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Friday, March 30, 2018

Flower Friday - From the Desert Archives

I had to go to the archives for these ones - desert spring flowers! In brilliant purple, this 4 o'clock flower opens everyday in the late afternoon and stays open until the following morning. It is pollinated by nocturnal insects - a neat trick for a flower that lives in such a hot area as the desert.

Behind Shyla, some yellow flowers were blooming at the base of a cliff. Rock wall bases are great for flowers because rain drips down off the wall onto them. I love seeing the combination of the red rock and colorful flowers!
Happy Flower Friday! Before too long, I should have some early mountain wildflowers to share!
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  1. Yamini MacLeanMarch 30, 2018 at 5:57 AM

    Hari OM
    Worth mining those archives, I say! YAM xx

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  2. DukeMarch 30, 2018 at 6:47 AM

    The purple 4 o'clock is such a brilliant color!

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  3. MadSnapperMarch 30, 2018 at 7:58 AM

    wow and wow again on that purple flower.. gorgeous

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  4. Nancy JMarch 30, 2018 at 11:42 AM

    What a brilliant show of purple.

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  5. Tails Around the RanchMarch 30, 2018 at 12:11 PM

    My favorite garden color!

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  6. Millie and WalterMarch 30, 2018 at 12:34 PM

    Such a pretty purple flower. We are a long way from seeing anything blooming around here.

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  7. My GBGV LifeMarch 30, 2018 at 2:24 PM

    We have snow flurries here...no flowers for a few more weeks. The purple flower is super pretty.

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  8. Hailey and Zaphod and their LadyMarch 30, 2018 at 3:37 PM

    Beautiful! Perfect Easter colours!

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  9. jank1961March 30, 2018 at 4:28 PM

    Beautiful! We hope to have our own flowers to share soon too....just waiting for that snow to melt.
    Jan, Wag 'n Woof Pets

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  10. ♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥March 30, 2018 at 6:07 PM

    We always enjoy the oldies but goodies. We look forward to your flowers of this season too.

    Happy Easter.

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  11. Brian's Home BlogMarch 30, 2018 at 6:11 PM

    That flower sure is beautiful and you always are sweet Shyla!

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  12. ~Kim at Golden Pines~March 30, 2018 at 9:36 PM

    The flower really is beautiful, and I'll look forward to seeing your spring flower photos too, I know Shyla will be beautiful among them! :-)

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  13. tweedlesApril 5, 2018 at 8:51 PM

    Beautiful Shyla,,, beautiful flower!!! The color is stunning!
    love
    tweedles

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