GrrlScientist posted a couple of photos of cultivated dahlias in Manhattan (one so pink it hurts my eyes), so I though I’d post photos of some relatives of this and other garden ornamentals that grow wild in the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Chihuahua.
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- Wild Dahlia, D. sherffii, Madera, Chihuahua
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- Begonia gracilis (?), Madera Chihuahua
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- Salvia sp., Madera, Chihuahua
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- Mexican Shell-flower, Tigridia pavonia, Ejido El Largo, Chihuahua
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- Wild poinsettia, Euphorbia sp., Madera, Chihuahua
Sheri,
Pretty photos and cool blog. I also blog: http://www.snakeadventures.blogspot.com/ and I invite you to check out my blog and add it to your bloglist if you think it is interesting. Will you let me know what you think?
Thanks,
Robby
By: Robby on June 1, 2009
at 2:10 pm
Such pretty flowers!
Happy blogoversary!
By: Teena in Toronto on June 7, 2009
at 7:20 am
That mexican shell flower is amazing! nice photos!
By: Dawn Fine on June 9, 2009
at 1:24 pm