On our latest urban hike, soft brown eyes and sunny ray-florets stopped me in my tracks.
These flowers (possibly a Rudbeckia species or cultivar) were glowing in a park at Coal Harbour where I admired them en route to Stanley Park.
Truth be told, I much prefer Lucy's gold and yellows -- and her season, which is spring -- but on a dull October day, any bright colour in the landscape makes me happy.
Red beauty, photographed September 25th, 2012
Cherry, ruby, or burgundy? Perhaps you can help me name the shade of red and this member of the Asteraceae family:
During a late September evening walk around False Creek, at the mid-way point where I had to decide whether to turn around or make a full 360 degree circuit home, I made the right choice. I continued on to the fountain at George Wainborn Park and stumbled upon a bed filled with these gorgeous red daisies. Until I discover
their botanical name, I'm calling them "URA" (Unknown Red Asteraceae). It's a little more polite than "DRC".
Update, 21 October 2012: I think they may be Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy'.