Monday, October 08, 2007

Autumn plumes


Autumn plumes

At last we had a day that felt something really like Autumn! I don't know what this vine is called (Apache plumes?), but this time of year it is very pretty, growing wild along the roadside fences.

9 comments:

Bobbie said...

I love this picture of Apache Plumes and used to love seeing them when the seed pods would burst open. We used to have one nearby when we lived on the farm and I looked for it every year.

Antigone said...

Wow, I have never seen this around here. Next time you see it, you will have to show me.

Irene said...

Incredible North American flora, things you don't see around here. Very interesting!

lebanesa said...

That is lovely, looks like one of the wild clematis we have here. So shiny and pristine.

Hannah's Mom said...

Beautiful! Looks so whimsical. Thanks for sharing!

Bev said...

Never seen any plants like these - what an evocative name. We go have foxgloves., which look like little gloves a fox might wear, however

Bev said...

Never seen any plants like these - what an evocative name. We go have foxgloves., which look like little gloves a fox might wear, however

Artists With Artitude said...

This is so beautiful and dreamy. Is it true that these plants can grow up to 6feet?

lebanesa said...

I looked on a botanist website - realised that Apache Plumes something completely different from what I thought. The flower looks like a rock rose - very pretty. That's the interesting thing about close-ups, I imagined this as like our clematis, a big wild vine type plant. On the web it looks like a shrub. Lovely plant.