The Pocket Wildflower Status Update – 03-24-2018 – 38 Species

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Another 10 days during the ‘peak development period’ of wildflowers at The Pocket had passed since I’d last been there, and I won’t be able to get down to The Pocket for another week due to other commitments, so in spite of the cloudy weather, I took advantage of an almost free afternoon to get an update.  It was a beautiful (if chilly) day today, so I headed down there for a more leisurely visit. A couple of surprises along with what was expected (including the Bent White Trillium) – I counted 38 species blooming.

White Trillium, Nodding Wakerobin, Bent White Trillium, Bent Trillium, Drooping Trillium, Declined Trillium - Trillium flexipes

Bent White Trillium – Trillium flexipes at The Pocket

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Carolina Larkspur – Delphinium carolinianum – Added to USWildflowers Database

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Carolina Larkspur, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (03/15/2018.) Scientific name is Delphinium carolinianum. Photo below was taken in Couchville Cedar Glade, Davidson County, TN on May 11, 2017. This plant is subspecies calciphilum, which also goes by the common name Glade Larkspur. Go to the Carolina Larkspur detail page for more information and photos.

Carolina Larkspur, Blue Larkspur, Glade Larkspur, Prairie Larkspur, Pine Woods Larkspur - Delphinium carolinianum

Glade Larkspur – Delphinium carolinianum

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The Pocket Status Update 03/14/2018 – 29 Species

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It had been 10 days during the ‘peak development period’ of wildflowers at The Pocket since I’d last been there, and nearly a month since my only “full inventory” of the season (5 species). It was a beautiful (if chilly) day today, so I headed down there for a more leisurely visit. Definitely worthwhile, and if you want to see the Dutchmen’s Breeches this year, better get there soon. That being said, I counted 29 species blooming.

Large-flowered Bellwort - Uvularia grandiflora

Large-flowered Bellwort – Uvularia grandiflora

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Another Abbreviated Update on Wildflowers at The Pocket – 03/04/2018

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We weren’t planning on going to The Pocket today. It was beautiful, and I’d heard some rumors that piqued an interest in another site – didn’t pan out, but on our way home we passed within a couple of miles of The Pocket, so at the last minute we decided to check it out. We’d seen on Facebook that Dutchmen’s Breeches were blooming in the Smokies, so I wanted to check to see if they were blooming at the pocket – see below; they were!

Dutchman's Breeches - Dicentra cucullaria

Dutchman’s Breeches – Dicentra cucullaria

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Glade Savory – Clinopodium glabellum – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

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Glade Savory, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/28/2018.) Scientific name is Clinopodium glabellum. Photo below was taken in Couchville Cedar Glade, Davidson County, TN on May 11, 2017. Go to the Glade Savory detail page for more information and photos.

Glade Savory, Glade Calamint, Glade Wild Basil, Ozark Calamint - Clinopodium glabellum

Glade Savory – Clinopodium glabellum

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The Pocket Abbreviated Update 02/27/2018

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This is an incomplete update on the wildflowers at The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain – I got an “urgent” call from my wife as I approached the back of the boardwalk, so it covers only a very small part of the area. Fortunately, and I didn’t know until I got home, the urgent call wasn’t an emergency call – our granddaughter had returned a few days early from a months-long mission trip to Mexico and South America, and we were fortunate enough to get to have lunch with her – our middle granddaughter – and our youngest granddaughter. Sorry, but I’ve got my priorities.

Even with the much shortened walk, I spotted 13 species blooming along the boardwalk, including what I consider to be the crown jewel of the early wildflowers – Bloodroot.

Bloodroot at The Pocket

Bloodroot at The Pocket

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The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain 02/19/2018 – Start of the 2018 Season (5 species)

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While we had a very cold January, February warmed up, and with the next week also expected to be quite warm – temperatures in the 60s, 70s, with even a possibility of reaching 80 degrees – I would expect a lot of action by next weekend. It was reported to me that  a few Hepatica (Anemone acutiloba) and Harbinger of Spring (Erigenia bulbosa) were blooming a week ago; those are abundant now, and I found a few other species blooming along the Shirley Miller Wildflower Trail as well.

Hepatica – Anemone acutiloba

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Smooth Rockcress – Boechera laevigata – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

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Smooth Rockcress, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/17/2018.) Scientific name is Boechera laevigata. Photo below was taken in Couchville Cedar Glade, Davidson County, TN on Mar 30, 2016. Go to the Smooth Rockcress detail page for more information and photos.

Smooth Rockcress, Common Smooth Rock Cress - Boechera laevigata

Smooth Rockcress – Boechera laevigata

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