We drive the back roads through Florida, Georgia and South Carolina before we reach North Carolina.
It takes a little longer but it’s a much more enjoyable trip!
We saw these beautiful purple flowers and
even took the time to stop and take a few photos! (This is the only one I altered.)
When we saw this field I said, Look at that Maize!
But is that what it is?
When I google, Maize, the plants I see don’t look like this!
So what do you think this mystery plant is? It was only about 3 feet tall and appeared to be fully mature. But WHAT is it? I know someone will know!
UPDATE!!!
Don’t we love our blog buddies! They are always a wealth of information! Rachel knew the mystery crop is Milo…. Rusty Milo! According to Wikipedia, they are in the Sorghum family and grown for feed grain! Here’s some Google pics…a couple look like MY photos! Thanks Rachel !!!
(I don’t know what the purple wild flower is either!)
Well…that didn’t take long either!
Cyndi wrote, “The purple flowers look like Liatris to me...common name Gayfeather. I have some in my garden. Hope this helps!”
Mysteries solved!
Thanks girlfriends!
That IS a Monarch Butterfly I hope! heehee!
32 comments:
I'll be back to find out because I know that one of your readers will know!
That is just like looking out my front door back when we lived in Mississippi.
Milo or rusty-milo, I believe you have there.
rachel
I think Racheld might be correct about that being sorghum (milo). The purple flowers look like Liatris to me...common name Gayfeather. I have some in my garden. Hope this helps!
XOXO,
Cyndi
Never saw that before but it is quite lovely as are the photos!
You're a traveler I see. Nice pictures on your site. I love nature. So Calming. I saw you on Fridays Bloggers. Stop by my blog I am having a party today 10-midnight EST.
I was trying to remember what that was, so glad your friends knew! Great pics!
My day is complete when I learn something new! Great pics!
I think it's sorghum - it's looks similar to something I saw in Ohio. Maybe?!!
Thanks for showing us these unusual plants! Happy Halloween! xo
That's really interesting! I did not know that. It's very pretty.
Well, we learn something new every day, right? I'm on one of those back roads in SC, and see some of those around...didn't know what they were!
I love blogging! This was fun to see how quickly someone knew what was what! hugs, Linda
I was going to say Millet, but Milo is correct. And the Liatris! Aren't they gorgeous? They are my favorite wildflowers!
I can't also understand this mystery, maybe magic.
Greeting Dianne, and I hope you have a good halloween weekend.
Caty
Aren't blogging friends the BEST!
Happy Friday!
Thanks very much for your blog visit, and you have a very fine blog of your own!. Richard from Amish Stories.
Very interesting photos, Diane --I'm glad you found out what each flower was. I also like to drive on the back roads ...much more scenic and easier to stop to take pictures :)
Have a wonderful weekend!
It looked like very short broom corn to me!
Very pretty, glad someone knew what they were. You are always going someplace ;) Have a Happy Halloween!
learn new things every time I read enough blogs ! Thanks for the post it was interesting and I wish I could go traveling around...feeling tied to home lately. Happy Halloween weekend !
- KAT -
The car drive sounds wonderful - I love road trips!!
I was stumped on both and I have a book full of plant pics too! Also one on weeds. So glad they knew.~Ames
love those flowers...I sure love road trips.
Wonderful images and great to learn their names.
Driving is always so interesting
Helen
I knew it was Milo...we grow it out here in West Texas...:))
xo bj
I have liatris growing in my back yard so I knew that one, but I've never heard of the other stuff...interesting.
Hope you have a fabulous weekend!!!
Hugs,
Marie
Bugs me too when I see a pretty flower and then can't find the name..They are pretty and have never seen any like that in the midwest. Glad you found out...mystry ended :)
I haven't seen that growing in a looong time. Milo/sorghum can also be used to make sorghum syrup. I remember eating biscuits with sorghum syrup with butter at my grandparents house when I was a kid. The McIntosh Festival looked like it was so much fun. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend,
Babs
I'll hop in the Mystery Machine with Shaggy and Scooby and be right over....
Hi, I knew the Liatris right off. I have one here in my garden. The mzize, I wasn't sure.
h these are beautiful flowers! Glad the girls helped you out with that! :)
Hugs,
The plants look like sorghum molasses to me??
What fun you had!
Smiles,Pat
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