Green Dragon – Native Plant of the Day 05/17/2024
Photo from 05/11/2017. Location: Couchville Cedar Glade, Davidson County, TN.
More photos / info at the Arisaema dracontium detail page.
Green Dragon – Arisaema dracontium
Jack in the Pulpit – Native Plant of the Day 04/02/2024
Photo from 03/26/2009. Location: The Pocket, Walker County, Ga.
More photos / info at the Arisaema triphyllum detail page.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum
I know two weeks ago I said this would likely be the first year in 10 that I haven’t reported on the wildflowers blooming at The Pocket due to travel plans, other activities, and weather. Well, the Coronavirus cancelled some travel plans and other activities, and we had a brief respite from the rain today, so Cindy and I took a spin down to The Pocket.
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia virginica
Green Dragon, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/17/2017.) Scientific name is Eriophorum virginicum. Photo below was taken in Couchville Cedar Glade, Davidson County, TN on May 11, 2017. Go to the Green Dragon detail page for more information and photos.
Green Dragon – Arisaema dracontium
I had not planned on getting back down to The Pocket so soon after Sunday’s trip, but I got an email from Clayton Webster of the Over The Hill Hiking Group on Tuesday inviting me to join them on their visit to The Pocket today. I was really glad I joined them, not only because they are such a fine, fun group of folks, but without them I would have missed a Bloodroot still blooming! With that Bloodroot and all the other early spring flowers except Harbinger-of-Spring making a presence (yes, Dutchman’s Breeches STILL blooming) and so many other species at peak bloom, today might have been the perfect day for a visit to The Pocket. Thanks, Clayton!
Crested Dwarf Iris – One of the new species blooming since Sunday
Wednesday, 04/16/2014, woke up bright and beautiful, if a bit chilly with overnight lows in the lower 30’s. I had a reminder on my calendar to check for Trillium sulcatum, a species I had not seen previously, at Cloudland Canyon State Park. Calendar and weather were in sync, so around 10 AM I headed out for my first visit to this wonderful, nearby state park in 2014. I spotted some Vernal Iris (Iris verna) along the park’s entrance road, a portent of what I hoped would be a beautiful walk. I was not disappointed.
Vernal Iris – Iris verna
Native Plant of the Day 01/22/2014
Photo from April 23, 2010. Location: Zahnd’s Natural Area, Walker County, GA.
Prester John – for more photos / info go to the Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum detail page.
Prester John, Jack-in-the-Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum
It’s been a very busy two weeks, but we made it down to The Pocket today; unfortunately only the boardwalk. The spectacular show is definitely winding down, but there is still plenty to see. Among the flowers now at peak are the Wild Hyacinth – Camassia scilloides.
Wild Hyacinth; Atlantic Camas – Camassia scilloides
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
Native Plant of the Day 01/21/2012.
Photo from June 24, 2009. Location: The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
Jack in the Pulpit – for more photos / info go to the Arisaema triphyllum detail page.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit - Arisaema triphyllum