USWildflowers.com Journal
Reports on Gerry Williamson's Wildflower Hobby
Wildflower Journal
Wildflower: A flowering plant that grows without cultivation.This is a journal of my discovery of wildflowers, which not only will provide my memory (since the biological memory is failing more and more,) but also can be a valuable record as to when certain wildflowers will be in bloom.
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#Wildflowers at The Pocket – Update 04/21/2013
Posted on April 21st, 2013 No commentsIt’s been a very busy two weeks, but we made it down to The Pocket today; unfortunately only the boardwalk. The spectacular show is definitely winding down, but there is still plenty to see. Among the flowers now at peak are the Wild Hyacinth – Camassia scilloides.
Wild Hyacinth; Atlantic Camas – Camassia scilloides
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#NPOD: Jack in the Pulpit #Nativeplants
Posted on March 18th, 2013 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 03/18/2013
Photo from March 26, 2009. Location: The Pocket, Walker County, Ga.
Jack in the Pulpit - for more photos / info go to the Arisaema triphyllum detail page.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum
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#Waterfalls and #Wildflowers – The Pocket – an Early Spring? 02/04/2013
Posted on February 5th, 2013 2 commentsOn Monday, Feb 4, I took a ride down to The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain with a couple of my grandsons – Chase and Jeff. To a great extent this was to get them out from in front of their computers/video games, but also, since we’ve had such a warm winter, to check to see if there were any early signs of spring. We walked the boardwalk and all the way up to and above the falls. We had a good time, and even though I was expecting some indication that spring is around the corner, I was surprised…
Waterfalls in The Pocket
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#NPOD: Prester John #Nativeplants
Posted on January 22nd, 2013 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 01/22/2013
Photo from April 23, 2010. Location: Zahnd’s Natural Area, Walker County, GA.
Prester John - for more photos / info go to the Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum detail page.
Prester John, Jack-in-the-Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum
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#NPOD: Jack in the Pulpit (Fruit) #Nativeplants
Posted on January 21st, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 01/21/2012.
Photo from June 24, 2009. Location: The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
Jack in the Pulpit - for more photos / info go to the Arisaema triphyllum detail page.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit - Arisaema triphyllum
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The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain Status Update
Posted on March 20th, 2011 2 commentsThis is a quick update to Friday’s status on The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain; things change daily during this time of year. Read on for some changes I noticed in a trip we took down there today so my wife could see the Dutchman’s Breeches.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum
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#NPOD: Prester John #Nativeplants
Posted on January 22nd, 2011 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 01/22/2011.
Photo from April 23, 2010. Location: Zahnd’s Natural Area, Walker County, Ga.
Prester John (Jack in the Pulpit subspecies) - for more photos / info go to the Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum detail page.
Prester John, Jack-in-the-Pulpit - Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum
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#NPOD: Jack in the Pulpit #Nativeplants
Posted on January 21st, 2011 1 commentNative Plant of the Day 01/21/2011.
Photo from June 24, 2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, Ga.
Jack in the Pulpit - for more photos / info go to the Arisaema triphyllum detail page.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit - Arisaema triphyllum
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Prester John – Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on April 26th, 2010 2 commentsPrester John, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database. Scientific name is Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum, a subspecies of Arisaema triphyllum. This plant also goes by the common name Jack in the Pulpit, but this is a distinct separate subspecies from Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum, the plant we usually see and call “Jack in the Pulpit.”
Prester John - Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum
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04/14/2010 Wildflower Status Update on The Pocket
Posted on April 15th, 2010 No commentsWork and grandkid schedule have left time only for a quick trip down to The Pocket on Wednesday evening. My primary purpose was to determine if the Bellwort down there is Large-flowered or Perfoliate (mission accomplished.) We also took a spin around the boardwalk and made a trip north of the parking area, but did not get up the horse trail toward the falls, so I’m unable to update the status of flowers found along that trail.
Wild Geranium - Geranium maculatum
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04/06/2010 Wildflower Status Update at The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Posted on April 7th, 2010 No commentsWe made a quick trip down to The Pocket on Tuesday evening. We made a short 100-yard walk up the horse trail and took a spin around the boardwalk, so I’m unable to update the status of flowers found along the trail to the falls, but here’s what I’ve got.
Wild Blue Phlox from 04/06/2010
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04/01/2010 The Pocket Status Update
Posted on April 1st, 2010 No commentsIn 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
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06/06/2009 The Pocket Early Summer Check-in
Posted on June 14th, 2009 No comments
In the May 5 post, I mentioned that the wild hydrangea blossoms were forming their buds. Since I only had photos of prior year’s blossoms – which I think in themselves are quite beautiful – I wanted to make sure I got a chance to photograph them while in bloom. I managed to squeeze out some time (thanks for giving up work on the ceiling, Cindy!) on Saturday, June 6, and was rewarded with finding the hydrangea at peak of their blossom.
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05/05/2009 The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain – Season Over
Posted on May 6th, 2009 No commentsI’m calling an official close to the spring wildflower season at The Pocket at Pigeon
Mountain, from the USWildflowers.com perspective. While there are still certainly many wildflowers blooming, the image of the Jack in the Pulpit is symbolic of the status of the spring wildflowers. It is moving into the summer season – no remaining trillium blossoms, only a rare scattering of geranium and phacelia, and even the Canada violets are almost entirely gone. The wild hydrangea blossom buds are starting to form, and the flying gnats are becoming a problem. While I will still make occasional treks down to The Pocket, future reports will be intermittent (maybe until next spring!) and I hope to bring reports from wildflower expeditions into other areas of the region starting, Lord willing, with a report from Big Frog Mountain next week.
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04/25/2009 The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain
Posted on April 26th, 2009 No comments
For those who were hoping for, as Ed Sullivan would have put it, “A Really Big Shew,” the time has passed in 2009. However, that is relative to The Pocket, and the abundance of wildflowers still exceed what you’ll find in many areas. While the dominant flower along the Shirley Miller Wildflower Trail seems to be Sweet Cicely right now, a species that isn’t exactly ‘showy,’ several of the “signature species” could still be found on Saturday, 4/25.
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