That is a wonderful color, isn’t it! They seem to grow in large enough groups that they really make their presence known. Sure pretty in a green meadow!
They do look like silk. The various textures of the wild flowers and how they handle light are fascinating. This one has a unique ability to reflect just the right amount of sun light.
Jane said silk — I was going to say satin. They are so beautiful. The striations in the petals really add some interest, and help to catch the eye — as if that saturated color couldn’t do it all by itself. I saw that reference to the Camas Prairie. I’m betting it got its name from another sort of flower.
I suspect that this Camas Prairie was indeed named for the camas flower which is a beautiful blue color too. Oddly enough though, I don’t recall seeing any there, but I usually don’t travel through there when the camas flowers are in bloom. A prairie area where camas grew was a very big thing for the Indians native to that area because camas roots were a very valuable food source.
This one is fairly common in various places across this area. It likes direct sun, tolerates dry conditions and sure brightens up a meadow or roadside.
One of the sad things about so many of our wild flowers is that they are very often completely overlooked. That isn’t true for this one: lots of people see it and enjoy it.
Flax flowers are sweet.. What a beautiful photo!
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Comment by Mother Hen — June 12, 2015 @ 9:30 pm
Yes, they are beautiful flowers. Only find them is a couple places though.
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Comment by montucky — June 12, 2015 @ 9:55 pm
Love the bold, joyful color…Such a treat for the eye.
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Comment by Charlie@Seattle Trekker — June 12, 2015 @ 9:37 pm
That is a wonderful color, isn’t it! They seem to grow in large enough groups that they really make their presence known. Sure pretty in a green meadow!
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Comment by montucky — June 12, 2015 @ 9:57 pm
A real true blue.
Pretty flower.
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Comment by wordsfromanneli — June 12, 2015 @ 10:01 pm
I haven’t seen them in gardens, but they would make pretty garden flowers.
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Comment by montucky — June 12, 2015 @ 10:06 pm
I agree!
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Comment by wordsfromanneli — June 14, 2015 @ 9:00 am
Incredible color!
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Comment by Sue — June 12, 2015 @ 10:33 pm
It is. These are hard to miss seeing!
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Comment by montucky — June 13, 2015 @ 9:31 pm
I’ve always liked flax flowers. These are nice ones.
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Comment by Malcolm R. Campbell — June 12, 2015 @ 10:46 pm
I like them too, especially because they are very colorful and larger than most wild flowers.
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Comment by montucky — June 13, 2015 @ 9:32 pm
What a dazzling blue! I love this picture. They shine like silk in the light.
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Comment by Jane — June 13, 2015 @ 12:52 am
They do look like silk. The various textures of the wild flowers and how they handle light are fascinating. This one has a unique ability to reflect just the right amount of sun light.
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Comment by montucky — June 13, 2015 @ 9:35 pm
What a lovely shade of blue.
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Comment by Vicki — June 13, 2015 @ 2:59 am
I agree, that’s a very pretty blue.
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Comment by montucky — June 13, 2015 @ 9:38 pm
Beautiful – that looks almost unreal! Such shiny petals, and what a wonderful blue.
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Comment by Jo Woolf — June 13, 2015 @ 3:48 am
I will always be fascinated and amazed by the things that wild flowers display and the ways in which they do it. There is so much beauty and variety!
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Comment by montucky — June 13, 2015 @ 9:42 pm
Jane said silk — I was going to say satin. They are so beautiful. The striations in the petals really add some interest, and help to catch the eye — as if that saturated color couldn’t do it all by itself. I saw that reference to the Camas Prairie. I’m betting it got its name from another sort of flower.
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Comment by shoreacres — June 13, 2015 @ 6:18 am
I suspect that this Camas Prairie was indeed named for the camas flower which is a beautiful blue color too. Oddly enough though, I don’t recall seeing any there, but I usually don’t travel through there when the camas flowers are in bloom. A prairie area where camas grew was a very big thing for the Indians native to that area because camas roots were a very valuable food source.
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Comment by montucky — June 13, 2015 @ 9:47 pm
Those are beautiful flowers and one I’ve never seen.
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Comment by New Hampshire Garden Solutions — June 13, 2015 @ 6:49 am
This one is fairly common in various places across this area. It likes direct sun, tolerates dry conditions and sure brightens up a meadow or roadside.
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Comment by montucky — June 13, 2015 @ 9:49 pm
Beautiful and so bright!
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Comment by Anonymous — June 13, 2015 @ 7:16 am
One of the sad things about so many of our wild flowers is that they are very often completely overlooked. That isn’t true for this one: lots of people see it and enjoy it.
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Comment by montucky — June 13, 2015 @ 9:50 pm
Wow. Gorgeous.
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Comment by Teresa Evangeline — June 13, 2015 @ 7:27 am
It is a spectacular flower, and the color goes so well with the green of the native grasses in early summer.
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Comment by montucky — June 13, 2015 @ 9:51 pm
Beautiful shiny blue!
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Comment by Candace — June 14, 2015 @ 3:03 pm
Agreed! I’d like to have more of them around.
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Comment by montucky — June 14, 2015 @ 3:11 pm
Very Nice! Love the color and texture!
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Comment by Reed Andariese — June 14, 2015 @ 3:45 pm
Thanks! They are nice subjects to photograph.
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Comment by montucky — June 14, 2015 @ 4:07 pm
so very pretty
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Comment by Tammie — June 15, 2015 @ 2:29 pm
Yes. I love the color and the sheen on the petals.
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Comment by montucky — June 15, 2015 @ 8:07 pm
I assume the species name in Linum lewisii is a tribute to the Lewis of Lewis and Clark fame.
All the Linum species in central Texas have flowers that are shades of red or orange, so this blue comes as a novelty for me.
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Comment by Steve Schwartzman — June 15, 2015 @ 5:14 pm
Yes, I believe it was named after Lewis, as many species or subspecies of the northwest wildflowers have been.
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Comment by montucky — June 15, 2015 @ 8:10 pm
They are so pretty and what a beautiful colour ! You captured them so beautifully !
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Comment by Jocelyne — June 16, 2015 @ 10:48 am
Thanks Jocelyne. They are very photogenic!
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Comment by montucky — June 16, 2015 @ 12:43 pm
Hi Montucky, Such jewels! Love that neon electric blue and shimmer, too! Have a fine day today!
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Comment by wildlifewatcher — June 16, 2015 @ 11:06 am
They do have a glow like jewels! Good description!
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Comment by montucky — June 16, 2015 @ 12:43 pm
Beautiful and awesome. I love the photo.
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Comment by Sartenada — June 24, 2015 @ 3:52 am
I love seeing it when it blooms in abundance every year about this time.
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Comment by montucky — June 24, 2015 @ 7:22 am