At least today it is rain showers and not falling snow, but I still haven’t spotted a wildflower blooming yet so hopefully the April showers will bring May flowers as April is rather barren yet.
Missing Wet Blossom
Picture of the Day for April 4, 2022
I’m not sure that April snow showers bring May flowers especially if the snow doesn’t stop. But there was a little hint of spring when I was down by the pond this evening. There was some green shoots of the blue flag flower but it will be a couple more months before there are some blossoms to see.
Northern Blue Flag
Picture of the Day for December 10, 2021
This pretty white flower would be buried under a thick blanket of snow if it was still blooming today. But instead these tiny blossoms were found in June when the daylight was long and the days were warmer.
Summertime White
Picture of the Day for September 21, 2021
A fall blooming wildflower, the turtlehead flowers attract bumblebees, who are strong enough to push the lips of the blossom open enough to squeeze inside for the nectar.
Bumblebee and Turtlehead
Picture of the Day for August 30, 2021
The Black-eyed Susans were soaking up some sunshine today.
Susans in Sunshine
Picture of the Day for August 25, 2021
The other day when I was at a small waterfall, there was “nots” around the edge of the ravine. The tiny blue Forget-me-not wildflower and the orange Spotted Touch-me-not were both blooming. The Spotted Touch-me-not is an important nectar source for the Ruby-throated Hummingbird and they can use their long slender beaks to reach to the base of the plant’s long tubular blossom.
Spotted Touch-Me-Not
Picture of the Day for August 5, 2021
This time of the year some bright pink color can been seen in road ditches and along beach. An important plant for honey producers, the native plant fireweed earned its name because this plant is the first colonizer in the soil after forest fires.
Bright Fireweed
Picture of the Day for July 12, 2021
Starflower, a North American woodland perennial. blooms in May and June. The flowers are about a half inch across and has five to nine petals in a star-like shape. The seeds are very small and will not germinate until the second year as cold period followed by warm and then another cold season.
Starflower
Picture of the Day for July 9, 2021
The native wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) dangling blooms provide food for the ruby throated hummingbirds and other pollinators. The flower stalk grows one to three feet tall with one to two inch flowers. The genus name Aquilegia is derived from the Latin word for eagle as the flower petals resemble an eagle’s sharp talons. And its common name of columbine comes from the Latin for dove as the flower petals looks like five doves nested together. So looking like an eagle or dove might depend on how far the blossom is open as this one looks more claw than dove to me.
Wild Columbine
Picture of the Day for July 6, 2021
The Dwarf Lake Iris isn’t easy to spot since the flower stem is only about two inches tall and it is also a federally threatened species. Found around the shoreline of the Great Lakes, its habitat has been reduced by shoreline development so it can be a rare treat to find this wildflower.
Dwarf Lake Iris
