tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post1035230051668293845..comments2023-06-29T23:10:52.945-07:00Comments on Nature ID: checker lily ~ 04/07/13 ~ Garland RanchKatie (Nature ID)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-19931988600570181152013-05-28T10:00:35.382-07:002013-05-28T10:00:35.382-07:00What a sweet flower. I love thisWhat a sweet flower. I love thisJennifernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-46632233228134630702013-05-13T06:47:57.358-07:002013-05-13T06:47:57.358-07:00Cindy, you may be right. I've been amazed at ...Cindy, you may be right. I've been amazed at this year's proliferation of fairy lanterns (everywhere!), pretty faces, larkspurs, Douglas irises, and scarlet buglers... but the annual chick lupines and clarkias have had an impressive showing, too. Who's to say why? I simply enjoy them.<br /><br />Jeannette and Gretchen, I know, right? It's a sweet thing to get excited about.<br /><br />Randy, they are extremely difficult to spot in fresh green tall grasses. After my single 2009 find, I scoured that 20 foot spot for 3 years during our annual hike and failed to find any. I wonder if the timing of blooms this year has anything to do with my finally finding another one.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-62908718567753494892013-05-12T20:37:07.239-07:002013-05-12T20:37:07.239-07:00One time I saw these in the wild! So exciting. And...One time I saw these in the wild! So exciting. And one time a friend gave me an almost identical nursery plant...GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-89659794105925343802013-05-09T08:35:20.362-07:002013-05-09T08:35:20.362-07:00Nice photos Katie. Mission Bells are a great find....Nice photos Katie. Mission Bells are a great find. I don't see them very often, so I always consider it a good 'score'. I don't think they're rare as much as they are hard to spot because their coloration tends to camouflage them.Randyhttp://randyswaypoints.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-31499964015210129422013-05-05T21:57:11.936-07:002013-05-05T21:57:11.936-07:00Rare to me too...and lovely photos for sure.Rare to me too...and lovely photos for sure.Jeannettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115410908800997558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-12805054639563124752013-05-05T21:41:57.591-07:002013-05-05T21:41:57.591-07:00I think the bulb and other perennial storage type ...I think the bulb and other perennial storage type plants have the advantage this dry year over the annuals and thus are more prevalent. I also agree these photos are fantastic with the light coming through the petals.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378411362651806039noreply@blogger.com