An evening stroll through the prairie at Shaw Nature Reserve…
So many different varieties of wildflowers!
And the smell! Flowery, fresh summer; the most fragrant stroll!
Shaw is one of my favorite places.
Wildflowers in the cool breeze.
Cool breeze? On July 15th?! It’s 70 degrees!
Different areas of the prairie seemed to have different combinations of wildflowers.
In this one particular area there were tons of blazing stars (the purple stalk that looks like a pipe cleaner) just beginning to bloom.
Bright white blooms
We only saw a few of this type.
Running through the prairie.
And stopping to…
watch…
the clouds.
These were some of my favorites.
Another view.
More pretty white flowers.
There were lots of these frilly flowers.
Looks like an orange version of the milkweed in Spy Garden.
Rich purple
Grass
The Rothko Shot
Restroom Break!
Yes, the green roof does look great and man, those bathrooms were sparkling clean!
Be wery, wery quiet we’re hunting wabbits.
Sneaky.
Vibrant
Cheery Yellow
Tons of variations of black-eyed-Susan-type flowers…
Including this unusual variety…
Another.
Teepee
Walking
These were awesome!
Some of the wildflowers remind me of orchids.
To see Shaw in winter click here.
To see the playground at Shaw click here.
To learn more about Shaw and the Missouri Botanical Garden click here.
Is that (first) yellow with the crimson center a wildflower? Wow. I’m not sure if I could use any of these but I’m in the market for a photo that would go with the poem brewing in my head. On the chance I’d like to use any of your shots, may I do so with a link-back to your blog in the caption?
Diana
Yes, lots of amazing wildflowers in our neck of the woods! Yes, you can use the photo: would definitely appreciate the link-back!
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Your gorgeous wildflowers are all exotics here. Where they grow wild in your woods and fields here we have to hide them behind fences as they are SO delicious to our own native animals. Love this post, full of the fecundity of mid summer :)
Thanks;) Good word. I think it will be a “Fecundity Friday” post day.
Glad I could be of assistance ;)
I’ve never seen the prairie when it’s green — I always go in the fall! Do you need IDs on some of those flowers? You didn’t list names but that may have been by design… I’ll contribute anyway: The spiky ones you like right after the cloud photos is “rattlesnake master” Eryngium yuccafolium. Frilly purple flowers looks like Monarda of some sort (Wild Bergamot?). The orange flowers are butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa, and the unusual coneflowers with the tall “eyes” might be Ratibida columnifera, aka “mexican hat”.
Thanks a lot for the ID’s…I didn’t actually know any of those (except the butterfly weed). LOVE the name “Rattlesnake Master” that’s great!
Oh, my gosh, I would have gone crazy here! SO many beautiful wildflowers and amazing prairie habitat, MBG just keeps going up and up in my book! Thanks for the tour! (Definitely going on the bucket list!)
Its one of my favorite places on earth! And I haven’t even explored half of it (yet!) ;)
Just stunning! Thanks for the virtual visit.
Thanks, happy to share ;)