I was going to like the sundrops best :-)
ReplyDeleteThe white bells of the sparkleberry bush are so very pretty! I wish you could capture their scent with the camera as well, so that all your blog readers could have a noseful.
I knew you would love the sundrops!
DeleteThe amazing thing about the sparkleberry, it really does look like dead wood, you would never know that it is alive until it starts to green up again.
I wish I could capture a scent and have it here for you, these sweet smells are wonderful, nothing strong or heavy, just a light sweet fragrance.
I really enjoy seeing flowers that don't grow here, the world has so many beautiful sights that blog friends allow me to see. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI know, I love to see the photos from Australia and New Zealand too! Everything looks so different in that part of the world, I am grateful for all the photos that I can enjoy from all over this beautiful world!
DeleteIf i lived near you, i'd have a hard time staying home, because i'd want to be climbing those mountains every day in spring and autumn!
ReplyDeleteYou are correct! Now you know why my house is usually in such a mess!
DeleteGorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI like the contrast of the orange and yellow flowers. Springtime is the happy season all round the world with new life exploding out the ground. Even dull overcast days are sunny and magical then.
ReplyDeleteWe were surprised by the sundrops, we have seen them before but they were spectacular in bloom this year, must be all the rain and cooler weather this Spring. It was so cool today. On Monday, my car temp was 103 degrees and today it said 62! That's quite a difference!
DeleteKay, I love all the beautiful flowers on your mountain. I know you enjoy them too. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
ReplyDeleteYes, Susie, I am afraid I am a bit of a nutcase about the flowers on this mountain! Blessings to you too, my friend. xx
DeleteSpectacular - thanks for all your lovely flower shots. Hope you had a lovely Mother's Day. Best wishes, Mairéad
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mairead! It was a lovely Mother's Day, I guess you can tell how much I enjoy ARabia Mountain, so that was my big trip of the day!
DeleteHow beautiful. What an absolute treat it must be to walk there.
ReplyDeleteArabia Mountain IS a very special place. For many years, it was quarried and then, was used as a dumping ground for garbage and used appliances, and then, it became a meeting place for wild and drunken parties. Now, it is becoming to be known as a place of great, natural beauty. (My blogging friends were the first to GET it!)
DeleteBeautiful flowers in this wonderful place. Great photo.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day.
Best wishes from Brazil: Geraldo
Oh, thank you very much. I don't know that anyone has ever left me a comment from Brazil. Best wishes to you from Georgia, the USA!
DeleteSpring time is good time!
ReplyDeleteSpring is wonderful, it usually only lasts in Georgia for about five minutes, so this year has been nice.
DeleteThose flowers are so beautiful! I've never seen one that has two different colors.
ReplyDeleteYes, don't you love the two colors! AND some of these stems on this same plant are a bright red! I could study and observe these flowers all day!
DeleteSo beautiful! We have Missouri Sundrops, a little different, around here. They are more garden escapees than true wildflowers. I wish you could send fragrances with your blog! I'd love to breathe in the sweetness of your mystery plant.
ReplyDeleteI was really interested to see the sparkleberry flowers (I'd grow it just for the name!) as my blueberry is flowering for the first time and the flowers are very similar. Loved those sundrops too - a very apt name. x
ReplyDeleteOMG.....I am IN LOVE with those sparkleberries!!! So adorable. Yes, I agree with you, the perfect name....
ReplyDeleteooooh - all your flowers are so wonderful. That yellow flower looks so much like the helianthemum that is blooming in my garden right now, but the evolving color of the blooms is more like some roses I saw last week, that were orange in the bud but soon after opening were light pink.
ReplyDeleteLove it- Kay! I live in Conyers, too, and I visit Arabia whenever I get a chance.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever visited Big Haynes Creek in the Horse Park? It has some gorgeous trails and wildlife. If you haven't, please try to check it out- the great blue herons are spectacular!