#collomia

[drhoz]

#1898 - Collomia grandiflora - Grand Collomia

Also known as Large-flowered Mountain Trumpet, and like the Lupins previously, an introduced ornamental in NZ. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if the seeds were deliberately spread around Lake Takapō, or at least along the road and around the tourist bus stops. 

Native to the western parts of North America, this member of the Phlox family usually grows in sandy soils, reaching about one meter in height. It has blue pollen and sticky seeds.

[montaralin]

If you want to see winter, look outside. This feed is still holding on to spring. #collomialinearis. I always just call it #collomia, but google says the common name is #tinytrumpets. They are definitely tiny, and therefore a bugger to photograph. But so adorable, it is worth the effort. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6CU0bSAcfy/?igshid=nki48omqorin