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Saturday, July 30, 2016

A Plethora of Turks Caps


Oh wait a minute that's not right. Wrong Pictures
  Mrs. T. and our friends Bobby and Gary and I  were on a recent road trip searching for the original native Turks Caps Lilies. Today, found occasionally in unmowed ditches,   these striking  plants were  once  common on native prairies and the edges of woods. Take a look…..
Mr. Science (Gary) trying to get a close up of an elusive " Jumping Spider" hiding out in a Turks Cap.
 
Bobbi and Mrs. T. posing by a rare unmowed ditch loaded with rare prairie flowers. Thanks to the Erickson's for showing us the spot....:)
 
 Gotta love all those prairie flowers!

17 comments:

  1. You had me. I thought you were going to get political over the mess in Turkey.

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  2. Ha! I laughed a couple of times at your turk's caps. And the tiger lilies are darn pretty to look at, too. :-)

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  3. Turks caps -- glad you identified them -- see them about occasionally. Don't know if they are natural to my area? They certainly are beautiful. So much in nature to experience and learn about. -- barbara

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  4. Catchy title! We need people like you who show an interest in native plant preservation.

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  5. ANd why DO they mow those ditches? Afraid the wildlife will have someplace??
    Looks like a fun outing. You guys are lucky to find friends interested in the great outdoors. Hubby and I are still searching!

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  6. Yes, I thought this was going to be heavy.... grins. I didn't know those lilies were called Turks Caps.

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  7. Glad you found what you were looking for!

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  8. What a great find, the are truly a treasure.

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  9. Not at all what I was expecting and was pleasantly surprised. Aren't they lovely and growing freely in spite of man.

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  10. Ha ha! Such a brilliant color. I didn't know they were native plants. I always thought they were escapees from some old garden, so I learned something new.

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  11. This post is fabulous. What a great find. Those Turks caps are so lovely.

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  12. Our State wildflower is the Carolina Lily, so similar that almost everyone thinks it's the Turk's Cap. Both of them grow in profusion around here. Some people don't even try to tell the difference and call all of them "Carolina Turk's Cap" lilies.

    Love your photographs.

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  13. they're lovely. remind me of wisconsin. your intro made me laugh. :)

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  14. Thanks for this post, and the pictures of those beautiful wildflowers and lush Midwestern roadsides.

    Speaking of mowing, out here they often spray, which sounds worse, but there are some nasty plants that grow up when the native plants have been reduced by cow farming, or ranching as some call it.

    I have a recurring image in my mind of those Midwestern roadsides and the plants bending in a wave under the breeze of a passing car. I will probably remain out here, but that's home.

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  15. Wonderful.
    Indeed they do look like those Turk caps.

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  16. I love the pictures and the color is lovely.

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