2006_1683 Scarlet Mallow
Its strange name notwithstanding, Scarlet Mallow - which obviously is not scarlet - is a beautiful wildflower that grows in scattered locations across the northern prairie, but seems to love ditches and road margins best. I don't even know what to call that colour. Tangerine? I think it has more red in it than straight orange. Yes, it probably should have been named Tangerine Mallow. A specimen of this plant was collected by none other than Meriwether Lewis during his famous voyage with William Clark and the Corps of Discovery (1804-1806).
Still eight or nine square-crop wildflower photos to upload, which is why I am offering two per day, double my normal pace. I want to get to other things. Still, it has been some time since I put up a flower series. If feels right to give them their due appreciation for brightening up the spring and early summer prairie.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
2006_1683 Scarlet Mallow
Its strange name notwithstanding, Scarlet Mallow - which obviously is not scarlet - is a beautiful wildflower that grows in scattered locations across the northern prairie, but seems to love ditches and road margins best. I don't even know what to call that colour. Tangerine? I think it has more red in it than straight orange. Yes, it probably should have been named Tangerine Mallow. A specimen of this plant was collected by none other than Meriwether Lewis during his famous voyage with William Clark and the Corps of Discovery (1804-1806).
Still eight or nine square-crop wildflower photos to upload, which is why I am offering two per day, double my normal pace. I want to get to other things. Still, it has been some time since I put up a flower series. If feels right to give them their due appreciation for brightening up the spring and early summer prairie.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.