Saturday, July 17, 2010

Blooms Along Cottonwood







As if on cue, all the mock orange bushes bloomed at once, masses of white flowers on green hedges that line the waterways. They smell like heaven. The flower that Tom calls Sea Foam is at its peak. If that's not what it's called, it should be; it is perfectly described by its name. The Tiger lillies are also in full bloom, but the Shasta lillies are done. There was 7 foot tall Shasta lilly with 21 blooms down by Queen's Bath this year.


Y'know, I think what we call Tiger lillies are really just different variety of Shasta lillies. They don't look anything like the pale pink/white lillies, but both varieties are called Shasta lillies.

I was never very good with the botanical names. I just love the way they look and smell.

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