Sunday, March 20, 2011

The Blue eyes of Blue-eyed Grass: Happy Macro Monday

My family has a small bay lot down on the Texas coast and this past week we were able to visit. By far, this is my favorite wildflower down at the bay. It's either Sisyrinchium langloisii or S. pruinosum. One has shorter leaves than the other and frankly, I wasn't paying much attention to the leaves!
The other species of blue-eyed grass found here is Sisyrinchium exile and its....YELLOW...go figure!
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David/ Tropical Texana
Click on image for the MACRO.....there's a fine line of purple that edges the yellow. Do you see it?

Another species? This was growing along White Oak Bayou.

This is a pale blue Sisyrinchium, perhaps S. campestre. They sow wildflowers along the bayou and this could be anything.




Posted by David at 3:54 PM
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15 comments:

  1. CandaceMarch 20, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    That is a great capture of that beautiful flower! Nice job! I can see the purple around the edges of the yellow. Amazing details, huh? God is such an awesome artist.

    Blessings for the coming week,
    Candace

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  2. TeresaMarch 20, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    that is my most favorite ccolor. so pretty!

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  3. AnonymousMarch 20, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    Beautiful captures! I love that first flower.

    Teresa

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  4. JamaMarch 20, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    The colours are so gorgeous, I love them!

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  5. KalaMarch 21, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    Beautiful blue-eyed grasses - and yes, I see the purple!

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  6. BomMarch 21, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    Yes, yes. I can see the dark purple line that you mention. The bigger image shows much more detail. Wonderful shot!

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  7. SerlineMarch 21, 2011 at 1:31 AM

    Thanks for the beautiful blooms!

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  8. Cecilia ArtistaMarch 21, 2011 at 4:54 AM

    Beautiful flowers with wonderful colors!

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  9. A Bit of the BlarneyMarch 21, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    Lovely fragile looking flowers. Probably very hardy! Nature at its best! Thank you! Cathy

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  10. Rock rose March 21, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    This is one of my favorite flowers, soon to bloom in my Texas garden. It re seeds all over the place and I just let it be. Mine must be the longer variety as I see at the Wildflower Center they have some which is very short. Those are the only two I have seen. Never the pale one you showed. I am wondering if this might be more related to Herbertia as the flower form is very similar.

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  11. jocoMarch 21, 2011 at 6:48 AM

    such a fresh blue.
    Good to see your close-up showing the finely shaped green centre.
    Very much earlier than over here in the UK. Mine won't show for weeks yet.
    The tall yellow variety isn't anywhere near as pretty. The yellow is sort of greyish.

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  12. Jan n JerMarch 21, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    Any blue flower is a favorite with me!!! Great shots.

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  13. UnknownMarch 21, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    Flowers! Squealing with delight!! (I'm still under snow) I especially love the first one! So pretty!

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  14. MatsMarch 22, 2011 at 3:10 AM

    Very nice photos of beutiful flowers!

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  15. UnknownMarch 22, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    What a lovely shade of blue you found!

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I always appreciate your comments & questions! Happy Gardening from David/ Tropical Texana

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