Spring Wildflowers Watercolor

April has flown by so fast and with so many changes in the wildflower picture that I thought for today I would post some flowers that were started blooming a couple of weeks ago.  Some of these are still hanging on in some places and some have already gone to seed.  But first here is a watercolor I painted a number of years ago of some of my favorite spring wildflowers.  Many appear in April. Some a bit earlier.

Tomorrow I'll post some flowers I'm seeing now in late April.

Wildflower Painting

Wildflowers, 9 x 21 inch watercolor

The flowers in this painting are (from top to bottom and left to right):

Prairie Paintbrush, Gilia, Cedar Sage,  Stemless Evening Primrose,

Baby Blue-eyes, Indian Blanket, Bluebonnet, Winecup, Golden-eye Phlox

Early April Wildflower Photos

Bluebonnets and Cloth of Gold
 (Lesquerella gracilis; Mustard Family)

Cedar Sage (this one likes 
to grow 
under Cedar trees)

Green Thread

Wild Foxglove

Wild Foxglove

Sensitive Briar- a low growing
 plant whose leaves fold
up when touched

Blue Gilia

Damianita - this showy plant makes 
mounds of golden color in and fall.  

It is great for native gardening and 

the leaves have a pleasingly aromatic 

smell when touched.

Indian Blanket

Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars  
on Milkweed

White Barbara's Buttons

Englemans Daisy

Pink Evening Primrose