Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Carolina Mallow (Modiola caroliniana)


This beautiful little flower is a member of the Mallow family but has very small flowers, 1 1/8", 5 petals and about 12" tall. It is often found in yards  and along roadsides. It is a low-creeping perennial. The flowers are reddish-orange having one bloom at top of slender stalks. Blooming period is February through June.

"HE hath made every thing beautiful in HIS time: also HE hath set the world in their heart so that no man can find out the work that GOD maketh from the beginning to the end."

Ecclesiastes 3:11

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