04/01/26

 Happy April!  It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  Today's image is one of my favorites that I am looking forward to seeing again this year.  This is Missouri Evening Primrose which blooms May through July.  This flower is very drought tolerant.  It's flowers open in the evening and then usually close by mid-morning the next day unless if it's cloudy, they can remain open longer.

06/11/25

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  Today's flower is one that has been blooming quite a lot in the area, the Missouri Evening Primrose.  It likes rocky soils and grows beautifully on hillsides.  It usually blooms May through July.  The flowers usually open near sunset and then close by mid-day the next day.  If it is cloudy out they can stay open even longer or open earlier.  Night flying moths will pollinate them and the flower will droop down after pollination.

02/05/25

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  Today's image is of a trio of Missouri Evening Primroses.  They usually bloom May through July.  The flowers generally open in the evening and close by mid morning the following day.  Night flying moths are the pollinators.  They are very drought hardy plants and can be found growing in very rocky soils.

05/15/24

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  Today's flower is one that is blooming around my area and can be tricky to see.  This is Missouri Evening Primrose.  They are often found on rocky hillsides or disturbed rocky areas.  The flowers last only a day, they usually open in late afternoon and close by the next morning.  They can stay open longer if it is cloudy out.  They usually can be found blooming May through August.

03/27/24

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  Spring has sprung though it has been very cold in the mornings the last couple of days and didn't feel like it.  Today's flower is one I am looking forward to seeing again.  This is Missouri Evening Primrose.  They bloom from May through July and open at sunset and close in the heat of the next day.  They will stay open longer if it's cloudy out and this was the case when I saw these. The flowers face up until pollinated and then face down.  These flowers are very drought resistant as well which is good for our area as we have trouble getting consistent rain.  😏

6/17/20

Wildflower Wednesday is here once again.   It seem to roll around rather quickly these days.  I captured this image late last month with my phone but it came out rather well and even captured the rain drops from back when we got rain.  This is a Missouri Evening Primrose blooming on the grounds of the old schoolhouse near where I live.

6/12/19

I decided to have another Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog.  This is another that was in bloom out on Konza prairie during the Annual Wildflower Walk which is always held the first weekend in June.  This is a beautiful Missouri Evening Primrose looking perfect on the evening of June 2.

5/23/18

I took this image just a couple days ago.  The Missouri Evening Primroses are blooming like crazy in my area of Kansas.  It's so lovely to see the pops of bright yellow.  I captured this lovely group of 4 and in the background is a Coneflower preparing to bloom as well.