Thursday, May 28, 2015

Prairie Smoke

 Prairie Smoke seed heads (in front of a fence that you cannot see in this photo)

This is not a common wild flower in south-central Ontario, but grows beautifully on the Carden Plain northeast of where I live.

Prairie Smoke flowers

You can sorta see the fence in the background.

 Prairie Smoke 

On the Carden Plain, most of the Prairie Smoke grows within the confines of pasture fences, but a few wayward plants grow on the outside.

Inside one of the fences

The seed heads look a bit like pink smoke in the distance.

I am linking to Good Fences HERE
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53 comments:

  1. DeniseinVAMay 28, 2015 at 7:29 AM

    Never seen Prairie Smoke before. It is a gorgeous wildflower. Great photos!

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  2. AndyMay 28, 2015 at 7:46 AM

    It's a new one for me. It's also a beaut.

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  3. eileeninmdMay 28, 2015 at 7:53 AM

    Oh wow, the Prairie Smoke looks beautiful. I love the pretty color. The first shot is lovely. Have a happy day!

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  4. Cranberry MorningMay 28, 2015 at 8:02 AM

    I've never seen that plant before. What a perfect name for it! It's so pretty.

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  5. The Furry GnomeMay 28, 2015 at 8:11 AM

    Didn't know you'd find fields of that near Carden. Beautiful!

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  6. MontanagirlMay 28, 2015 at 8:13 AM

    I have never seen this flower before...very pretty! That first photo is a real winner!!

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  7. BasiaWMay 28, 2015 at 8:20 AM

    It's so pretty.

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  8. The CrankyMay 28, 2015 at 8:25 AM

    This is a new one for me, very pretty... and made even more so by your skills!

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  9. MadSnapperMay 28, 2015 at 8:25 AM

    the last photo shows why they call it prarie smoke, this is one beautiful plant, i love the first shot of it. i want one

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  10. Gill - That British WomanMay 28, 2015 at 8:41 AM

    never seen it before either. I wonder is it a protected flower like the trillium?

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  11. TexWisGirlMay 28, 2015 at 8:57 AM

    wow! really neat plant! thanks, tina!

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  12. KathyMay 28, 2015 at 9:22 AM

    It's so wispy and beautiful! Wish I could run across this in my travels down the road.

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  13. JennyMay 28, 2015 at 9:35 AM

    Always nice to see a wild flower flourishing. Unusual plant, too.

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  14. Coloring Outside the LinesMay 28, 2015 at 9:36 AM

    I don't know this plant, but it is beautiful.

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  15. DebbieMay 28, 2015 at 9:36 AM

    WoW-zers, they are really beautiful...i don't think i have ever seen anything like this!!!!

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  16. AnonymousMay 28, 2015 at 9:53 AM

    That photo #1 has got me in awe.

    I also like the rest of your takes.

    Excellent!

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  17. SusanMay 28, 2015 at 10:04 AM

    Never have seen that before. Beautiful!!!!!

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  18. Mary HoneMay 28, 2015 at 10:07 AM

    Those are great. What an interesting flower they are.

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  19. VPMay 28, 2015 at 10:07 AM

    Wonderful! I have never seen anything like this!

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  20. UnknownMay 28, 2015 at 10:30 AM

    This is wonderful! Love the close-up shots.

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  21. LVMay 28, 2015 at 10:39 AM

    So glad you shared this as I never heard of it. Being an Canada plant, I would not. I visited your part of the world once and loved it.

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  22. Linda W.May 28, 2015 at 10:43 AM

    Wonderful photos, especially your first one!

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  23. William KendallMay 28, 2015 at 10:53 AM

    I've seen them here and there, but I didn't know the name.

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  24. John @ Beans and I on the LooseMay 28, 2015 at 11:33 AM

    That is a first for me. Never seen that flower before. I like the name they gave it.

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  25. Sylvia KMay 28, 2015 at 11:42 AM

    Yes, a first for me, too!! And what beauty!! Terrific captures for the day as always, Tina!! There is a lot of beauty in your world! Thanks for sharing it!! Hope your week is going well!

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  26. RevrunnerMay 28, 2015 at 12:13 PM

    Love all the lines in that first photo.

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  27. RevrunnerMay 28, 2015 at 12:13 PM

    Love all the lines in that first photo.

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  28. CloudiaMay 28, 2015 at 12:26 PM

    Sweet. Well shown.






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  29. Sallie (FullTime-Life)May 28, 2015 at 1:02 PM

    I love the 'smoke' (maybe the only time I would ever say that sentence.) Beautiful wildflower and I do see the fence.

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  30. LowellMay 28, 2015 at 1:10 PM

    These are new to me. So beautiful. And I love the name - it's perfect!

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  31. A Colorful WorldMay 28, 2015 at 2:51 PM

    Oh what lovely flowers! And I love the rusty fence in the background of the one shot. Beautiful!

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  32. RedPatMay 28, 2015 at 3:19 PM

    I've never seen this before, EG!

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  33. AnonymousMay 28, 2015 at 4:51 PM

    Beautiful!

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  34. Gemma WisemanMay 28, 2015 at 4:52 PM

    An extraordinarily beautiful widlflower. It looks like a fairy's web in the first photo.

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  35. UnknownMay 28, 2015 at 6:15 PM

    Love that first picture, very beautiful...

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  36. jp@A Green RidgeMay 28, 2015 at 7:17 PM

    Love that first shot!!! A beautiful flower......:)JP

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  37. Elizabeth EdwardsMay 28, 2015 at 7:23 PM

    so cool!! what a neat bloom. ( :

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  38. Magia da InêsMay 28, 2015 at 7:39 PM

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    Não conheço essa planta, mas a primeira foto é mágica!...
    Incrivelmente bela!

    Muita paz e muitas alegrias!
    Beijinhos.
    ❤ه° ·.

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  39. LoisMay 28, 2015 at 9:22 PM

    This flower is new to me! I love it.

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  40. GreenComotionMay 28, 2015 at 9:30 PM

    Very new plant/flower to me, Tina.
    Love that first photo - so dreamy...
    Have a Beautiful Day!
    Peace :)

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  41. StephanieMay 28, 2015 at 10:31 PM

    I don't believe I have seen this flower before. It is very pretty. Love the images you posted today with that lovely rusty fence in the background.

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  42. RandyMay 28, 2015 at 11:23 PM

    That first shot is amazing.

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  43. AnonymousMay 29, 2015 at 2:31 AM

    The name seems very appropriate. I have seen something very like it around here, but I'm not enough of a botanist to tell if it is the same. and we have no prairies :-)

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  44. MICKAN from QUEENS FIELD¸.•°`♥✿⊱╮May 29, 2015 at 3:09 AM

    So beautiful flowers! Love them :)

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  45. UnknownMay 29, 2015 at 3:33 AM

    I love the seed heads, they're very pretty.

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  46. AlexanderMay 29, 2015 at 3:46 AM

    What is interesting flower! Very nice photos and thanks for sharing this information about the flower.

    Have a wonderful weekend.

    Alexander
    Alex's World! - http://alex.kakinan.com

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  47. DarlaMay 29, 2015 at 9:00 AM

    What a beautiful plant, easy to see where it got the name.

    Darla

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  48. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©May 29, 2015 at 11:22 AM

    Lovely wildflower, and a new one to me.
    ~

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  49. IdaMay 29, 2015 at 7:07 PM

    I've never heard of Prairie Smoke before but I think it's quite lovely. I enjoyed your photos of it and the fence very much.

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  50. RoseMay 30, 2015 at 7:33 AM

    So beautiful! And love the name. It would make a good title for a book or painting. But to really think about it, it would probably spark fear if prairie smoke was seen in earlier times.

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  51. PaulineMay 31, 2015 at 12:43 AM

    Very pretty flower with a lovely name. It is sort of wispy and smokey as the name suggests.

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  52. Janice / Dancing with SunflowersJune 1, 2015 at 10:20 AM

    What an interesting flower. Never heard of prairie smoke, but from your first close-up image I can really see why it's called that.

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  53. Silver ParrotJune 1, 2015 at 2:31 PM

    What a beautiful and interesting plant. I love that first photo - you can definitely get the "smoke" feel from it.

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