18 Apr 2007

Flower Fest - P for Phlox subulata

swallowtail butterfly feasts on the nectar


Phlox subulata is a low growing plant with tiny needle like leaves that stay green throughout the year. In spring, during the bloom period, the flowers take over and form a spectacular colorful carpet.

creeping all over the slope

It spreads wild if allowed space, thus earning the name creeping phlox. The plant comes in a few different colors and when planted next to each other it makes an attractive sight. They are native to the eastern United States.
I found it planted on a slope near a State Park on one of my Saturday morning hikes.

This is my entry for P at Flower Fest - The A - Z of Flowers









Tags: Flower Fest

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Shilpa, that pic with the butterfly is gorgeous!!

Anonymous said...

lovely photos!!

shilpa said...

Manisha and Prashanth, thanks! I'm very happy with how the photo turned out.

musical said...

Dear Shilpa,

Thank you so much. Those words of yours meant a lot.....

and the pictures are so pretty.....simply soothing!
Cheers,
musical.

shilpa said...

you are welcome musical. I'm glad you find the picture soothing :)

bee said...

you take simply gorgeous pictures. the light is great.

shilpa said...

Thanks bee. It helped that it was early morning on a bright but cloudy day. I'm happy to say that this is exactly how the flowers looked off-camera.
Waiting to see what wonders you'll churn out with your new macro lens!

bee said...

we don't have a macro lens. jai's playing with the lens reversal with our existing lenses.

shilpa said...

Oh! I did not read the post carefully. I was more interested in knowing the answer to the quiz. I thought it was a gulab jamun! It is only now I saw how the picture was taken.
Wow, I learnt something new. I'm going to read the link of reversal technique when I get the time.