Flowers

Nowadays, I seem to have trouble remembering my own last name, but somehow I remember this little ditty from when I was young. And it pushes into my memory every year when I'm outside and become aware of the smell of the earth warming and of the cacophony of birds singing as many of them make their way back to our area.

The magnificent rebirthing is again happening in Pine Brook. Before long you will see small shoots and colors pushing their way toward the sun. Below is a list of flowers that will be bursting forth this spring. Not all are present in all places in Pine Brook, and indeed, this is not an exhaustive list, but it is fun to see how many you can find. And perhaps you will give a small "thank you" to the wondrous diversity that protects and enhances our neighborhood.

Using common names for flowers is a hazardous business. Latin is much better, but beyond my grasp. I have used the Guide to Colorado Wildflowers, Volumes 1 and 2 by G. K. Guennel as a reference. If you are looking for a flower book, these two are pretty good, although I have not found any book that has all the flowers.

Yellow Flowers

Butter-and-Eggs (Figwort Family)

Buttercup (Buttercup Family)

Common Mullein (Figwort Family)

Cream Tips (Aster Family)

False Dandelion (Aster Family)

Golden Banner (Pea Family)

Leafy Cinquefoil (Rose Family)

Mustards (Mustard Family)

Oregon Grape (Barbery Family)

Prickly Pear Cactus (Cactus Family)

Wavyleaf Dandelion (Aster Family)

Western Wallflower (Mustard Family)

Whiskbroom Parsley (Celery Family)

Yellow Salsify (Aster Family)

Yellow Stonecrop (Stonecrop Family)

White Flowers

Easter Daisy (Aster Family)

Kinnikinnik (Heath Family)

Milkvetch (Pea Family)

Miner's Candle (Borage Family)

Mountain Candytuft (Mustard Family White)

Mouse-Ear Chickweed (Chickweed Family)

Poison Ivy (Sumac Family)

Prickly Poppy (Poppy Family)

Pussytoes (Aster Family)

Rock Primrose (Primrose Family)

Sand Lily (Lily Family)

Sprawling Daisy (Aster Family)

Spring Beauty (Purslane Family)

White Larkspur (Hellebore Family)

Wild Strawberry (Rose Family)

Western Chokecherry (Rose Family)

Yucca (Agave Family)

Red/Pink Flowers

Colorado Loco (Pea Family)

Mountain Ball Cactus (Cactus Family)

Rocky Mountain Phlox (Phlox Family)

Shooting Star ( Primrose Family)

Showy Milkweed (Milkweed Family)

Blue/Purple Flowers

Blue Flax (Flax Family)

Chiming Bells (Borage Family)

Common Skullcap (Mint Family)

Cranesbill (Geranium Family)

Early Larkspur (Hellebore Family)

Grape Hyacinth (Lily Family)

Pasque Flower (Buttercup Family)

Penstemmons (Figwort Family)

Showy Daisy (Aster Family)

Storksbill (Geranium Family)

Western Spiderwort (Spiderwort Family)

Wild Iris (Iris Family)

SPRING IS SPRUNG