For the Flower Hour, share your images of flowers, gardens, fields of flowers, seasonal leaves and plants, fungus, algae, cacti, blossoms, berries, and wildflowers. Bouquets and silk/faux flowers are welcome.
There are no specific themes for the Flower Hour; please use your own photography.
New flower images are welcomed, and archived images are encouraged.
Partially inspired by Ritva’s “Choose a Color” theme for the Lens-Artists Challenge , this week, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to show off our local purple florals that we are currently enjoying here in Northeastern Washington.
Spokane is the Lilac City
Did you know? Spokane, Washington, is known as the birthplace of Father’s Day and locally by the nickname “Lilac City”. The first Lilac Festival was held in 1938, and soon after, Spokane became the Lilac City. John W. Duncan brought 128 lilac bushes to Manito Park in 1912, sparking a lilac craze as the city encouraged gardeners to plant fragrant bushes. Source
These gorgeous lilacs grow profusely in my neighbor’s yard!
“The smell of lilacs crept poignantly into the room like a remembered spring.” – Margaret Millar
Alpine Lupine
Lupines are plants of the Pea Family and range in color from pale pink to deep purple, with some white, cream or yellow, but most of them are blue.
I fondly remember seeing Alpine Lupine growing wild in Tuolumne Meadows in the High Country of Yosemite National Park, amidst the evergreens. This is a similar view taken near Mammoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.
When we discovered these growing wild own our property, we knew we moved to the right area.
“Wildflowers don’t care where they grow.” – Dolly Parton
Also linking to Dawn’s Spring Festival #9.
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