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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#NPOD: Butterfly Milkweed #Nativeplants
Posted on January 30th, 2013 1 commentNative Plant of the Day 01/30/2013
Photo from June 27, 2010. Location: Walker County, GA.
Butterfly Milkweed - for more photos / info go to the Asclepias tuberosa detail page.
Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, Orange Milkweed – Asclepias tuberosa
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#NPOD: Whorled Milkweed #NativePlants
Posted on July 6th, 2012 1 commentNative Plant of the Day 07/06/2012.
Photo from Aug 16, 2009. Location: Gordon County, Ga.
Whorled Milkweed – for more photos / info go to the Asclepias verticillata detail page.
Whorled Milkweed - Asclepias verticillata
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#NPOD: Common Milkweed #NativePlants
Posted on July 5th, 2012 1 commentNative Plant of the Day 07/05/2012
Photo from July 2, 2010. Location: Walker County, Ga.
Common Milkweed – for more photos / info go to the Asclepias syriaca detail page.
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#NPOD: White Milkweed #Nativeplants
Posted on June 9th, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 06/09/2012.
Photo from May 29, 2010. Location: Lula Lake, Walker County, GA.
White Milkweed - for more photos / info go to the Asclepias variegata detail page.
White Milkweed, Redring Milkweed, Variegated Milkweed – Asclepias variegata
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#NPOD: Fourleaf Milkweed #Nativeplants
Posted on February 6th, 2012 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 02/06/2012.
Photo from May 13 2008. Location: The Pocket, Walker County, Ga.
Fourleaf Milkweed – for more photos / info go to the Asclepias quadrifolia detail page.
Fourleaf Milkweed - Asclepias quadrifolia
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#NPOD: White Milkweed #Nativeplants
Posted on January 10th, 2012 1 commentNative Plant of the Day 01/10/2012.
Photo from July 20, 2010. Location: Cloudland Canyon State Park, Dade County, GA.
White Milkweed - for more photos / info go to the Asclepias variegata detail page.
White Milkweed, Redring Milkweed, Variegated Milkweed – Asclepias variegata
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#NPOD: Fourleaf Milkweed #Nativeplants
Posted on May 9th, 2011 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 05/09/2011.
Photo from May 13, 2008. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
Fourleaf Milkweed - for more photos / info go to the Asclepias quadrifolia detail page.
Fourleaf Milkweed - Asclepias quadrifolia
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#NPOD: Whorled Milkweed #Nativeplants
Posted on February 8th, 2011 2 commentsNative Plant of the Day 02/08/2011.
Photo from Aug 16, 2009. Location: Gordon County, Ga.
Whorled Milkweed – for more photos / info go to the Asclepias syriaca detail page.
Whorled Milkweed - Asclepias verticillata
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Common Milkweed – Asclepias syriaca – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on July 4th, 2010 No commentsCommon Milkweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (07/03/2010.) Scientific name is Asclepias syriaca. This plant also is known by the common name Silkweed. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Georgia on 07/02/2010.
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White Milkweed – Asclepias variegata – Added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on June 10th, 2010 No commentsWhite Milkweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/07/2010.) Scientific name is Asclepias variegata. This plant also also goes by the common names Variegated Milkweed, and Redring Milkweed, which is the USDA National Common Name for the plant.
White Milkweed - Asclepias variegata
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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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