Carolina Phlox, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/25/2015.) Scientific name is Phlox carolina. Photo below was taken along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County, NC on Aug 29, 2014. Go to the Carolina Phlox detail page for more photos and information.
Monthly Archives: February 2015
#NPOD: Ashleaf Goldenbanner #Nativeplants
Native Plant of the Day 02/23/2015
Photo from 4/30/2004. Location: Polk County, TN.
Ashleaf Goldenbanner – for more photos / info go to the Thermopsis fraxinifolia detail page.
#NPOD: Littleleaf Buttercup #Nativeplants
Native Plant of the Day 02/22/2015
Photo from March 3, 2012. Location: Walker County, GA.
Littleleaf Buttercup – for more photos / info go to the Ranunculus abortivus detail page.
The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain 02/11/2015 – It’s Stirring…
Today (2/11) was sunny and unseasonally warm (62 degrees by late afternoon) for February, but much colder weather is forecast – tomorrow topping out in the 30s. Since we’ve been out of town for several days, I figured I should take this opportunity to check to see if the wildflowers are starting to show up at The Pocket. I was expecting to see Harbinger-of-Spring and that other harbinger of spring, Hepatica blooming, and kind of expected to see some Toothwort blooming. Well, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad.
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#RV Journal: Vogel State Park, Blairsville, Georgia
Some dear friends of my wife and I invited us to join them in early February at Vogel State Park near Blairsville, Georgia, where they had a cabin rented on February 6 and 7. We love that area, and I wanted another excuse to get out in our new T@b camper trailer, so we headed up there and stayed in the campground Thursday through Sunday nights, Feb 5 thru Feb 8. This allowed us plenty of time to visit the area and well as visit with our friends. Read on for my report on the Vogel State Park campground experience.
#NPOD: Western Poison Ivy #Nativeplants
Native Plant of the Day 02/08/2015
Photo from 5/25/2012. Location: Kleinschmidt Grade, Adams County, ID
Western Poison Ivy – for more photos / information go to the Toxicodendron rydbergii detail page.
#NPOD: Eastern Poison Ivy #Nativeplants
Native Plant of the Day 02/07/2015
Photo from 4/24/2012. Location: Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA
Eastern Poison Ivy – for more photos / information go to the Toxicodendron radicans detail page.