White Milkweed – Native Plant of the Day 06/05/2024
Photo from 05/29/2010. Location: Lula Lake, Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Asclepias variegata detail page.
White Milkweed, Redring Milkweed, Variegated Milkweed – Asclepias variegata
Southern Showy Skullcap – Native Plant of the Day 06/04/2024
Photo from 05/29/2010. Location: Lula Lake, Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Scutellaria pseudoserrata detail page.
Southern Showy Skullcap, Falseteeth skullcap – Scutellaria pseudoserrata
Partridgeberry – Native Plant of the Day 12/28/2023
Photo from 5/29/2010. Location: Lula Lake, Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Mitchella repens detail page.
Partridgeberry – Mitchella repens
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
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
On Friday, 11/23, I was planning for a potential visit to Virgin Falls in February and I ran across information that Virginia Spiraea – Spiraea virginiana – one of the rarest shrubs in North America, is found there. A bit more time on Google quickly revealed that Virginia Spiraea is also found along Rock Creek at Lula Lake, and I got pretty excited. Lula Lake is on Lookout Mountain just above the valley where I live south of Chattanooga. Found the Lula Lake Land Trust on Facebook, and lo and behold, there was a picture of a gentleman looking at their Virginia Spiraea posted only a couple of days earlier, and a notice that the property would be open today, Saturday. OK, there are now some tentative plans for Saturday.
Lula Lake and Upper Falls