Jul 25 2013
Common Hedge Nettle or Smooth Hedgenettle[Stachys tenuifolia] found near mile marker 437 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Glassy Mine Overlook, on 25 July 2013. It’s a member of the Mint (Lamiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 88-89, says it blooms in summer and fall in swamps, low meadows, and on shores. USDA Plants Listing: …
Jul 25 2013
Whorled Yellow Loosestrife[Lysimachia quadrifolia] found near mile marker 437 on the Blue Ridge Parkway on 25 July 2013. It’s a member of the Primrose (Primulaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 266-267, says it blooms in summer in woods, thickets, and on shores. USDA Plants Listing: Lysimachia quadrifolia
Jul 25 2013
Turk’s-Cap Lily[Lilium superbum] found near mile marker 437 on the Blue Ridge Parkway on 25 July 2013. It’s a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 352-353, says it blooms in summer in damp meadows and borders of bogs. This resembles a Tiger Lily, but the leaf structure is a whorled pattern. …
Jul 25 2013
The Glassy Mine Overlook is found near milepost 437 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was visited on the late morning/early afternoon of 25 July 2013, as suggested by an Asheville Citizen-Times article, “Wildflower Season Hits Peak” by George Ellison, 21 July 2013, page B7. There were other wildflower seekers brought there by reading this …
Jul 20 2013
Basil Balm or White Bergamot [Monarda clinopodia] photos were taken at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Pisgah Forest, NC on 20 July 2013. It’s the member of the Mint (Lamiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 92-93, states it blooms in summer and fall and grows woods and thickets. Its distinguishing marks are the dark …
Jul 20 2013
Velvetleaf or Indian Mallow [Abutilon theophrasti] photos were taken at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Pisgah Forest, NC on 20 July 2013, and at Fletcher Park on 6 September 2013. It’s the member of the Mallow (Malvaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 204-205, states it blooms in summer and fall and grows in waste …
Jul 20 2013
Oswego Tea or Bee Balm [Monarda didyma] photos were taken at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Pisgah Forest, NC on 20 July 2013. It’s the member of the Mint (Lamiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 92-93, states it blooms in summer and fall, is an “old-fashioned garden plant,” a “favorite of hummingbirds,” escaped from …
Jul 20 2013
Common Buttonbush [Cephalanthus occidentalis] photos were taken at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Pisgah Forest, NC on 20 July 2013. It’s the member of the Madder (Rubiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 164-165, states it blooms in summer and is a shrub of wet places. USDA Plants Listing: Cephalanthus occidentalis
Jul 12 2013
Black Snake sighted at Fletcher Park climbing a tree near a pathway on 12 July 2013.
Jul 12 2013
Eastern Purple Coneflower [Echinacea purpurea] found at Fletcher Park on 12 July 2013. It’s the member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 382-383, states it blooms in summer and fall. USDA Plants Listing: Echinacea purpurea
