I was somewhat surprised to find Cardinal Flower – Lobelia cardinalis – still blooming today in Walker County, GA. (Actually my wife spotted it, so I guess *I* didn’t find it!)
Cardinal Flower, Scarlet Lobelia - Lobelia cardinalis
False Pennyroyal, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/26/2011.) Scientific name is Isanthus brachiatus. It is also known by the common name Fluxweed. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Ga on September 24, 2011. Go to the False Pennyroyal detail page for more photos and information.
False Pennyroyal, Fluxweed - Isanthus brachiatus
Jimsonweed, an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/25/2011.) Scientific name is Datura stramonium. It is also known by the common names Jamestown Weed, Mad Apple, Moon Flower, Stinkwort, Thorn Apple, and Devil’s Trumpet. Photo below was taken in the Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Walker County, GA on Sep 24, 2011. Go to the Jimsonweed detail page for more photos and information.
Jimsonweed, Jamestown Weed, Mad Apple, Moon Flower, Stinkwort, Thorn Apple, Devil’s Trumpet – Datura stramonium
Ten-petal Sunflower, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/23/2011.) Scientific name is Helianthus decapetalus. Photo below was taken in Grundy County, TN on September 17, 2011. Go to the Ten-petal Sunflower detail page for more photos and information.
Thinleaf Sunflower, Ten-petal Sunflower, Forest Sunflower, Pale Sunflower – Helianthus decapetalus
Native Plant of the Day 09/21/2011
Photo from Aug 28, 2010. Location: Reflection Riding, Hamilton County, TN
Bursting Hearts unopened seedpod – for more photos / information go to the Euonymus americanus detail page.
Bursting Heart, Hearts-a-bustin’, Strawberry Bush. – Euonymus americanus
Small Camas, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/05/2011.) Scientific name is Camassia quamash. Photo below was taken in Custer County, Idaho on June 13, 2010. Go to the Small Camas Detail Page for more photos and information.
Small Camas, Quamash – Camassia quamash
Yellow Fringed Orchid, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/05/2011.) Scientific name is Platanthera ciliaris. Photo below was taken along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Waynesville, NC on Aug 1, 2011. Go to the Yellow Fringed Orchid Detail Page for more photos and information.
Yellow Fringed Orchid, Orange Fringed Orchid – Platanthera ciliaris
Fly Poison, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/05/2011.) Scientific name is Ambrosia artemisiifolia. It is also known by the common names Annual Ragweed, Small Ragweed, and Roman Wormwood. Photo below was taken in Walker County, Georgia on Sep 4, 2011. Go to the Common Ragweed Detail Page for more photos and information.
Common Ragweed, Annual Ragweed, Small Ragweed, Roman Wormwood - Ambrosia artemisiifolia
It’s official – August was the driest month on record – ever – in the Chattanooga area. The grass is brown, and plants everywhere are drooping with the stress of the drought, and we appear to have lost some of the plants we’ve purchased over the past couple of years – a Rhododendron and our Teaberry plant. However, the Blue Mistflower that show up around our property seem to be thriving in spite of the lack of rain, and some of the insects on them seem pretty healthy, too.
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum
Fly Poison, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/20/2011.) Scientific name is Amianthium muscitoxicum. It is also known by the common name Stagger Grass. Photo below was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Aug 1, 2011. Go to the Fly Poison Detail Page for more photos and information.
Fly Poison, Stagger Grass – Amianthium muscitoxicum