德克萨斯野花·红色篇

 

 

  黄灿灿的野花是德州春天的主角，红艳艳的野花更是抢眼的配角，为德州春天涂抹强烈的个性。去年，去野营的地方四处盛开着印度毯（Indianblanket）和火焰草（IndianPaintbrush），印象深刻，最让我温馨的回忆是“酒杯”（Winecup），在我做家教的学生中，有三个孩子来自同一个美国家庭，他们的妈妈为他们开办“家庭学校”（homeschool）,每年春天，他们的妈妈也要带他们到大自然当中认识花草，是学习的一部分，正好跟我的教学理念和设计也不谋而合，去年，我上中文课的一个主题就是野花，不想有一天这三兄妹在我上课前送给我了一朵“酒杯”，他们还能用中文说，让我惊喜了好一阵子！

 

去年拍的印度毯（Indianblanket）

 

 蓝色为德克萨斯州州花，羽扇豆bluebonnet，我喜欢叫她“蓝贝蕾”，红色便是火焰草IndianPaintbrush

Indian Paintbrush, paintbrush，火焰草
Scientific Name: (Castilleja spp.)
Definition: Brightly colored tips of the petal look like they'vebeen dipped in brilliant paint. Colors can vary from scarlet toorange, cream, yellow and occasionally purple. Paintbrushes growthroughout the state and bloom in early spring.

 

墨西哥帽子MexicanHat
ScientificName: (Ratibidacolumnaris)
Definition:Mexican Hat isnamed for a flower that looks strickingly like the traditionalhigh-crowned, broad-brimmed Mexican sombrero. Common throughoutmost of Texas, Mexican Hat blooms from May to July.

 

BasketFlower，篮子花。因花下苞片形同篮子而得名，盛开在整个德州，花期从六月到七月。
Scientific Name: (Centaurea americana)
Definition: Basket Flower has feathery pink outer rayflowers surrounding a creamy center of disk flowers. Underneath theflower are straw-colored bracts that resemble a woven basket.Basket flower grows throughout most of Texas, and blooms from Juneto July.

ClaretCup，本是一种冰镇红酒混合饮料，由红葡萄酒混合苏打水、果汁、白兰地和糖而制成的冰镇饮料。

Scientific Name: (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)
Definition: Cactus which grows in clumps sometimes 3 - 4feet across. Bright red-orange flowers may cover the entire plantfor an attractive display. Blooms April - May.

 

 

CrimsonClover克里姆森三叶草，红三叶草
Scientific Name: (Trifolium incarnatum)
Definition: Crimson clover is non native but grows well inNorth Texas. Deep red flowers are packed together in a cone shapeand rise on a stem. Adapts well to different soil types. BloomsMarch - May.

 

 

 

Grass Pink
Scientific Name: (Calopogon pulchellus)
Definition: One of many fascinating orchids found in thetangled swamps of the Big Thicket area in Southeast Texas. Grasspinks and other unique species are becoming increasingly scarce ashuman activities threaten their habitats.

 

 

Horse Crippler (Devil'sHead)，魔鬼头，常常贴地生长，离地1-2英寸，最多达12英寸，所以很难被发现，马常踩上而变瘸，所以得名HorseCrippler，花开四月到五月。
Scientific Name: (Echinocactus texensis, CactusFamily)
Definition: Horse Crippler usually grows 1 - 2 inches aboveground and up to 12 inches across. For this reason it can be hardto see, and many horses have been crippled from stepping on it. Itusually has one stem, sometimes 2 or 3. Blooms are bell shaped andinverted. Petals are salmon colored (or pink) and about 1 - 2inches across and about as tall. Petals have a feathery appearanceat the edge. Anthers are pink to red, and the pistil isconspicuously yellow. Blooms April - May.

 

 

SurpriseLilly（惊喜百合）开花晚，要到九月、十月，属孤挺花，有时被称作nakedlady lilies
Scientific Name: (Lycoris squamigera)
Definition: "Late Bloomer", Surprise Lilly blooms inSeptember, October. Belongs to Amaryllis family. Sometimes callednaked lady lilies.

 

 

 

Red CornPoppies红罂粟，本是欧洲本地植物，后驯化于美国。
Scientific Name: (Papaver rhoeas)
Definition: Red corn poppies are native to Europe but havenaturalized in the US. These poppies have large, bright red petalswith a purplish black center. 2 - 2 1/2 feet tall.

 

 

 

Winecup，我就叫她“酒杯”，生长于除西部以外的整个德州，盛开在初春的路边、树林、平原、灌木丛及山坡。去年，我上中文课的一个主题就是野花，不想有一天学生John三兄妹在我上课前送给我了一朵“酒杯”，他们还能用中文说，让我惊喜了好一阵子！
Scientific Name: (Callirhoe digitata)
Definition: Winecup grows in most parts of the state exceptthe west. Flowers bloom in early spring along roadsides, openwoods, prairies, scrub lands, thickets, and hillsides. The flowerhas 5 petals, is deeply cupped, and white near the base.