I really don’t know the official name for these tiny orchids, but I have these orange ones, some yellow ones and some purple ones growing on the patio this week. Click on the image to enlarge.
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Frühlingsgold Epiphyllum Flower
The German name translates into ‘spring gold.’ These beautiful canary yellow spider-like flowers have been coming to our patio for the last two years.
We acquired the original epiphyllum cutting from our local botanic garden in 2008. It produced a couple of flowers soon after we got it home. This year it’s on track to have a dozen or more flowers.
I took this shot this morning on the patio just as soon as the sun peeked through the clouds. Click on the image to enlarge.
Peanut Cactus Flower
It looks like I will be getting a lot of these beautiful hot pink cactus flowers this spring and summer. There are dozens of buds on the peanut cactus this year. Click on the image to enlarge.
A Yellow Iris
I have been waiting several days for this iris to open. It was finally open this morning. I waited for the clouds to clear off a bit before getting this sunlit image.
This is my first yellow iris and it sure is beautiful. There are several more getting ready to open.
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Heirloom Tomato
I just picked this nice heirloom tomato from our garden today. I took this photo of it while is was still on the vine. Click on the image to enlarge.
This will probably wind up in a tomato on rye sandwich later this week. 🙂
California Poppies
For several weeks now, these bright California Poppies have been growing in our garden. This is the state flower of California. They and grow in gardens, planters and in the wild. Click on the image below to see the large version.
