by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 19, 2011 | Flowers, Orobanchaceae Family, Photo Locations, Texas, Wildflowers
© 2011 Patty Hankins
When I was Texas earlier this year, I photographed several Texas Paintbrush (Castilleja Indivisa) plants. A member of the Scrophulariaceae (Figwort) family, they are related to the Orange Paintbrush I photographed in Colorado last summer.
© 2011 Patty Hanknis
Known also as Entire-leaf Indian Paintbrush or Scarlet Paintbrush, these showy wildflowers are native to Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. They are not listed as endangered or threatened any where in their native range.
© 2011 Patty Hankins
Texas Paintbrush prefers to grow in sandy soils. It is commonly found in meadows, prairies and along open roadsides.
© 2011 Patty Hankins
The flowers of the Indian Paintbrush are actually small, inconspicuous and green. They are surrounded by the bright red bracts. Together the flowers and bracts form a paintbrush shaped spike that gives the flowers their name.
© 2011 Patty Hankins
Texas Paintbrush should be propagated from seeds gathered in the spring when the capsules are dry and brown. The seeds should then be planted the following fall. Transplanting mature Texas Paintbrush plants will kill them.
More information about Texas Paintbrush can be found online at
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
USDA Plant Profiles
by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 17, 2011 | Asteraceae Family, Flowers, Lamiaceae Family, New Photos, Photo Locations, Texas, Wildflowers
Salvia & Blanketflowers © 2011 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo – Salvia & Blanketflowers – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website.
Yes – another photo of Texas Wildflowers. Whenever I head to a new location to photograph wildflowers I always hope to find a field full of local wildflowers. When I spotted this set of Engelmann’s Salvia (Salvii Engelmannii) and Texas Blanketflowers (Gaillardia pulchella) I knew I’d found the scene that would represent a field of Texas wildflowers. The Salvia has wonderful shades of purple – that contrast so nicely with the bright yellow & red in the blanketflowers. I just smile everytime I look at this photo – it brings such great memories of the beauty I saw in Texas.
This photograph is available as either a 12 X 18″ or 20 X 30″ gallery-wrapped canvas. You can order Salvia & Blanketflowers from my website.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 10, 2011 | Asteraceae Family, Flowers, New Photos, Photo Locations, Texas, Wildflowers
Mexican Hats © 2011 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo – Mexican Hats – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website.
Mexican Hats is the third wildflower photograph from my trip to Texas earlier this year. Also known as Prairie Coneflowers, these bright yellow & red flowers are very common on the Texas Prairie. In large clusters, they create a wave of yellow and red fluttering in the breeze. As I was planning my trip to Texas, I saw photos of the Mexican Hats in my wildflower books – I knew they were going to be one of the flowers that I’d be looking to photograph.
This photograph is available as either a 12 X 15″ or 20 X 26″ gallery-wrapped canvas. You can order Mexican Hats from my website.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 3, 2011 | Asteraceae Family, Flowers, Photo Locations, Photo of the Month, Texas, Wildflowers
Texas Blanketflower © 2011 Patty Hankins
In May I was invited to Texas to photograph wildflowers on some private property one of my friends knew about. There were over 600 acres of woods, streams, fields and wildflowers. As you can imagine I spent a few wonderful days photographing there. One of the most common wildflowers in bloom was Blanketflowers – Gaillardia pulchella. I love the bright colors of these wild asters. They are related to the Arizona Sun Blanket Flowers I photographed a few years ago. This was the first of the Texas wildflowers I edited up after the trip – and it’s still one of my favorites.
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by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 20, 2011 | Flowers, New Photos, Onagraceae Family, Photo Locations, Texas, Wildflowers
I’ve recently added a new photo – Showy Primrose – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website.
Showy Primrose is the second wildflower photograph from my trip to Texas earlier this year. The Showy Primroses were one of the first wildflowers I saw as I drove north from Dallas. Along the sides of the road I kept spotting these wonderful pink flower fluttering in the wind. Once I actually photographing – I quickly spotted a patch of the showy primroses to focus on. I the love combination of the pinks in the petals, the yellow/green in the center and the white/yellow stamens. The flowers were about 2″ across – so you can imagine how wonderful a large patch of them look blowing in a gentle Texas breeze. As I photographed them, I knew that I’d be printing up at least one of Showy Primrose photos – after all – who can resist pink wildflowers as beautiful as the showy primroses.
This photograph is available as either a 12 X 15″ or 20 X 26″ gallery-wrapped canvas. You can order Showy Primrose from my website.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Jun 1, 2011 | Flowers, Photo Locations, Texas, Wildflowers
Here are a few more of the wonderful wildflowers I photographed in Texas last month. I always love photographing wildflowers in a new location – so nice to see new to me wildflowers growing in their native habitats.
Engelmann’s Salvia – salvia engelmannii – salvia is a member of the mint family
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Purple Prairie Clover – dalea purpurea – a member of the Bean family
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Stiff Stem Flax – linum berlandieri – related to the Western Blue Flax I photographed in Colorado
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Blanketflower – gailaardia pulchella – related to the Arizona Sun Blanket Flower I photographed in a local garden
© 2011 Patty Hankins
Devil’s Claw – proboscidea louisianica – a member of the sesame family
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Texas vervain – verbena halei – a member of the vervain family. The flowers on Texas Vervain are very small – they are up to 1/4″ across.
© 2011 Patty Hankins
I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing some of the wildflowers I photographed in Texas. I’m already trying to figure out when the bluebonnets will bloom there next year. I’m hoping to see and photograph them some day.
