One of my favorite parts of living on Hurricane is watching the patterns of different wildflowers blooming and then going to seed. The Slender Blue Flag (Iris prismatica) is a particularly beautiful flower that we see on Hurricane starting in July. Look at how the opened seed pod resembles the main flower parts!
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