Chickadee Photo Art

Manitoba Wildflowers Part 4

// July 22nd, 2009 // Boreal Forest, Scenic, Wildflowers

We are  into full bloom season and the wildflowers are just beautiful. Today, an assortment of flowers that grow locally.  This first photo is a close up of a Columbine flower.  They are usually in this colour range with single blooms hanging on delicate stems of the plant.

Below is a photo  of a delicate pink flower called Twinflower.  Likely named Twinflower because there are two blooms on each stem. They grow low to the ground and are about 8 inches high with the little pink bell flowers facing the ground.  It appears they like the shaded moist areas of the forrest more than open areas.

Next is a Milkweek or Swampweed which is getting ready to flower.   I’ll post photos of it when it blooms.  They are beautiful and hardy plants that attract Monarch butterflies.  Last year for some reason there were no butterfly larvae on the plant but the year before there were many Monarch larvae.  It was very interesting to watch the different stages of the Monarch life cycle.  Hummingbirds also are attracted to this plant.

Enjoy!

~Sharon