By
Gypsy Rhapsody
MADELYN MARAGOS
Yes, my friend and former boss, Madelyn Maragos,
is the winner of the all expense paid trip to
Home Deport...and a bonus packet of sunflower seeds.
This lovely gift card and seed packet will be
on its way today via US postal service
to Lafayette, LA. in a matter of minutes.
Congratulations, Madelyn.
Now, I will reveal the names of the flowers
1. iris
2. periwinkle (vinca)
3. dandelion
4. lantana
5. crabapple
6. yucca
7. iris
8. iris
9. bluebonnets
10. primrose
11. red pansies
12. poppy
13. verbena
14. Carolina jasmine
15. ????...Vannie has not been able to find out the correct name for this plant.
Madelyn said "drake oak", but it is not a tree. It was more like a ground cover.
The jury is still out on this.
16. Texas Mountain Laurel...Madelyn said "wisteria"....which is in the same family.
The Mountain Laurel is more like a tree, rather than a tree/vine, like the wisteria.
17. LA iris
18. nandina
19. Stalked bulbine
There you go...Read 'em and weep.
Madelyn scored 17/19. Vannie said she couldn't count #15 wrong,
because she didn't know the name of it either...
Vannie, also, had to search long and hard for #19.
In fact, she knocked on people's doors in the neighborhood to discover this one.
If you missed out on this contest,
look for more in the future.
I, for one, have learned a bunch of stuff,
and feel considerably more enlightened about springtime flowers.
Happy Sunshine
In an effort to not show my ignorance, I refrained from entering😜
ReplyDeleteMe, too, Loralu!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Vanette! That was fun and the grandkids will enjoy watching the sunflower grow. You learn a lot about flowers when you paint china.
ReplyDeleteThanks to everyone for playing along with my contest. It was fun. Molly Rankin discovered the name of #15...euphorbia. It is used as an ornamental landscaping plant. It is drought and heat tolerant, which explains why it is used a lot around Austin, TX.
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