The flower of Cypripedium guttatum, commonly known as the spotted lady's slipper, blooming in Fairbanks in mid-June.

Info in my Alaska Wildflower Guide: https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildflowers/cypripedium-guttatum-spotted-ladys-slipper/

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Our Barrel Cacti have stopped blooming for the season & are now topped by yellow fruits (and yes, we’ve seen a 😍Bobcat recently, but just walking through our yard not lounging as I drew in 2023 for this Perpetual Journal page).

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I #SHOWTHELOVE with plantable flax seed hearts

https://spectra.video/w/a2MfwCNRsYhE1S3cvWx4UM

I #SHOWTHELOVE with plantable flax seed hearts

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Wildflower - You Knock Me Out
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A nice summery one, Northern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella). I'm not sure why flying insects are attracted to something that looks like a mouth, but it works.
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Something to look out for next spring, particularly under old Hazel hedges but it can be found under many species of tree and shrub in dark, damp spots. It's Toothwort (Lathraea squamaria), a total parasite, getting all of it's nutrient and energy from the host plant. I'ts an uncommon plant, but seems to be happy popping up in any suitable habitats in towns & villages. This specimen was in Morpeth, Northumberland.
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After 17 months off & on I finally finished Tucson Yard Journal: February—the 9th in a monthly series highlighting the amazing flora & fauna in my yard. February features lots of wildflowers in bloom! Read about my art process on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/fast-art-and-slow-art

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A simple Ox-eye Daisy flower (Leucanthemum vulgare), but if you look at the tallest "petal" just right of centre, the tip looks sort of torn off. Actually it shows the tips of the petals which were fused to form this "Ray Floret". What looks like a single flowerhead is a composite of hundreds of individual flowers. Many plants do this, they are in a family called the Asteracea - it's a very successful strategy.
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