Came across this lovely orange-flowered succulent last week (2) and found it fully bloomed this week (1). My ID app suggests that it is likely a member of the ice plant family which are native to Africa.
(05/23/24, 05/15/24)
This was one of the 1st #wildflowers I IDed. Was completely unknown to me & that brilliant white drew me in. After many to attempts photograph, I realized that shadows or overcast skies made it easier to catch the delicate texture in the petal.
Taken photos of it in the field but this is a plant I put in last yr (no blooms last yr). This is one of this year's blooms 👍.
(05/18/24)
A gold and purple iris in my friend's garden. I never really paid attention to iris beards before and didn't realize they has such amazing color patterns.
(05/15/24)