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4 o’clock at 6am

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I’ve been patiently (ok..maybe not patiently) waiting for the Scarlett Four O’clocks to bloom and was rewarded this morning…big time! The only photo I had was of a single bloom I got last year so seeing so many plants in bloom this morning in the North Access of the Preserve was very exciting.

scarlett four o'clock
scarlett four o'clock
scarlett four o'clock

Three other plants in the Four O’clock family were also blooming this morning. Desert Four O’clock (aka Colorado Four O’Clock), Trailing Windmills and Desert Wishbone Bush.

Trailing Windmills

Trailing Windmills/Allionia incarnata
Trailing Windmills (Allionia incarnata) is a member of the Four O’Clock family. It’s a tiny vine with a flower about one half inch wide. It’s was spotted by a photographer friend, Howard Wood, in a wash on Peridot Mesa just outside of Globe, AZ.

FYI: The Desert Wishbone Bush is also a member of the Four O’Clock family. To see a photo from the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, check my March 17 post.