In summary: This will be a good weekend at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, especially since tomorrow is forecast to be sunny and warm, as was today. 

Aquilegia canadensis - Columbine from 04/01/2010

Here’s a list of the wildflower status:

• Bellwort: Bellwort is beginning to bloom.
• Bent Trillium: There were a few Trillium flexipes blooming. More this weekend.
• Bloodroot: Still blooming, although past peak.
• Blue cohosh:  Blooming. Let’s call it a peak.
• Chickweed:  Stellaria pubera blooming profusely. 
• Columbine:  A couple of plants along the horse trail with blossoms.
• Dutchman’s breeches:  A number of plants blooming.
• Foamflower:  Just beginning to bloom.
• Hepatica:  Blossoms are decreasing, but still easy to find.
• Jack in the Pulpit: I found one opening along the horse trail.
• Miterwort (Bishop’s cap):  A few plants along the creek just starting to bloom.
• Pennywort: A few of these have appeared along the horse trail.
• Purple phacelia: I found one plant along the horse trail blooming.
• Pussytoes: A few plants starting to bloom along the horse trail.
• Rue anemone:  Continue to be numerous.
• Spring Beauty:  Still many of them around.
• Toadshade: I didn’t note any Trillium cuneatum blooming.
• Toothworts: Still plentiful, but many plants forming their seeds.
• Trailing trillium: Many blooming now.
• Trout lily:  Numerous.
• Virginia bluebell: Numerous;  near peak.
• Wild geranium:  I found a pair of plants just beginning to bloom along the horse trail.
• Wood (celandine) poppy: Numerous, near peak.
• Violets:
  • Canada violets:  Just beginning to bloom.
  • Common blue violet:  Common in quantity, but uncommonly beautiful.
  • Yellow violet:  Hundreds of them; probably both Viola rotundifolia and V. pennsylvanica.
  • Long-spurred violets: Quite numerous along the horse trail and creek.