Broadleaf Waterleaf – Native Plant of the Day 05/18/2017
Photo from 05/13/2008. Location: The Pocket, Walker County GA.
More photos / info at the Hydrophyllum canadense detail page
Broad-leaf Waterleaf ; Bluntleaf Waterleaf – Hydrophyllum canadense
Solomon’s Seal – Native Plant of the Day 05/15/2017
Photo from 05/13/2008. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Polygonatum biflorum detail page.
Smooth Solomon’s Seal – Polygonatum biflorum
Smooth Phlox – Native Plant of the Day 04/28/2017
Photo from 05/04/2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Phlox glaberrima detail page.
Smooth Phlox – Phlox glaberrima
Mayapple – Native Plant of the Day 04/15/2017
Photo from 04/17/2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Podophyllum peltatum detail page.
Mayapple – Podophyllum peltatum
As expected, the Hepatica were still blooming at the Pocket – they were starting to bloom the last few days of January, but after all, it is just mid-February. Also as expected, Harbinger-of-spring was blooming. Not surprisingly, Star Chickweed was blooming, but I was surprised that with the other plants in bloom, I didn’t find Toothwort in flower (although I did find one with buds.) But there were two other surprises for me, these on the positive side.
Look what was poking up through the leaves along the boardwalk:
Bloodroot at The Pocket – on Feb 12!
My wife and I made a trip down to the Pocket on Tuesday, 1/31/2017. With the warm winter we’ve had, I was not going to be surprised to find something blooming – and it was! There were dozens of Hepatica (Anemone acutiloba) blooming along the boardwalk. I expected to find Harbinger-of-spring (Erigenia bulbosa) blooming as well, but none were to be found.
Here’s a photo of one of the Hepatica:
Hepatica – Anemone acutiloba – blooming at The Pocket on 1/31/2017
Field Pansy – Native Plant of the Day 12/22/2016
Photo from 3/16/2013. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA.
More photos / info at the Hybanthus concolor detail page.
Field Pansy – Viola bicolor
Whiteflower Leafcup – Native Plant of the Day 05/20/2016
Photo from 06/06/2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, Ga. More photos / info at the Polymnia canadensis detail page.
Whiteflower Leafcup – Polymnia canadensis
Alabama Snow Wreath – Native Plant of the Day 04/21/2016
Photo from 04/16/2010. Location: Walker County, Ga. More photos / info at the
Neviusia alabamensis detail page.
Alabama Snow-wreath – Neviusia alabamensis
Cutleaf Toothwort – Native Plant of the Day 03/16/2016
Photo from March 7, 2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA. More photos / info at the Cardamine concatenata detail page.
Cutleaf Toothwort – Cardamine concatenata