Old Plainsman White
This flower reminds me of a wedding. Sometimes my creative thinking gets away from me a bit. But bear with me. If this flower was something else it would be a wedding. It doesn’t seem like much far away, very ordinary in fact. But up close it’s little flowers are so simple but pretty.
I love the name of the flower above; Snow on the Mountain. And doesn’t it just look like a winter flower? Kind of reminds me of the Poinsettia, so I wonder if it is at all related. It also reminds me a little of the Edelweiss in the Alps of Germany.
And below, I think the color palette that came out of this flower gone to seed is so beautiful. I love it and I definitely feel like the colors inspire a simple and clean feel.
With many more white wildflowers to choose from, I created a sampler here from what I saw and captured on the prairie. One name worth mentioning that is a very common wildflower in Kansas and elsewhere- the Annual Fleabane. They are those little daisy looking flowers that grow all over on roadsides and in fields. (Pictured in upper right corner of collage below.)
Watch for more Colors on the Kansas Prairie in this series:
Resources:
Kansas Wildflowers by Color | Great Palins Nature Center | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center |Nature Gate
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