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: Cutleaf Toothwort #Nativeplants
Posted on April 16th, 2013 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 04/16/2013
Photo from March 7, 2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
Cutleaf Toothwort - for more photos / info go to the Cardamine concatenata detail page.
Cutleaf Toothwort – Cardamine concatenata
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#NPOD: Slender Toothwort #Nativeplants
Posted on March 29th, 2013 1 commentNative Plant of the Day 03/29/2013
Photo from April 4, 2010. Location: Zahnd’s Natural Area (lower), Walker County, GA.
Slender Toothwort - for more photos / info go to the Cardamine angustata detail page.
Slender Toothwort – Cardamine angustata
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#NPOD: Forkleaf Toothwort #Nativeplants
Posted on March 27th, 2013 2 commentsNative Plant of the Day 03/27/2013
Photo from March 22, 2009. Location: Hamilton County, TN.
Forkleaf Toothwort - for more photos / info go to the Cardamine dissecta detail page.
Forkleaf Toothwort, Thread Leafed Toothwort – Cardamine dissecta
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Update on #Wildflowers at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, 03/10/2013
Posted on March 10th, 2013 1 commentThe wildflowers at The Pocket are very similar to last time – check out the update from 2/24. However, there were a few additions, including Trout Lily, which is just beginning to bloom.
Trout Lily – Erythronium americanum
Read on for the rest of the list, and a few more photos. Click on the photos for larger images, and then “back” to return to this page.
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Quick List of Wildflowers at The Pocket – 02/16/2013
Posted on February 16th, 2013 1 commentJust under two weeks ago (2/4) I reported that Harbinger of Spring and Hepatica were blooming at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, the beginning of an early spring. We made another trip down there today, and things are continuing to develop. This post has the list of what we saw blooming or getting ready to bloom.
Cutleaf Toothwort – Cardamine concatenata – on Feb 16, 2013
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An Early Spring at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain
Posted on February 29th, 2012 3 commentsThis is Leap Day. For this once-every-four-years day, I thought that rather than the normal Native Plant of the Day (#NPOD on Twitter) I’d post a few native plants from and a report on the early spring status of the wildflowers at one of Georgia’s premier wildflower locations, The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain. As things worked out, Feb 27 was the day available to make the short trek down to that part of Walker County.
It was a beautiful day. When my wife and I headed down to The Pocket on Monday, Feb 27, 2012, we considered both the beautiful day and the time we were able to spend together a blessing from God. We also expected to find wildflowers, since we’ve had very little real winter and quite a warm February. However, we had no idea!
Bloodroot – Sanguinaria canadensis at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain
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The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain 2011 – Game On! #wildflowers
Posted on March 5th, 2011 2 commentsWhat a difference a few weeks with some warm weather makes! On Feb 13 we made a trip to The Pocket and there was still a little snow on the ground and no sign even of Harbinger of Spring. I made a quick trip down to The Pocket this morning to check on the status, and the wildflower season has begun! Read on…
Sharp-lobed Hepatica - Hepatica nobilis
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#NPOD: Cutleaf Toothwort #Nativeplants
Posted on December 27th, 2010 2 commentsNative Plant of the Day 12/27/2010
Photo from March 7, 2009. Location: The Pocket, Walker County, GA.
Cutleaf Toothwort - for more photos / info go to the Cardamine concatenata detail page.
Cutleaf Toothwort - Cardamine concatenata
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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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03/27/2010 The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain with GA Botanical Society
Posted on March 28th, 2010 2 commentsOn Saturday I participated in the Georgia Botanical Society outing to The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, led by Mike Christison. I’m a new member of the BotSoc, as they call it, and this membership in this organization is already paying dividends in many ways. In addition to showing me two more wildflowers sites on Pigeon Mountain, I picked up two new species at The Pocket. One of those was the Roundleaf Yellow Violet.
Roundleaf Yellow Violet
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03/19/2010 The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain – The Variety Show Has Begun
Posted on March 19th, 2010 No commentsA beautiful sunny day with temps near 70 drew Cindy and I down to The Pocket for a quick look around. As anticipated, the Bloodroot has burst forth in all its glory.
Bloodroot from 03/19/2010
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Forkleaf Toothwort (Cardamine dissecta) added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on February 10th, 2010 No commentsNative plant Forkleaf Toothwort added to USWildflowers Database. Cardamine dissecta – http://uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Cardamine%20dissecta
Forkleaf Toothwort - Cardamine dissecta
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Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) added to USWildflowers Database
Posted on February 9th, 2010 No commentsNative plant Cutleaf Toothwort added to USWildflowers Database. Cardamine concatenata– http://uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Cardamine%20concatenata
Cutleaf Toothwort - Cardamine concatenata
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04/11/2009 The Pocket – Status Update
Posted on April 13th, 2009 No comments
To avoid crowds like those that were on the Shirley Miller Trail at The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain last week, I headed down there early Saturday morning, arriving at the parking area shortly after 8 AM. The sky was overcast, but the wind was low – a good situation for wildflower photography. My first stop was the dogwood tree beside the parking area.The Pocket Bellwort, Blue Cohosh, Chickweed, Columbine, Dogwood, Foamflower, Iris, Jack in the Pulpit, Mandarin, Phlox, Purple Phacelia, Rue Anemone, Spurge, Squawroot, Stonecrop, Toothwort, Trailing Trillium, Violets, Virginia Bluebell, White Trillium, Wild Geranium, Wild Hyacinth, Wood Betony, Wood Poppy -
03/22/2009 The Glen on Lookout Mountain
Posted on March 23rd, 2009 No comments
Joseph in the Passage
The Glen on Lookout Mountain, with the trailhead along Och’s Highway which goes from Chattanooga to Lookout Mountain, Georgia – home of Rock City – is a great place to take the grandkids. A nice trail with no really challenging sections, relatively short walk to the creek down which the water cascades (at least until the dry summer,) and that great area with high rock bluffs makes for a fun adventure without taking the entire day. Read the rest of this entry »
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