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#Waterfalls and #Wildflowers – The Pocket – an Early Spring? 02/04/2013

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On Monday, Feb 4, I took a ride down to The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain with a couple of my grandsons – Chase and Jeff.  To a great extent this was to get them out from in front of their computers/video games, but also, since we’ve had such a warm winter, to check to see if there were any early signs of spring.  We walked the boardwalk and all the way up to and above the falls.  We had a good time, and even though I was expecting some indication that spring is around the corner, I was surprised…

Waterfalls in The Pocket by USWildflowers, on Flickr

Waterfalls in The Pocket

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An Early Spring at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain

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This 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

Bloodroot – Sanguinaria canadensis at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain

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The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain 2011 – Game On! #wildflowers

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What 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

Sharp-lobed Hepatica – Hepatica nobilis

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#NPOD: Hepatica (Blue) #NativePlants

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Native Plant of the Day 12/22/2010

Photo from March 2010. Location: The Pocket, Walker County, GA..  While Hepatica blossoms are most commonly white, they also will be found in pink, and various shades of blue.

Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Blue) for more photos / information go to the Hepatica nobilis detail page.

Sharp-lobed Hepatica - Hepatica nobilis

Sharp-lobed Hepatica – Hepatica nobilis

04/01/2010 The Pocket Status Update

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In 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

Aquilegia canadensis - Columbine from 04/01/2010

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Hepatica – A Slightly Deeper Dive

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My Twitter friend OurLittleAcre tweeted for an assist in a species identification on a Hepatica photo a day or so ago.  As we tweeted back and forth a few times about the species and color variation, it became clear that the subject was going to be difficult to discuss in 140-character messages, and since I wanted to record my thoughts and what I was learning as I researched the subjects, a post here on the USWildflowers Journal seemed to be in order.

Sharp-lobed Hepatica - Hepatica nobilis var acuta

Sharp-lobed Hepatica

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03/27/2010 The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain with GA Botanical Society

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On 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 - Viola rotundifolia

Roundleaf Yellow Violet

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03/06/2010 The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain

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Add common chickweed to Hepatica and Harbinger of Spring as the wildflowers in bloom in this late-starting season at The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain.  There is a lot of foliage pushing up, including the start of baby leaves of Trout Lily.  A huge area of beautiful Hepatica are blooming along the base of the bluff above the horse trail.

Hepatica nobilis - Sharp-lobed Hepatica

Deep blue Hepatica nobilis

I can’t get enough of the beautiful sharp-lobed hepatica this spring, and not just because it’s almost the only thing blooming…