Carolina Bugbane – Native Plant of the Day 08/04/2022
Photo from Aug 3, 2013. Lula Lake, Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Trautvetteria caroliniensis detail page.
Tassel Rue, Carolina Bugbane – Trautvetteria caroliniensis
Fringetree, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/03/2018.) Scientific name is Chionanthus virginicus. Photo below was taken at the Lula Lake Land Trust Core Property in Walker County, GA on Apr 28, 2018. Go to the Fringetree detail page for more information and photos.
Fringe-tree – Chionanthus virginicus
Virginia Sweetspire – Native Plant of the Day 06/05/2017
Photo from 05/29/2009. Location: Lula Lake, Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Itea virginica detail page.
Virginia Sweetspire, Virginia Willow, Tassel-white – Itea virginica
Little Brown Jug, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (7/30/2014.) Scientific name is Hexastylis arifolia. Photo below was taken at the Lula Lake Land Trust Core Property in Walker County, GA on June 7, 2014. Go to the Little Brown Jug detail page for more photos and information.
Little Brown Jug, Arrowleaf Ginger – Hexastylis arifolia
We (along with much of the rest of the country) have experienced a couple of significant cold snaps recently – Polar Vortex is what I’ve been hearing it called. In any case, I thought it might provide an opportunity to see some iced waterfalls, and fortunately the Lula Lake Core Property “open day” on January 25 corresponded with one of these cold snaps where we had several days with temperatures staying well below freezing. My son-in-law and I grabbed some warm clothes and headed up onto the mountain. It was everything we’d hoped for; here are a few images…
Partially frozen Lula Falls