Hike on the 4th
I went for a hike with a friend on the 4th in the Cascade Mountains. 15 miles with 3,000 feet gain and loss. Needless to say, it took us all day. The flower in the photo is Erigeron compositus (Cut-leaf daisy). It is not common (I have only seen it once or twice before). This is a particularly robust specimen -- usually the white petals are shorter, and the stem shorter.
The second photo shows the valley floor (where we left the car) far below. This hike is just east of Mt. Rainier, but it was lost in the clouds.
I hope you all had a great Independence Day!
posted by Pedicularis @ 8:17 PM
6 Comments:
daisies are the friendliest flower, don't you think?
Friendliest? How do pick the friendliest flower? Since you think dogs are friendly, why don't you think dogwoods are friendliest? ;)
It's a line from "You've Got Mail".
But they are sort of friendly.. they are bright, open and very pretty. Not as romantic as a rose, but still a great flower! :)
Can you grow dahlias in Texas? They are my current favorite horticultural flower. Pedicularis groenlandica with its little elephant face, ears, and trunk is probably my favorite wildflower.
I think we can grow dahlias during the cooler months. Seems like I remember seeing those in my mom's flower garden.
In the cooler months! :)
They bloom during the hottest part of the year in Seattle, from now until the first frost.
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