UofGTSgalleriesFlora A Varigated Crocus! related to the Iris family with about 90 species. Competes in our backyard for the title of "First Blooming Flower" of the year! _DSC4338 Purple Crocus! The spice saffron is obtained from the stigmas of Crocus sativus, an autumn-blooming species. _DSC4342 _DSC4715 _DSC4732 _DSC4776 Bearded Yellow Iris (rhizomatous irises), found in our front yard. _DSC4855 A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet. _DSC4858 _DSC4862 Wild Iris, is Non-cultivated in the genus Iris. The bumblebee, aka; bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee. Over 250 species in the genus Bombus, part of Apidae, one of the bee families _DSC4869 _DSC4883 _DSC4914 _DSC4963 A hybrid Tea Rose, Just in time for the Rose Festival --- Photo taken on May 27th _DSC4973 _DSC4986 _DSC5155 Sunflower, Helianthus an American native, belongs to ths Daisy family, there are about 70 species. In Kate's Battleground truck farm. _DSC5785 _DSC5797 _DSC7014 _DSC7257 _DSC7874 _DSC7879 _DSC7912 _DSC8173 _DSC8373 _DSC8627-Edit _DSC8640 _DSC8728-Pano _DSC9095 _DSC9143 _DSC9147-Edit _DSC9208-Edit _DSC9215 _DSC9796 _DSC9802 porqupine grass seeds _DSC0238-HDR _DSC9680