Flower Gallery

Echinacea, Echinacea augustifolia

Echinacea, Echinacea augustifolia close-up of flower head medicinal herb, petals, useful for late colour in the flower border drought-tolerant perennial plants growing to 1 or 2 m in height, found growing on the prairies where it was used by the native north americans, boosts immune system and helps to fight colds. Colourful, pink flowers in a field

Soaptree Yucca, Yucca elata

Soaptree Yucca (Yucca elata) & the Belt of Venus - Tularosa Basin, Chihuahuan Desert, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, flowers.Agave has succulent, fibrous leaves, fibres used for textiles, also the sap is rich in saponins which make a lather, so traditionally used in soap making
Also visible in this photograph, a phenomenon called The Belt Of Venus seen during a cloudless twilight, just before sunrise or after sunset, part of the atmosphere above the horizon appears slightly pink, appearing as a band of pink the dark eclipsed sky and the blue sky