Saturday, October 24, 2009

Today's Flowers: Red Clover

Red clover is a non-native perennial from the pea family. Red clover is sometimes used as an herbal remedy to help illnesses such as a cough or other respiratory congestion. This flower was photographed at Purgatory Creek.

8 comments:

  1. Oh..As always..your shot make me reason for to believe int the LIFE..simply divine..havea nice day
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  2. up close and personal - love the pronghorn too

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  3. What a great shot, looks like a very expensive flower from the flower shop;-)
    Love all your pictures,
    Gisela

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  4. Lovely to see a bees eye version of red clover. Carol

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  5. I love clover, so small and delicate this is just lovely!

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  6. It also has a sweet perfume and loads of nectar at the end of each little flower. Beautiful.

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