This is a series about the neighborhood flowers and flowering trees that I saw and enjoyed on my walk in the neighborhood during the stay at home months. Many of the flowers I don’t know much about and depend on Google lens to get a name. If there are mistakes, apologize for my ignorance.
Near our house there is a small creek that runs nearly dry during the summer months. The creek is bordered on one side by a road and the other side a gravel road cum trail maintained by the water district. The creek is fenced in on both sides by chain link fences. Between the road and the fence are many trees and wildflowers that start blooming during spring. I am not sure if some of these flowering plants are really wild or originally planted by the developers when the subdivision was planned some fifty years back. To me it looks wild now, hiding the creek from the road. There are quite a few bottlebrush plants by the roadside. For once I can say that the name is quite appropriate as any one can see the similarity with a bottlebrush. I am happy that the color is not white. Crimson really brings up the contrast.
Did the inventor
In a rush
Took the idea from nature
And named you bottlebrush
Fleeting Muse 