Russell Lupins in the MacKenzie Country. NZSONY DSC. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4024748/photo-image-flower-plant-purpleFree Image from public domain licenseSedge WrenA sedge wren perches on wildflowers at Morris Wetland Management District in Minnesota.Photo by Alex Galt/USFWS.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028250/photo-image-flower-plant-morrisFree Image from public domain licenseLarge-leaved Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus). Invasive species in wild in Ukraine. Original public domain image from Wikimedia… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3340891/free-photo-image-blossom-cc0-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseViews from Specimen Ridge by Jacob W. Frank. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4038459/photo-image-flower-plant-summerFree Image from public domain licenseTook these pics on some walks around my hometown Lupburg in Bavaria. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3372173/free-photo-image-blossom-cc0-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseBeautiful Flowers. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3372309/free-photo-image-blossom-cc0-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseAn overhead shot of a patch of lavender. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3301799/free-photo-image-lavender-animalFree Image from public domain licenseA large grouping of lavender flowers. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3302095/free-photo-image-lavender-blossom-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseFlowers in Germany. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3370133/free-photo-image-blossom-cc0-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseLupineSpotted along the Exploration Trail near Running Springs, CA.Photo by Zach Behrens/USFS. Original public domain image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4030386/photo-image-flower-plant-beeFree Image from public domain licenseMonkshoodClose-up of Monkshood (Aconitum spp). Location: Tony Grove, Logan Ranger District, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4034618/photo-image-flower-plant-beeFree Image from public domain licenseDistinctive blue flowers with green stems in garden in Spring. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3304227/free-photo-image-blossom-blueberry-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseA monarch butterfly sitting on lavender flowers. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3302801/free-photo-image-andrena-animal-beeFree Image from public domain licenseNorthern sweetvetch (Hedysarum boreale var. boreale)Credit: NPS/Jacob W. Frank. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4034390/photo-image-flower-plant-purpleFree Image from public domain licenseUnknown (sp. Astragalus)Credit: NPS/Jacob W. Frank. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4034002/photo-image-flower-plant-purpleFree Image from public domain licenseFassett's locoweedFassett's locoweed is a federally threatened plant that is a Wisconsin endemic. Photo by Joel… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4029086/photo-image-flower-plant-beeFree Image from public domain licenseLupineSpotted along the Exploration Trail near Running Springs, CA.Photo by Zach Behrens/USFS. Original public domain image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4030384/photo-image-flower-plant-purpleFree Image from public domain licenseWild LupineWild lupine are in bloom at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota.Photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4029029/photo-image-flower-plant-purpleFree Image from public domain licenseA stand of hairy vetch on the John Wiegand farm near Shelby, Mont. June 2017. Toole County, Montana.. Original public domain… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335841/free-photo-image-blossom-cc0-countrysideFree Image from public domain licenseHoundstongue flowers (Cynoglossum officinale) - invasive species by Jacob W. Frank. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4038470/photo-image-flower-plant-beeFree Image from public domain licenseSydney, Australia. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3301526/free-photo-image-australia-bloom-blossomFree Image from public domain licenseLupine in bloom along the Pacific Crest Trail near Snowgrass Flat, Goat Rocks Wilderness on the Gifford Pinchot National… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4075682/photo-image-flower-plant-forestFree Image from public domain licenseMitch Auer, farmer near Broadview, Mont., added alfalfa to his crop rotation to fix nitrogen in the soil for his wheat crop.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335862/free-photo-image-alfalfa-andrena-animalFree Image from public domain licenseMitch Auer, farmer near Broadview, Mont., added alfalfa to his crop rotation to fix nitrogen in the soil for his wheat crop.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335880/free-photo-image-alfalfa-blossom-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseThese tiny purple flowers, called Sky Pilots, only grow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at very high altitudes (i.e., >… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3390972/free-photo-image-agapanthus-blossom-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseColumbian monkshood (Ranunculaceae: Aconitum columbianum) along the trail to Wolf Lake https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4039831/photo-image-flower-plant-beeFree Image from public domain licenseLupine in bloom near the Plains of Abraham, Mount St Helens NVM on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Photo by Matthew… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4075663/photo-image-flower-plant-natureFree Image from public domain licenseClose-up of a hummingbird feeding on lavender flowers. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3284353/free-photo-image-iris-purple-flower-lavenderFree Image from public domain licenseMount Hood with lupine from Timberline Lodge on the Mt. Hood National Forest. Photo by Matthew Tharp. Original public domain… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4074794/photo-image-flower-tree-plantFree Image from public domain licensePurple spring wildflowers on the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. May 10, 2020. (Forest Service photo by Kelly Wickens).… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4034532/photo-image-flower-plant-purpleFree Image from public domain licenseTall violet flower head with the Golden Gate Bridge in the blurry background. Original public domain image from Wikimedia… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3301616/free-photo-image-amusement-park-apparel-asterFree Image from public domain licenseTall mountain larkspur (Delphinium scaposum)Credit NPS/Hallie Larsen. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4033493/photo-image-flower-plant-natureFree Image from public domain licenseAnise hyssop is a pollinator favorite featuring columns of small purple flowers. Photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9653913/photo-image-flower-plant-lavenderFree Image from public domain licenseA bee collecting pollen in a cluster of lavender. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3284251/free-photo-image-floral-flowers-and-insects-botanicalFree Image from public domain licenseBlossoming lavender flowers in a green field in Hitchin, UK. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3304049/free-photo-image-lavender-essential-oil-flowerFree Image from public domain licensePurple field. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3285061/free-photo-image-lavender-flower-field-summerFree Image from public domain license