{"id":1732,"date":"2014-04-13T20:21:38","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T01:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mother-natures-son.com\/blog\/?p=1732"},"modified":"2014-04-15T06:54:58","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T11:54:58","slug":"spring-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mother-natures-son.com\/blog\/spring-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

I saw some Antelope Horn<\/a>\u00a0(Ascleipias asperula<\/em>) flowers earlier this week, so when I headed out this morning for my hike, I was primed to look out for them. Antelope horns are a member of the milkweed family and are a prime source of food for Monarch\u00a0 butterflies<\/a> (Danaus plexippus<\/em>)\u00a0as they pass through this part of the country.<\/p>\n

The flowers form neat spherical clumps. Each tiny flower is a five-pointed star about 1\/4 inches across. In this photo, you can see them in various stages of opening. There’s even a tiny insect friend. Can you spot it?<\/p>\n

\"Antelope<\/a>

Antelope Horn Flower<\/p><\/div>\n

I came across these unopened flowers. I’m not sure what they are, since they’re so tightly wrapped, but I suspect they’re a rain lily. The rolled up flowers are about a 1\/2 inch long. I was surprised they were still closed because it was not early in the morning. The sky was overcast and a bit gloomy, so perhaps their cue to open is not the time of day, but the amount of sunlight.<\/p>\n

\"Closed<\/a>

Closed Flowers<\/p><\/div>\n

We have many Texas Persimmons<\/a>\u00a0(Diospyros texana<\/em>) on our property and I always notice their smooth bark and large berries. The unripe berries are a bright green and they turn almost black when ripe. I had never noticed the flowers, though. I was taken by the many small clumps on some of the specimens I saw. I like the way they droop and look like tiny bells. The flowers are about a 1\/4 inch long.<\/p>\n

\"Texas<\/a>

Texas Persimmon Flowers<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I saw some Antelope Horn\u00a0(Ascleipias asperula) flowers earlier this week, so when I headed out this morning for my hike, I was primed to look out for them. 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