Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: White

(Please scroll down to see two more pictures! :D) A few days ago, I posted pictures of White Hairy Owl's Clover , which was the 123rd Flower in my count. Today's flower is actually the same species, but it's yellow! Apparently this flower comes in both white and yellow, but I'm calling it a different species because this flower has a slightly different appearance, it grows in a different place and instead of standing at about 4-6" tall, this flower is about 8-10" tall. (This species is known to grow as tall as 16" but neither flower on my property is that tall.). It's found in the Pacific Northwest from British Columbia to California and as far east as Nevada and Idaho. If you would like to know more about this flower, Wiki has a small source here: Wiki: Owl's Clover (Castilleja tenuis)

Can you believe it?! 150 different flowers on our property, and only a handful were planted!! What an incredibly diverse variety of flowers! However, the show's not over yet! I did a rough count for the pictures I have left, and it looks like there will be 190 species when I've finished! Granted, I won't actually be finished because when next spring rolls around, I'm sure to find more species to add! :D What a great project it's been! Nested Star Flower is my name for this lovely, unidentified composite blossom, since I had no idea what it could be after an hour of searching though my books and all over the net. It may be in the wild carrot family, but it's possibly some sort of caraway variety. Whatever it is, it's undeniably beautiful with its bristle-edged leaves and dainty bed of stars, each with tiny yellow stamens for a flash of twinkling color.

I discovered this beautiful wildflower just outside our fence line one morning while walking the dogs, and soon found few more in both white and pale pink! This is a wild species of the very popular garden flower which has been cultivated to be a strong, climbing vine with huge blossoms. Most wild species tend to trail along the ground and can create dense carpets that can choke out other plants. There are over 1,000 different species around the world! Western Morning Glories are native to California and Oregon and bloom from May through July and feature blossoms which can be 2" in diameter. They grow in both meadow and open forest where they get full sun. If you would like to know more about Morning Glories, Wiki has a nice source here: Wiki: Morning Glory

2 more pictures above in notes! I know it's Autumn but I've still got lots of pictures of the flowers I found in Spring & Summer! As it is, I don't know if I'll get to the end of them by January! :D I'm doing my best though, and I hope you're still enjoying the show! :) Needle-Leaved Navarretia are well-named, as their leaves all end in sharp points! These tiny plants grow low to the ground in a round shape, producing beautiful, prickly bouquets of lovely 1/4" white blossoms topped by sparkling white stamens. They are native to southern Oregon and northern California and grow in dry, open habitats. If you would like to know more about this flower, I found a very nice page that shows pictures of many species of Navarretia that grow specifically in California, but many also grow in Oregon: Calflora: Navarretia . Wiki has a general species listing here" Wiki: Navarretia

What a surprise! I thought the little daisies that we all see in our lawns are Common Daisies! They aren't! "Lawn" daisies can be several different species but are usually "English Daisies". This flower is much larger than a lawn daisy. It has blossoms that are about 1" in diameter and grows 5-12 off the ground, and can form large plants covered with pretty white blossoms. They are very drought-resistant and somehow manage to grow without any water at all! Another difference you'll notice is that the petals are fewer in number and each is wider than that of a lawn daisy. Also known as an Oxeye Daisy, it's native to Europe and Asia, but has become naturalized all over the United States, Australia and New Zealand, growing in meadows, along roadsides and disturbed areas. It's considered to be a weed to some. Unopened flowers are sometimes marinated and eaten like capers in salads! I even found a Daisy Capers recipe ! These flowers can cause contact dermatitis to those sensitive to allergies. Common Daisies are often found in wildflower seed mixes and are a popular cultivated flower. If you would like to know more about this daisy, Wiki has a nice page here: Wiki: Common Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)

This tiny, delicate beauty grows everywhere on our property, and when it goes to seed, it makes millions and billions and zillions of tiny, annoying burrs. These then attach themselves to anything passing by. Socks can become so covered that it's easier to just throw them away than to spend an hour per sock to remove all of the burrs! We can't let Molly, our Border Collie, wander off our road during the late summer and fall because when she returns, she is totally covered from head to foot in burrs! What a nightmare! Since this is such an annoying weed, I wasn't surprised when I couldn't find the name of this wildflower! So for now, it's a Pink Burr Flower! (Not to be confused with White Burr Flower, which is a similar species but pure white...that will be coming up in the Flower Count! :D)

Steve and I went to the historic town of Jacksonville, Oregon a few weeks ago, and as we were walking around, I saw this butterfly flitting about. I followed it slowly all over a row of flowers until it finally stopped on a leaf to rest and I was able to creep in and get some pictures! This lovely butterfly is found over most of the world, where it causes damage to cabbage and mustard family crops. If you would like to know more about this pretty but damaging butterfly, Wiki has a very good page here: Wiki: Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae) Thanks so much for your visits, comments and favorites! I won't be able to comment much for the next week while I'm busy with my current project, but I am trying to visit a few pages when I can during breaks! Thanks for your patience! :) Explored on October 12, 2012, highest position #214.