The Last Snapdragon Standing


It is called Toadflax because, in some eyes, the opening of the flower's corolla resembles the mouth of a toad, and the leaves resemble those of flax. The Butter and Eggs moniker comes from the buttery yellow color of the flower and the egg yolk-orange patch of hairs on a hump at the base of the tube opening in the flower.

It was definitely the last snapdragon standing in September, and almost the only flower left blooming. There was, however, a bit of pinkish-purple here and there. We'll get to that next week...

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