Kevin's Weblog

We have a small native / low-water garden in front of the house with some pretty interesting plants. I think the most fascinating might be the Euphorbia, on account of the way it flowers. The flowers come in waves, spaced about 2 weeks apart, in a remarkable self-similar pattern.

Clustered primary blooms:

Secondary blooms starting to open:

Tertiary blooms:

(You’ll definitely want to click through to the full-size version of the second and third photo to see the detailed structure of the flower spikes.)