There is something somewhat comforting about the regular appearance of Zauschnerias each autumn. This native comes in virtually a single flower color (strident red-orange), though there are a few white forms and a single shell-pink cultivar. Individuals species and clones range widely in form, from small to tall, spilling to upright, tiny leafed to large leafed.
But it is very welcoming to see these flowers at this time of year, when most else is still resting in summer dormancy. They announce that the rainy season will soon begin and the consistently warm summer temperatures will start to give way to cooler days.
I always like seeing them when they appear.
Oh, and they are a favorite of Hummingbirds as well!
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