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| Yarrow, in a soft shade of pink. © SB |
And a soft, delicate pink, too. A faint blush or wash of colour — but enough to be clearly noticeable.
The just-opening flowers seemed to be a darker shade of pink, which made me wonder if these I'd photographed fully open would perhaps fade even paler with age.
I found these plants in the Frenchman River campground at Grasslands National Park. (And yes, there were white Yarrow plants growing there, too.)
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| Pink Yarrow, with its flower head comprised on many small flowers © SB |
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| Pink Yarrow, just coming into bloom. (No trickery - colour balance as shot.) © SB |
Prairie Wildflower: Yarrow
Location: Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada
Photo Date: June 13, 2016
Photo Date: June 13, 2016
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Thank you for sharing all these beautiful wildflowers, as i am on kind of on a quest to raise awareness.. ehhh I was just wondering when do you see the first flowers appearing, is it another month? or when you look can one find a fluffy crocus bud poking up already in March or late Febr.? Thanks, Jozien
ReplyDeleteIt depends how mild the spring is, but I haven't seen flowers until at least late April. Prairie crocuses start to come up any time time from then through May -- one year, they were flowering at Mother's Day, other years, it's been earlier.
DeleteThank you :) So it is very similar here in the Yukon. Do you know any other websites/blogs that cover prairie wildflowers?
DeleteOops, i just see you have links! that is wonderful, thank you!
DeleteI may not have Yukon links - but I'm sure the same Yarrow grows there!
DeleteAll my best,
Shelley