Today I found a new wildflower nestled in among a group of twist leaf yucca. I quickly identified it as Fringed Puccoon, Lithospermum incisum. It makes a very attractive clump, the flowers having 5 fringed petals united to form a long tube. Have I missed it before or did the weather just produce the right conditions for it to bloom. The roots, which produce a red/purple dye were used by the native tribes and settlers. They also had medicinal uses. I shall be looking out for the seeds to form in the hope of growing some in the rock garden.
Hey, I like it! And what a wonderful name 'Fringed Puccoon'.
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David/ Houston
It's a lovely little thing. What a great find. You've gotta love these little surprises that pop up in the garden every now and then. Fantastic common name!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of our little native monkey flowers, mimulus.
ReplyDeletewhat an incredible find...good luck with the seeds and growing more
ReplyDeleteWhat a special find - hoping that you'll be able to grow more from its seed. Chris
ReplyDeleteThis is a pretty little thing!!! Hope you can grow more from the seed!!!
ReplyDeleteThose are wild flowers? Wow! they are so lovely and bright as daffodils. I wont mind having clumps of them in my garden which are mainly white flowers!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely bloom. The only things I find in my garden are weeds!
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