Splendid Mariposa (Calochortus splendens)

Anybody know of another flower with purple pollen?

Strangley ... yes!

Some Codonopsis (among other genera) have purple pollen.




Hehehehehehe :P

Sigh.

Baa.

It figures....

Ok, O Sublime & Exalted Bright Light of Chromogenics - name another flower that has *bright red* stamens and purple pollen!

:P yerself.

Specifically Lily or any genera?

Waffle.


Chicken!!!

well, I'd never seen purple pollen, very cool!!

Thanks tiG!!!!!

(You hold her down, and I'll tickle her feet!)

Do that and I'll make sure you life will be filled with double flowered Geraniums and Chrysanthemums forever more.

Back to the question, bright red stamens weren't even in the original question Mr Goal Post Mover, which I answered fairly.

hehehe, y'all are funny!!

"Double flowered Geraniums and Chrysanthemums"??

Sounds 'simply' beautiful!!! I love the perfume of geranium leaves. Thanx!

I hope your life is filled with sweetly fragrant roses!

Now where's the flower with bright red stamens and purple pollen?? I'm waiting....


(Hehehe- that got 'er! ;)

No it didn't because now your post man is almost going to collapse under the weight of the Chrysanths and Geraniums I'm ordering for you.

You know I don't know of any with purple pollen AND red stamens or I'd have said so earlier :P

lol!

Ahem.

So the High Baa Herself admits there is no more sublime a flower than Calochortus splendens, and that we Southern Californians are the luckiest people alive, in the known universe, for having such riches growing around us (where there aren't any malls or subdivisions yet)?

(I almost wish you had found a flower with bright red stamens and purple pollen, because my next question was: "how about *snow white* fungoid processes"??????!!!!!)

;) (hehehe)

You managed to read all that into a few sentances??? Quite apart from the fact that I live in a county with such verdant splendour that So Cal only dreams of............

"Verdant splendor"?? Ha! - moss, damp squishy moss.

You obviously have never enjoyed the splendors of Southern California's coastal scrub, boasting not only the exquisite blooms of Calochortus splendens, but also the deliciously scented foliage of Salvia mellifera and Eriogonum fasciculatum, the beckoning softness of Opuntia prolifera, and the tactile pleasure of Toxicodendron diversilobum leaves; not to mention the intricate beauty of a bunch of Cuscuta californica.

Poor Baa! To be denied so much beauty - and to be rained on so much!!

Well I'm almost swayed by your scinitllating wildflowers of SoCal but not quite.

Moss has it's attractions as does gentle rain since garden destroying weather is quite rare on these isles. A lot of green does, however, bring forth a multitude of Grockelus vulgaris and Turpis agrestis but we also have the truely sublime Bogartum caninum, a unique species to SW Hampshire, that gives the country hikes a year round interest.

Hmm - the Grockelus vulgaris I find a bit common, and the Turpis agrestis a bit, well, loud, but as far as the Woofiaceae are concerned, Bogartum caninum is admittedly interesting, although in the wild it can get somewhat unkept and smelly.

But remember Exalted Taxonomitrix - San Diego Co. alone is as about half as big as all England, and has 5 or six distinct ecosystems, where one can sometimes still find the almost extinct Conformitatis oser, or the almost ubiquious coastal communities of Escariorum lavator, or in the north the Los Angeles ssp. Birota automataria var. levis.

But I must admit: B. caninum is, on reflection, a true wonder! Ok - we'll call a truce and agree to disagree.

Cup of tea Dear?

I have to say it's been a while since I've seen Escariorum lavator or Birota in the wild in these parts, I'm sure there are still pockets of disused land where such genera live on. C. oser is a new one to me, do you have any photos of it in your collection?

B. caninum does indeed have a choice odour but very garden worthy.

Two sugars please and just a spot of milk.