Handing out shopping bags at the NYC Wildflower Week table at Union Square. First thing last Saturday, May 3, I went to Union Square in Manhattan to attend the kickoff of NYC Wildflower Week. There was a table where volunteers and Parks staff...

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According to holidayinsights.com, which apparently puts bizarre holidays on the calendar, the second week in May is officially Wildflower Week. Who knew?

To compensate for the fact that this holiday has eluded me all these years, I'd like to make it up to wildflowers everywhere by giving them a day in the spotlight. . . .

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Posted by Jessica Damiano Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-05-10, 05:18:45

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This lovely woodlander, a member of the woodland lilies, is in the genus disporum; it goes by Disporum uniflorum, but also D. flavens and D. flavum... take your pick. I have enough trouble remembering that disporum is fairy bells and uvularia is merry bells. Whatever the label reads, this plant is quite striking when it grows into a large clump, its crisp foliage opening to reveal large creamy yellow hanging bellflowers. Unfortunately the flowers don't last long, soon shattering into hundreds of little yellow shards covering the ground under the plants. It is in such a hurry to bloom in the spring that the two foot tall stalks just shoot out of the ground, and the flowers emerge before the foliage is fully open; when I first grew this plant I thought it had been nipped by a late frost, but it's just from the foliage not being completely unfolded when it starts blooming. Disporum uniflorum is native to China and Korea, and quite hardy except that it is very susceptible to damage from heavy freezes when its foliage is fully open. Although its flowers don't last long, the foliage is very lovely by itself, being very crisp, shiny green. It looks great next to a creamy hosta like 'June'.

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Posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-05-10, 05:14:59

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We bought this plant at the Master Gardener's sale last weekend. The flowers just opened a few days ago so it was not included in the previous post. Sorry for the blurry pictures of Shooting Star, Dodecatheon meadia 'Alba'. It was windy and dark when I took the pictures. Some friends came over late yesterday and I was surprised they immediately noticed this flower which is partially hidden under a Japanese maple. . . .

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Ranunculus ficaria (the lesser celandine) is a small creeping woodland buttercup that would like to creep all over the garden, up the street, and probably downtown for lunch, if you let it. It has become an invasive plant in the woods of New England. Some of the fancier named clones are less invasive (especially the doubles), and our climate is probably hot and dry enough here to keep these little plants from getting too frisky... the areas of the country where it is invasive are all quite a bit wetter and cooler than us. Still it's not always wise to get too cocky about growing invasive creepers, but I love these little lesser celandines... they are my guilty little garden pleasures.

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"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."

~ Matthew (6:28-29)

Red Trillium (Trillium erectum)

Large-flowering Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)

Toadshade Trillium (Trillium cuneatum)

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Trillium is a genus of about 40-50 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants, native to temperate regions of North America and Asia. They used to be treated in the family Trilliaceae or Trillium family, a part of the Liliales or Lily order. The AGP II treats Trilliaceae as a synonym of the family Melanthiaceae. Common names include trillium, wakerobin, and birthroot. The above ground parts of Trilliums are scapes with three large, leafy bracts with the true leaves underground as a papery covering around the rhizomes.

(Wikipedia)

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

It's been a long and tiring day today so being able to sit down for a couple minutes is a welcome opportunity. It was snowing on Camel's Hump when I headed up I-89 for Burlington at 10 this morning and here at 5 PM it's snowing outside. Not big flakes, not lots of flakes, just enough white stuff to chase away the warm thoughts of the two previous weeks of out of the ordinary 65-80 degree weather. Gail said that she and Diana got chilled outside after they unloaded a delivery truck so they came in by the wood stove and chatted and wrote plant labels for the balance of the afternoon. The wind is up now and I can understand why the warm stove and a cup of coffee needed no coaxing. . . .

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Posted by George Africa Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-05-01, 06:01:08

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I started tackling the garlic mustard in our woods several years ago. It is an endless task, but this year I may have seen some rewards. The appearance of these plants could be a result of the rain we received last winter, but please let me believe that it was the result of four years trying to eradicate garlic mustard, which prevents spring ephemerals from blooming.

As I was on my search and destroy mission against the garlic mustard enemy, I found a jack-in-the-pulpit. I had found one several years ago in the northwest corner of the woods, but this was the first time I saw one in the southeast corner.

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Posted by Earth Girl Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-04-29, 06:40:47

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The woods here are bursting forth with flowery goodness and it's during this time that I love to just walk through and get up close and personal with the tiny treasures there. We're fortunate to have woods nearby so we can easily take a short walk to them.

Right now, you can find blooms on:

Bloodroot

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Posted by Kylee Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-04-29, 06:38:41

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Anemonella thalictroides 'Cameo', a double pink form of our native rue anemone is just a real cutie pie. Walking the woods around here in spring, I'm always impressed by the variation seen in the tens of thousands of rue anemones; but I've certainly seen no double pinks.

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Posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-04-29, 06:30:17

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I got up early and biked to the woods. Here's some highlights. The Chevy never made it to the levy: While I'm obviously not in favour of polluting the woods, I did find it rather amusing that there was a coffee cup inside the car: I wish my house was closer to this area... I bet most people who live right near by have never even entered these woods: These two were fighting/mating (very. . .

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Sarracenia alata, the Pale Trumpet or Texas Trumpet, a carnivorous plant seen during a dayhike in a bog during a weekend trip to the Big Thicket. Our wild orchid expert led us to the rose pogonias. We spent the night in a 1920’s log cabin.

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Posted by Bill Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-04-24, 06:25:12

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I love reading out of print wildflower or garden books, especially when they are from the 1800's or early 1900's. I love the descriptive writing styles and the peek they give us into the gardens and woods of their time. Today I am reading How To Know The Wild Flowers by Mrs. William Starr Dana. This edition was updated and published in 1900. I looked up Trout Lilies, which are also known as Yellow Adder's Tongue, Dog's Tooth Violets. . . .

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Posted by Brenda Hyde Reblogged by Old Roses to books, wildflowers on 2008-04-24, 06:13:07

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We discovered a small limestone glade. It's not near our place, but it's in the same county (Blount county).



Plants in these glades thrive in unusual conditions: very thin soil on dry rocky ground. . . .

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Posted by Rurality Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-04-23, 06:56:46

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Last week was good but exhausting. Getting up at 10 'til 6 every morning is wearing on me, and then getting home around the 7pm range daily took its toll. Tuesday was brutal. A cold front came through and the wind was whipping most of the day. Most of us came prepared and were bundled up. The only portion of my face that wasn't covered, from my eyes to just below my nose, became very wind and sunburned. Now, my nose is peeling and my lips are very sore and cracked. The only thing that makes it feel better is this shea butter/honey lip balm stuff from B&B Works. . . .

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

A bright morning at Vermont Flower Farm. 23 degrees out which will make the maple sugar producers happy as it brings on a forceful sap flow today. Karl the wonder dog enjoyed his morning walk to the point of irritating me with his unidirectional move towards Peacham Pond when I wanted an about face and another cup of coffee. While I was coaxing and he was tugging he encountered an early morning coyote track and that scared him into redirection and home. . . .

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Posted by George Africa Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-04-17, 06:23:31

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My daughter and I took a stroll around Lake Hollingsworth a few weeks ago on a lovely spring day and here is what we discovered:

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Posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-04-16, 05:46:30

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Look at these three pictures, and guess which emerging wildflower each might be...

One of my favorite garden activities in early spring is pulling back the dead leaves on the ground, to find plants just beginning to put up their foliage, and guessing what they might be. It is quite amazing how different (and sometimes how odd) these new little sprouts are. Sometimes they give a clue as to what they will become, and sometimes they are just complete head-scratchers. If you guessed correctly on any of the above, you win my complete admiration (no money, just approval). At top is blue cohosh, in the middle rue anemone, and at bottom I was a little naughty as this is the Asian version of our native twinleaf (Jeffersonia dubia instead of Jeffersonia diphylla).

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Posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-04-15, 18:04:17

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The Altai Range (altai meaning golden mountains in the local language) are in central Asia (southwestern Siberia), and lie at the junction of Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. Surrounded by dry steppes, the mountains rise sharply into cool, snow-covered peaks with thousands of lakes and extensive forests of pine, larch, fir, aspen and birch. Every spring, just below the snowmelt line, a snow-white lily called Erythronium sibericum blooms. Pictured is the named clone 'Altai Snow'; pristine white with a heart of gold, it is only a few inches tall, with faintly spotted leaves.
This is the first erythronium to bloom for us every spring, being a true glacier lily. We probably are pushing its southern limits of growability here in 5a, but this frigid spring is certainly to its liking. At least one plant is happy with the weather.

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Posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-04-15, 06:22:18

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We're lucky enough to have more than one type of Jack in the Pulpit growing wild on our property. This is the most common, Arisaema triphyllum spp triphyllum. (Triphyllum = three leaves.). . .

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Posted by Rurality Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-04-14, 18:19:03

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As the Spring season progresses and new Wildflowers appear on the mountain side, we move away from the color Yellow into some other lovely hues.

This tiny blue and white flowered charmer goes by the name of Small Flowered Blue-eyed Mary. The latin name is Collinsia parvifora and it is a member of the figwort family. The flowers are only 1/4 " across, the foliage delicate and airy. . . .

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Posted by Connie Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-04-14, 18:18:39

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I want to thank, once again, my new, dear friends in Austin. Specifically, Pam/Digging, MSS/Zanthan Gardens, Diana/Sharing Nature’s Garden and Bonnie/Kiss of Sun, for puttin’ on the dog for us in their wonderful city. I’ve decided the Spring Fling was so exciting and full of things to do that I’m going to devote [...]

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Posted by Dee Reblogged by Old Roses to botanical_garden, spring_fling, wildflowers on 2008-04-09, 05:34:44

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I've always loved violets since I was a small child.

They are lovely treasures to discover in the woods

or in the landscape. I've been reading Adventures

in My Garden by Louise Beebe Wilder (1923).

She has this to say about growing violets. . .

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Posted by Brenda Hyde Reblogged by Old Roses to violets, wildflowers on 2008-04-09, 05:33:37

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It is always with a sense of awe and excitement that I observe the arrival of the different wildflowers which adorn the mountains here in Springtime. It is a sure sign that winter is over and that sunshine and warm days will soon return!

After the Buttercups have come and gone, the lovely Dog Tooth Violets appear by the hundreds. They also go by the name of Trout Lily, Glacier Lily, Yellow Fawn Lily, or Adder's Tongue. The Dog Tooth Violet (Erythronium grandiflorum) is a member of the Lily family, growing up from a deep seated perennial bulb. The graceful, nodding bell-shaped flowers are bright yellow.....a wonderful sight for color starved eyes this time of year!. . .

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Lupines, poppies, phacelia, ocotillo and more desert native plants in bloom at the south end to mid range of the park. It's spring in southern California!

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Posted by Elizabeth Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-03-06, 05:54:33

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Wildflower Morning has a weekly event to post about wildflowers in your garden.

The theme for week 7, from February 27 to March 4 is a Kid's Wildflower Art Contest. This is a chance to post a photo of a child's art creation featuring wildflowers. . ..

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Posted by Crafty Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-02-28, 18:09:01

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We're sort of run into crunch time this year with our Camping in the Glades geocaching event. We only had this weekend to set up some of the events out at the Bear Island Campground where we hold it every year. It was a nice, warm afternoon and a great day for some hiking.

We first found this little swamp to put part of the event out at. hehehe, if you are coming to the event, prepare to get a little dirty! We didn't see any orchids in this slough though. . . .

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Wildflower Morning has a weekly event to post about wildflowers in your garden.
The theme for week 5 from February 13 to the 19 is Stitching up wildflowers. This will be showing creations made with your favorite textiles (fabric, yarn, thread etc.) and featuring wildflowers in some form. . . .

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Posted by Crafty Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-02-14, 06:07:12

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For all my whining about not being able to garden because of the yucky weather, as soon as it turned nice, it seemed such a shame to waste the beautiful day puttering away in the garden. So me and the family spent a lot of time outside the past few weekends. Last weekend, we went to Homosassa Springs, an area known for its manatees. I'd have lots of pictures to show you, but I forgot the camera in the car. Yesterday, my in-laws took my family on a pontoon boat ride on the Withlacoochee river. This time I remembered the camera. What a great day.I always look to see what is blooming in my mother-in-laws garden, and this time it was this plant with red flowers. Neither of us know what it is, so if you do, let me know. . . .

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Posted by Wicked Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-02-12, 07:02:22

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One of the interesting aspects of gardening in a woodland is that a number of wild flowers were here when I started the garden, and all of them have at least persisted, and most have thrived... in fact some have made themselves quite comfortable by trying to take over one or another garden bed. One of these pioneers that has rambled about here and there, but has not been obnoxious about it, is the woodland phlox, P. divaricata. Here it is growing at the foot of my statue of Pan that I showed a few days ago, snuggling in between a heuchera and a variegated euonymous. Something I've come to appreciate is that this little phlox never looks out of place... which is a good thing, since it's popping up in quite a few spots.

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Posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-02-06, 06:39:51

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There is more than one plant that I wish I had never introduced into our garden... the lamium from hell being a prime example. Bluebells, a native spring ephemeral, with their sweet, dusty blue and lavender flowers would hardly seem like a garden thug, but turn your back on them and they somehow sweetly end up taking over a flower bed. . . .

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Posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-02-01, 06:59:11

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Wildflower Morning has started a weekly event to post about wildflowers in your garden.
Literary Wildflowers is the theme for week 3 from January 30 to February 5. I'm including a couple of my favourite field guides and some quotes that I enjoy. . . .

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Posted by Crafty Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to books, wildflowers on 2008-01-31, 06:21:02

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