Maggie at the Stockyards

I may have thought I was posting Iris "Perfect Pitch" earlier in the season, but it was Swingtown. Here's Perfect Pitch, just after opening. Its buds look like blue-black silk.

Summer, I have more red flowers than usual on my porch this year, but I didn't know about Canada. Mine are red because my 5- and 3-year-old grandsons chose a hanging basket for me in their favorite colors, red and yellow respectively. :-)

The latest puzzle. If it doesn't soon quit raining and dry up so I can get outside to take pictures, I will run out of puzzles to do.

Bougainvillea on Santorini, Greece. Living on the Canadian prairies, I was amazed at the lushness of the beautiful blooms that even covered the canopy to the restroom entrance (2nd photo). I mentioned this to the attendant and she broke off a sprig for me to take along.

First wildflowers of spring - such cheerful and colorful little things!

Great Egret with a tasty snack.

Interesting plant, Nicole. It's not the nightshade that grows here in the northeast, but I don't know what it is.

Nicole post it to the name that plant forum you will get an answer quickly.

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/namegal

Just walked into the atrium and took this picture. My stargazer lilies are blooming. Huge plate size flowers.

Nicole, the flowers look an awful lot like my comfrey, although my leaves are wider. I wonder if it could be a comfrey variety (or relative).

Alisande....the flower on mine, has very little petal hanging out of the green "sheath".

I guess mine do protrude more. But their presentation is similar. Maybe in the same family (if it's a big one).

I posted it in the "name that plant forum" about 1 minute ago..."Hounds tongue"

Cynoglossum officinale

I found this....lol:

The smell of the plant resembles dogs' urine so travellers would put some in their shoes to ward off dogs as they walked along.

(I'm guessing it's deer proof...eh!)

See I told you those folks are smart and fast! Well that's one I never heard of before! Lol

Quite an interesting history! Cures baldness and madness lol

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynoglossum_officinale

Impact: Infests pasture and rangeland, where it is toxic to livestock

Nicole, it would also attract ticks, who are always looking for a "urinator" to provide a blood meal. :-)

But who would want to have the inside of their shoes smelling like dog urine?? I guess travelers were a tough lot in the old days.

Alisande....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh......that's good to know!

Alisande- laughing audibly at who would want there shoes smelling like dog urine....my thoughts exactly.

Nicole- your plant almost looks like a sweet face to me.

sabbath.....If our planet is ever invaded by an alien race, I think you should be our emissary. :0) You would see the good in all the weirdness. :0) :0) lol

It is spurge. Rainbow ascot i think. Wood spurge. Isn't it beautiful?