Summer Flowers on Nature Friday

 Wow, it's hard to believe it's the second Nature Friday in June. This year sure is zooming by, isn't it?? This week there are a whole bunch of new flowers blooming in the backyard. Thanks to the interwebs,  along with our friends that used to live here, we even have names for all of them. 

 

Let's go take a look!

 

Against the back fence there is a Penstemon or Beardstongue bush.Their flowers remind Mama and I of miniature Foxglove.

 

 

 

In front of the Beardstongue are two Blue Salvia

plants. Isn't the deep blue pretty?!

 

 

 

A little further to the right along the fence, the neighbors have a Desert Willow tree that cascades into our backyard, the blooms are just beautiful! 

 

 

 

A Mexican Bird of Paradise tree is a little further to the left of the Desert Willow. This 

pretty flower bush is also in the neighbor's backyard. But we have a young one growing in our backyard that will probably bloom next year!

 

 

 

 One of my favorite blooms and a great place to hunt lizards are the Texas Yucca blooms in the Cactus garden. 

 

 

This Texas Yucca has pink flowers, but the one we have in the front yard has yellow flowers. The birds don't care what color the flowers are, they just like to look for tasty and tender seeds in the flowers.

 

 We couldn't believe it when we found out these blooms will grow up to be Pomegranates!  Unfortunately for Mama, this plant is also in a neighbor's yard.

Looks like Mama is going top have to make some more new friends!

 

 

 

 Finally, these little flowers grow along the porch, aren't they a pretty purple?? They are called Zebra Mallows.

 

 

 

There you have some of the flowers blooming in our backyard right now.  Mama and I continue to be amazed at all the beauty we are finding in our High Desert Backyard!

 

 

 

Wishing you all a pretty Nature Weekend with lots of blooms!!

 

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