Hello Everyone! I sure do hope you have been doing well and enjoying these beautiful Fall days. Time flies by in our world here in Tallahassee as I am sure it does in your world. We have been coming and going a good bit and I always have my camera by my side to try to capture the beauty all around us. In later posts I will be sharing some of those photos.
Many years ago when the children were very young, one of our favorite things to do was to take long walks together, and enjoy all we saw along the way. Always at this time of year, when we were walking, the children were delighted whenever we came upon wildflowers like the ones seen in the below photos.
The years have gone by and the children are all grown, but when these wildflowers begin to bloom each year we all still remember the fun we had with these flowers.
These pretty bright yellow wildflowers bloom at this time of year and only for a short time
If you look closely in the below photo you will see multiple elongated, large, light green, bean-like pods growing along with the flowers. These pods are what made this plant so much fun for the children. The children called them "pop-beans" and still call them that to this day. They will say even now, "Mom the pop-beans are blooming."
Each one of those bean-like pods could be popped by firmly holding and squeezing each one which was delightful to the children, because they would make a loud popping sound.
The photo below shows one of these wildflower plants which happened to be growing outside of the fence. We often times bring some of these flowers back home with us and they make a beautiful dining room table arrangement. The flowers last in the vase in water for a long time.
A Master Gardener friend of mine from the Garden Club was good enough to share the name of this flower with me. She says this wildflower is called Crotalaria Spectabilis. It is an annual legume native to Indomalaysia. This plant is often found growing on roadside slopes, or open pastures in the Mid-South regions of the United States. The flowers attract bees, butterflies and birds. The plant grows best in full sun, is drought tolerant and does not require a lot of water.
In checking with Mr. Google I find that these wildflower seeds are available on Amazon through other sellers. Can you believe that!
If interested in obtaining these seeds you can click on this site:
Just to let you know one must be careful in planting this wildflower because it is known to be poisonous to livestock. This was a real surprise since they are OK for bees, butterflies and birds.
Thank you for visiting with us and enjoying some of the Lord's special creations. Wishing you a wonderful rest of your week wherever you may be.
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