Dwarf Checkerbloom: The 122th Flower of Spring & Summer!

(I originally planned to make this picture the first in my presentation of this flower but decided to make it second after I uploaded it--that's why this one shows up before the originally published image, which is the next picture)

These lovely flowers grow all over our property and I smile every time I see them because they are so pretty. Naturally, I couldn't stop taking pictures, and I hope you enjoy the series below!

Dwarf Checkerbloom has a group of over ten subspecies, all of which grow in the Pacific Northwest from Washington to Baja, California. Some species are cultivated as garden flowers and can be found for sale in seed form.

If you would like to know more about this flower, Wiki has a small source here: Wiki: Checkerbloom (Sidalcea malviflora)