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Advent of Spring

comments (1) April 15th, 2011 in gallery

AnneClarkDesign AnneClarkDesign, member
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Pasque Flower
Pasque flower 2
Crocus with bee
Iris reticulata enmass
Oh happy spring!
Pasque Flower Click the image to enlarge.

Pasque Flower

Photo: Anne Clark Design
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This beautiful flower is one of the first to bloom in my garden, usually around Easter.  The word Pasque is the French word for Easter, hence the name for this wonderful Colorado native plant.  Growing only about 12″ in height, this perennial requires little care, and minimal water.  You can see the fine hairs in this picture which are an indicator of its drought resistance, actually thriving with out supplemental water in my Northern Colorado garden.  The flowers are followed by fuzzy seed heads which extend this perennials season of interest into early summer.


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AnneClarkDesign writes: I tried to get this picture to upload in the landscape mode,which it was taken, to no avail, it looks soooo much better in its proper perspective, oh well...Happy Spring! Posted: 9:18 pm on April 15th
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