Photo by Barry Wallace
Mystery wildflower?
Do you know what this Ontario wildflower is called dear reader? I spotted it at the side of King's 7th Concession, just south of Love Mountain, on the King Ridge. I was driving slowly and seeing tens of thousands of dandelions, when suddenly the flower above caught my eye situated in a patch of greenery, all by itself. I thought at first is was a solitary dandelion plant, but stopped to check it out. I'd never seen a wildflower like this before, with its lovely yellow, spear-head petals, with white tips. The individual flowers were the size of large dandelion flowerheads. I checked my Ontario Wildflower guidebook when I got home, but did not find this little beauty. I'd very much appreciate any comments about this attractive little wildflower.
Please comment if you wish.
Barry Wallace
Hi Barry I googled and found it. It is a kind of a tulip called tulip dasytemon tarda
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Many thanks zz. Great identification. I thought it might be a wildflower, but it looks like a cultivated plant.
ReplyDeleteKind regards, Barry