I miss seeing the Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid that grew a couple of years near my pond and I keep hoping that a new plant will appear. The blossoms seems like they are dancing and enjoying the day.
Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid Blossoms
Picture of the Day for August 9, 2022
When you see a wildflower with yellow blossoms in the spring, you wonder why it is named Bluebead, but when late summer comes, the name makes sense. One of the other common name for the plant is Yellow Bluebead Lily and that name might be more fitting as it would have the yellow from the spring blooms and the blue colored balls in summer.
Bluebead in Late Summer
Picture of the Day for August 1, 2022
The main blooming season for the lupines is long over, but once in a while you might find a late blossom that catches your eye even if it is not in full bloom yet.
Late Lupine
Picture of the Day for July 18, 2022
The road ditches are coming alive with pink patches of wild bad hair days or little fireworks of the Wild Bergamot. The two to four foot tall native plant ranges from purple to lavender to pink blossoms and is a is a favorite of butterflies, bees and hummingbirds.
Wild Bergamot Blossoms
Picture of the Day for July 11, 2022
Some of the road ditches and fields are showing balls of color as the common milkweed begin to bloom. More than 450 insects species feed on the milkweed, including the ant at the top of the flower. The decline in milkweed plants plays a significant part in the monarch butterfly population decline.
Common Milkweed Blooming
Picture of the Day for June 29, 2022
The Indian Paintbrush flower seems to be on fire on a swarm summer day. There are several legends on how the flower was named including a Native American boy who wanted to paint a colorful sunset but he couldn’t match the colors and asked the Great Spirit for help who provided the boy paintbrushes dipped in orange, red and yellow colors. The boy painted his amazing sunset picture and he left his brushed scattered on the ground when he finished, which took root and grew into plants.
Bright Colored Indian Paintbrush
Picture of the Day for June 27, 2022
It is always a special treat to stumble across a native orchid when out for a hike and the Yellow Lady’s Slipper is a bright patch of yellow sunshine among the green backdrop. The yellow slipper blossom is about 2 inches long.
Yellow Lady’s Slipper
Picture of the Day for June 22, 2022
On the first full day of summer, the daisies were waving their cheery smiles as I was mowing the lawn today.
Summertime Daisies
Picture of the Day for June 16, 2022
The opening of the first wild roses signals summer has arrived, especially since the days get closer to the longest day of the year.
Summer Pink
Picture of the Day for June 13, 2022
A native iris, the blue flag, is often found on the edges of water or marshes and is one flower my deer do not seem to eat so at least the bees have a few flowers to enjoy now that they are blooming this season.
Native Iris
