June 7, 2018
Mallow Ninebark ~ Physocarpus malvaceus
Mallow Ninebark is a deciduous shrub that will grow up to 6 feet tall and adorns itself with these clusters of flowers in spring and early summer. Its name comes from the belief that there are nine layers of fibrous bark on its stems.
June 1, 2017
Just a short hike today, but some new flowers in bloom. I’ll hike up high tomorrow, probably above the wildflowers, but who knows.
Wild Blue Flax~ Linum lewisii
Wood’s Rose ~ Rosa woodsii
Three-spot Mariposa Lily ~ Calochortus apiculatus
Silvery Lupine (in white) ~ Lupinus argenteus
Yarrow ~ Achillea millefolium
Elegant Mariposa Lily ~ Calochortus elegans
Sulphur Penstemon ~ Penstemon attenuatus
Mallow Ninebark ~ Physocarpus malvaceus
July 3, 2011
A few weeks ago I created a number of posts to display the wildflowers that bloom in a Montana Spring. Spring has become summer, and new species have begun to bloom. I will begin now to catalog as many as I can as the wildflowers of summer.
Yellow Sweet-clover ~ Melilotus officinalis 6/20
Viper’s Bugloss ~ Echium vulgare 6/20
Fleabane 6/20
Narrow-leaved Collomia ~ Collomia linearis 6/20
Mallow Ninebark ~ Physocarpus malvaceus 6/20
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