Photo of several 2-to-3 centimeter wide, dark purple flowers with small yellow anthers at the center, arranged unevenly on a tall stem being held by my fingers. It is something within the genus Delphinium, likely a cultivated hybrid variety.
Photo of a large, bright pink Cosmos flower with a yellow center ringed by darker pink, pointing towards the viewer at the top of a tall stem with a few unopened buds behind it and thin, frilly leaves along its length. Behind it are numerous other forbs and grasses in a small garden-bed.
Photo of two mostly-red (with a little bit of yellow/orange on the edges of the petals) Indian-Blanket flowers, sprouting from the top of a fairly large and bushy plant.
Photo of a large flower with a dark brown lump at the center and eight elongated, narrow yellow petals radiating out from it, growing on a plant with numerous tall dark stems and narrow green leaves. It is something in the genus Rudbeckia.
Lots of showy blooms here this time of year, some native and some not, and the first one (a Delphinium) is one I’ve never seen before. #flowers #forbs #gardening