Botanical Bliss 2008

Happy to welcome all wildflower and outdoor enthusiasts back to the 1st edition this season of Botanical Bliss--The Bloom Report. The 2008 Spring wildflower bloom season has begun at last. ...

2009-06-23T11:49:38Z

magicmomma
Happy to welcome all wildflower and outdoor enthusiasts back to the 1st edition this season of Botanical Bliss--The Bloom Report. The 2008 Spring wildflower bloom season has begun at last. ...

Cutleaf Toothwort blooming along Schoolhouse Gap Road Dentaria laciniata Brassicaceae Blount Co. TN 2008 Click here for directions to Chestnut Top Trail http://tinyurl.com/2lrzu8

2009-01-09T17:35:26Z

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Cutleaf Toothwort blooming along Schoolhouse Gap Road Dentaria laciniata Brassicaceae Blount Co. TN 2008 Click here for directions to Chestnut Top Trail http://tinyurl.com/2lrzu8

Old homestead along here with pear trees blooming in Dry Valley Blount Co. TN near the Smokies boundary line This place is close to my heart since this is what kind of place I come from.

2009-01-09T17:39:44Z

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Old homestead along here with pear trees blooming in Dry Valley Blount Co. TN near the Smokies boundary line This place is close to my heart since this is what kind of place I come from.

Old Barn and Peach blossoms along Schoolhouse Gap Road Blount Co., TN 2008

2009-01-09T17:37:32Z

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Old Barn and Peach blossoms along Schoolhouse Gap Road Blount Co., TN 2008

Schoolhouse Gap Trail near the junction of Scott Mtn Manway and the park boundary for the Smokies GSMNP TN 2008

2009-01-09T17:37:27Z

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Schoolhouse Gap Trail near the junction of Scott Mtn Manway and the park boundary for the Smokies GSMNP TN 2008

Chestnut Top Trail is lovely and smells wonderfully of pine. The treadway here is soft underfoot. I call these kind of woods "Red Ridinghood Forest" GSMNP TN 2008

2009-01-09T17:39:38Z

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Chestnut Top Trail is lovely and smells wonderfully of pine. The treadway here is soft underfoot. I call these kind of woods "Red Ridinghood Forest" GSMNP TN 2008

Gorgeous view of blue velvet mountains in the distance from Chestnut Top Trail GSMNP TN 2008

2009-01-09T17:39:34Z

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Gorgeous view of blue velvet mountains in the distance from Chestnut Top Trail GSMNP TN 2008

Red Maple Blooms along Chestnut Top Trail Bears love to eat these in Spring. Acer rubrum Aceraceae Plenty of evidence of bears along the trail today. GSMNP TN 2008

2009-01-09T17:39:44Z

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Red Maple Blooms along Chestnut Top Trail Bears love to eat these in Spring. Acer rubrum Aceraceae Plenty of evidence of bears along the trail today. GSMNP TN 2008

Solitary Pussytoes growing along Chestnut Top Trail Antennaria plantaginifolia Asteraceae GSMNP TN 2008

2009-01-09T17:38:52Z

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Solitary Pussytoes growing along Chestnut Top Trail Antennaria plantaginifolia Asteraceae GSMNP TN 2008

Trailing Arbutus likes dry woodland slopes such as along Chestnut Top Trail This specimen was especially pink. Epigaea repens Ericaceae GSMNP TN 2008

2009-01-09T17:40:38Z

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Trailing Arbutus likes dry woodland slopes such as along Chestnut Top Trail This specimen was especially pink. Epigaea repens Ericaceae GSMNP TN 2008

Rue Anemone or "Wind Flower" growing beside Chestnut Top Trail Thalictrum thalictroides Ranunculaceae GSMNP TN 2008

2009-01-09T17:35:28Z

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Rue Anemone or "Wind Flower" growing beside Chestnut Top Trail Thalictrum thalictroides Ranunculaceae GSMNP TN 2008

These Hepatica blooms were impressive for both their large size, their perfect condition, and their unusual color pattern. Very pleasing to see! Chestnut Top Trail has oodles of them along ...

2009-01-09T17:39:57Z

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These Hepatica blooms were impressive for both their large size, their perfect condition, and their unusual color pattern. Very pleasing to see! Chestnut Top Trail has oodles of them along ...

Hepatica cluster--all white variety. Chestnut Top Trail Hepatica acutiloba Ranunculaceae GSMNP TN 2008

2009-01-09T17:37:26Z

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Hepatica cluster--all white variety. Chestnut Top Trail Hepatica acutiloba Ranunculaceae GSMNP TN 2008

Hepatica--mostly pink variety. Chestnut Top Trail Hepatica acutiloba Ranunculaceae GSMNP TN 2008

2009-01-09T17:38:20Z

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Hepatica--mostly pink variety. Chestnut Top Trail Hepatica acutiloba Ranunculaceae GSMNP TN 2008

Ebony Spleenwort is one of the tiniest of all ferns. It can be seen along Chestnut Top Trail in the moister areas. It is intermingled with stonecrop here. Asplenium platyneuron Aspleniac ...

2009-01-09T17:38:50Z

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Ebony Spleenwort is one of the tiniest of all ferns. It can be seen along Chestnut Top Trail in the moister areas. It is intermingled with stonecrop here. Asplenium platyneuron Aspleniac ...

Long-spurred violets are coming out along Chestnut Top Trail Viola rostrata Violaceae GSMNP TN 2008

2009-01-09T17:36:46Z

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Long-spurred violets are coming out along Chestnut Top Trail Viola rostrata Violaceae GSMNP TN 2008

Very pink striped Spring Beauty lines the slopes at the beginning of Chestnut Top Trail. Claytonia virginica Portulacaceae. That's all for this edition, but stay tuned as the weeks and m ...

2009-01-09T17:40:37Z

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Very pink striped Spring Beauty lines the slopes at the beginning of Chestnut Top Trail. Claytonia virginica Portulacaceae. That's all for this edition, but stay tuned as the weeks and m ...

Welcome to the second edition of Botanical Bliss--The Bloom Report 2008. Spring wildflowers are finally getting started however slowly this year. The drought we suffered last year seems to ...

2009-01-07T09:55:53Z

magicmomma
Welcome to the second edition of Botanical Bliss--The Bloom Report 2008. Spring wildflowers are finally getting started however slowly this year. The drought we suffered last year seems to ...

Trail heading down into Whiteoak Sinks leads through a great smelling, pretty pine forest. It is a peaceful place, but during wildflower season it can be more like party. I had the place to ...

2009-01-07T09:52:37Z

magicmomma
Trail heading down into Whiteoak Sinks leads through a great smelling, pretty pine forest. It is a peaceful place, but during wildflower season it can be more like party. I had the place to ...

Halberdleaf Yellow Violet was the first wildflower I spotted on the path heading into the Sinks. Viola hastata Violaceae Great Smoky Mountains, TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:56:09Z

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Halberdleaf Yellow Violet was the first wildflower I spotted on the path heading into the Sinks. Viola hastata Violaceae Great Smoky Mountains, TN 2008

I had lots of squirrels for company today. They were courting and sparking. Secret Squirrel here was hustling acorns which were plentiful along the path. White Oak Sinks, Great Smoky Mount ...

2009-01-07T09:56:05Z

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I had lots of squirrels for company today. They were courting and sparking. Secret Squirrel here was hustling acorns which were plentiful along the path. White Oak Sinks, Great Smoky Mount ...

Wind Flower or Rue Anemone in bloom. It is so delicate and pretty! Thalactrum thalictroides Ranunculaceae White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:54:57Z

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Wind Flower or Rue Anemone in bloom. It is so delicate and pretty! Thalactrum thalictroides Ranunculaceae White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

Later in the bloom season this path leading down into White Oak Sinks is closed in on both sides by vegetation and flowers! This is the latest bloom season I've observed here in 6 years. Th ...

2009-01-07T09:53:24Z

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Later in the bloom season this path leading down into White Oak Sinks is closed in on both sides by vegetation and flowers! This is the latest bloom season I've observed here in 6 years. Th ...

Hepatica spp? --a very pink specimen. I did not see any foliage around to be able to distinguish if this was the sharp-lobed or round lobed variety of hepatica. Ranunculaceae White Oak S ...

2009-01-07T09:55:16Z

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Hepatica spp? --a very pink specimen. I did not see any foliage around to be able to distinguish if this was the sharp-lobed or round lobed variety of hepatica. Ranunculaceae White Oak S ...

Cliffs entering White Oak Sinks. They are coated with deep green moss. Later in the bloom season these will look like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:56:12Z

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Cliffs entering White Oak Sinks. They are coated with deep green moss. Later in the bloom season these will look like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

These factured rocks covered with moss are typical of what is found in limestone sinks. The moisture and mineral content is conducive to wildflower proliferation. Flowers tend to bloom fir ...

2009-01-07T09:55:16Z

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These factured rocks covered with moss are typical of what is found in limestone sinks. The moisture and mineral content is conducive to wildflower proliferation. Flowers tend to bloom fir ...

The path leads through trees showing the faintest pea green buds. This is one of my favorite colors of all time.. Spring green! White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:53:30Z

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The path leads through trees showing the faintest pea green buds. This is one of my favorite colors of all time.. Spring green! White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

Tall trees in the floor of the sink. The path here is heading toward the Blowhole Cave and the cliffs. The Scott Mountain Manway turns right just before the cliff and heads up to Schoolhou ...

2009-01-07T09:57:29Z

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Tall trees in the floor of the sink. The path here is heading toward the Blowhole Cave and the cliffs. The Scott Mountain Manway turns right just before the cliff and heads up to Schoolhou ...

Green grass edging the trail thru the Sinks. White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:58:18Z

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Green grass edging the trail thru the Sinks. White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

Spring Beauties--the prettiest ones I've seen yet! Claytonia virginica Portulacaceae White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:53:35Z

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Spring Beauties--the prettiest ones I've seen yet! Claytonia virginica Portulacaceae White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

Sharp-lobed Hepatica growing in the rocks of White Oak Sinks. Hepatica acutiloba Ranunculaceae White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:53:39Z

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Sharp-lobed Hepatica growing in the rocks of White Oak Sinks. Hepatica acutiloba Ranunculaceae White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

Toadshade Foliage. There is something to be said for learning the flowers by the leaves. Then you can come back to look again when they are bloomed out! White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:55:55Z

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Toadshade Foliage. There is something to be said for learning the flowers by the leaves. Then you can come back to look again when they are bloomed out! White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

Smooth Yellow Violet Viola pensylvanica Violaceae White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:53:55Z

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Smooth Yellow Violet Viola pensylvanica Violaceae White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

The purple phlox is just beginning to open. A few weeks from now the entire floor of the sinks will be covered with mayapples and phlox in bloom! White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:54:15Z

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The purple phlox is just beginning to open. A few weeks from now the entire floor of the sinks will be covered with mayapples and phlox in bloom! White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

Carolina Vetch along Schoolhouse Gap Trail on the way to the sinks. Vicia caroliniana Fabaceae White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:55:41Z

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Carolina Vetch along Schoolhouse Gap Trail on the way to the sinks. Vicia caroliniana Fabaceae White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

Bloodroot opening in the sunshine. Sunshine isn't "supposed" to be good for flower photography, but it sure is good for the flowers and the soul! Sanguinaria canadensis Ranunculaceae Wh ...

2009-01-07T09:57:56Z

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Bloodroot opening in the sunshine. Sunshine isn't "supposed" to be good for flower photography, but it sure is good for the flowers and the soul! Sanguinaria canadensis Ranunculaceae Wh ...

Bloodroot lines the slopes this time of year in White Oak Sinks. Sanguinaria canadensis Ranunculaceae Whiteoak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:58:13Z

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Bloodroot lines the slopes this time of year in White Oak Sinks. Sanguinaria canadensis Ranunculaceae Whiteoak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

Trail leading away toward the waterfall White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:51:30Z

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Trail leading away toward the waterfall White Oak Sinks, GSMNP, TN 2008

Waterfall in White Oak Sinks GSMNP TN 2008 This falls down into a cave and flows for a distance and re-emerges as Silver Falls in Tuckaleechee Caverns.

2009-01-07T09:55:27Z

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Waterfall in White Oak Sinks GSMNP TN 2008 This falls down into a cave and flows for a distance and re-emerges as Silver Falls in Tuckaleechee Caverns.

The "shortcut" out of Whiteoak Sinks. If you climb this steep bank hanging onto roots and limbs...... it cuts off a considerable portion of the trip. It is right alongside the cave and you ...

2009-01-07T09:55:46Z

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The "shortcut" out of Whiteoak Sinks. If you climb this steep bank hanging onto roots and limbs...... it cuts off a considerable portion of the trip. It is right alongside the cave and you ...

Sunday I hiked the lower 1.2 miles of Bote Mountain Trail. I realized I hadn't hiked that remnant of the trail in completing my 900 Miler. It is not a very good Spring wildflower trail, bu ...

2009-01-07T09:52:47Z

magicmomma
Sunday I hiked the lower 1.2 miles of Bote Mountain Trail. I realized I hadn't hiked that remnant of the trail in completing my 900 Miler. It is not a very good Spring wildflower trail, bu ...

Longspurred violets along Laurel Creek Road Viola rostrata Violaceae GSMNP TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:56:54Z

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Longspurred violets along Laurel Creek Road Viola rostrata Violaceae GSMNP TN 2008

Sweet White Violet along Bote Mtn Trail Viola blanda Violaceae GSMNP TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:55:37Z

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Sweet White Violet along Bote Mtn Trail Viola blanda Violaceae GSMNP TN 2008

Jeweled Wakerobin or Sweet White Trillium at Tremont Trillium simile Liliaceae GSMNP TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:56:57Z

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Jeweled Wakerobin or Sweet White Trillium at Tremont Trillium simile Liliaceae GSMNP TN 2008

Robin's Plantain at Tremont Erigeron pulchellus Asteraceae GSMNP TN 2008

2009-01-07T09:54:28Z

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Robin's Plantain at Tremont Erigeron pulchellus Asteraceae GSMNP TN 2008

Botanical Bliss-The Bloom Report 2008 Edition 3 Comes to you today from Hedgewood Gardens in Townsend, TN. The intro shot is of Hedy's Shop near the entrance. Vandals have broken out the w ...

2009-01-05T12:20:19Z

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Botanical Bliss-The Bloom Report 2008 Edition 3 Comes to you today from Hedgewood Gardens in Townsend, TN. The intro shot is of Hedy's Shop near the entrance. Vandals have broken out the w ...

Entrance sign to Hedgewood Gardens. The garden tours are available by appointment by Hope Woodard, Hedy's daughter. Hope keeps her mother's wildflower garden legacy alive in the most wonderf ...

2009-01-05T12:58:45Z

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Entrance sign to Hedgewood Gardens. The garden tours are available by appointment by Hope Woodard, Hedy's daughter. Hope keeps her mother's wildflower garden legacy alive in the most wonderf ...

Hedgewood Gardens was begun by Hedy Wood. She was an artist who would never paint a wildflower because they were so beautiful she felt she could not capture the beauty adequately. Only God ...

2009-01-05T13:01:45Z

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Hedgewood Gardens was begun by Hedy Wood. She was an artist who would never paint a wildflower because they were so beautiful she felt she could not capture the beauty adequately. Only God ...

View to the left of Hedy's work shop. Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T13:05:18Z

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View to the left of Hedy's work shop. Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

View of Hedgewood Gardens to the right of Hedy's shop. Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T13:04:42Z

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View of Hedgewood Gardens to the right of Hedy's shop. Townsend, TN 2008

View of the woods and fields around Hedgewood Gardens. Townsend, TN 2008

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View of the woods and fields around Hedgewood Gardens. Townsend, TN 2008

Carpet Bugle Ajuga reptans Lamiaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T13:01:45Z

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Carpet Bugle Ajuga reptans Lamiaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Path heading out to the gardens along the side of the work shop. What is that pretty cluster of purple flowers? Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:55:16Z

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Path heading out to the gardens along the side of the work shop. What is that pretty cluster of purple flowers? Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

That cluster of pretty purple flowers is Roman Hyacinths. Heritage Blue. They are an heirloom flower planted by Hedy. They are at least 3 generations old and possibly older! Hyacinthus o ...

2009-01-05T12:58:04Z

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That cluster of pretty purple flowers is Roman Hyacinths. Heritage Blue. They are an heirloom flower planted by Hedy. They are at least 3 generations old and possibly older! Hyacinthus o ...

Italian Lords and Ladies--growth habit. Arum italicum Araceae Hedgewood Garden, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:55:53Z

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Italian Lords and Ladies--growth habit. Arum italicum Araceae Hedgewood Garden, Townsend, TN 2008

Closeup of Arum Italicum Aracea Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:58:00Z

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Closeup of Arum Italicum Aracea Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Bleeding Hearts--This beautiful plant is not the native species, but a cultivar. The native species is narrower, a more mauve pink and solid in color.. no white. Dicentra spectablis Fumar ...

2009-01-05T12:57:24Z

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Bleeding Hearts--This beautiful plant is not the native species, but a cultivar. The native species is narrower, a more mauve pink and solid in color.. no white. Dicentra spectablis Fumar ...

Grouping of flowers in the gardens. Left to right--Foam Flower, Yellow Toadshade, and purple phlox. Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:56:29Z

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Grouping of flowers in the gardens. Left to right--Foam Flower, Yellow Toadshade, and purple phlox. Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Growth habit view of Celadine Poppy Stylophorum diphyllum Papaveracea Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T13:00:02Z

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Growth habit view of Celadine Poppy Stylophorum diphyllum Papaveracea Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Close-up view of Celadine Poppy. These beautiful flowers were scattered all around the sides of the work shop! I'd never seen so many in one area before. Styllophorum diphyllum Papaveracea ...

2009-01-05T13:01:43Z

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Close-up view of Celadine Poppy. These beautiful flowers were scattered all around the sides of the work shop! I'd never seen so many in one area before. Styllophorum diphyllum Papaveracea ...

Foam Flower and Bluebottle to the far right Tiarella cordifolia Saxifragiaceae Bluebottle hyacinth Muscaria neglectum Liliaceae The bluebottle hyacinth is another heirloom floral s ...

2009-01-05T12:56:24Z

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Foam Flower and Bluebottle to the far right Tiarella cordifolia Saxifragiaceae Bluebottle hyacinth Muscaria neglectum Liliaceae The bluebottle hyacinth is another heirloom floral s ...

Lenten Rose Helleborus orientalis --most likely an heirloom variety Ranunculaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:58:51Z

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Lenten Rose Helleborus orientalis --most likely an heirloom variety Ranunculaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Mayapples along the path at Hedgewood. Podophyllum peltatum Berberidaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:58:17Z

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Mayapples along the path at Hedgewood. Podophyllum peltatum Berberidaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Mottled Trillium--Very hard to distinguish from T. Luteum or yellow toadshade Trillium discolor Liliaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:57:49Z

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Mottled Trillium--Very hard to distinguish from T. Luteum or yellow toadshade Trillium discolor Liliaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Hope lost her friend Mr. Toad! Perhaps another one will come along and take his place?

2009-01-05T12:56:57Z

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Hope lost her friend Mr. Toad! Perhaps another one will come along and take his place?

Red Toadshade Trillium sessile Liliaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:55:52Z

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Red Toadshade Trillium sessile Liliaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Purple Iris Iridaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:56:10Z

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Purple Iris Iridaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Grouping of Purple Phlox, Foam Flower and Yellow Trillium Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:55:55Z

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Grouping of Purple Phlox, Foam Flower and Yellow Trillium Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Sweet White Trillium Trillium simile Liliaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:52:41Z

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Sweet White Trillium Trillium simile Liliaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Pink Redbud Tree at the entrance to Hedgewood Gardens Cercis canadensis Fabaceae Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T13:02:18Z

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Pink Redbud Tree at the entrance to Hedgewood Gardens Cercis canadensis Fabaceae Townsend, TN 2008

Red Wakerobin trillium or Stinking Benjamin--- smells like a wet dog! Trillium erectum Liliaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:56:18Z

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Red Wakerobin trillium or Stinking Benjamin--- smells like a wet dog! Trillium erectum Liliaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Sweet Betsy a brownish variety Trillium cuneatum Liliaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:57:52Z

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Sweet Betsy a brownish variety Trillium cuneatum Liliaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Closeup of Virginia Bluebells Mertensia virginica Boraginaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:59:41Z

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Closeup of Virginia Bluebells Mertensia virginica Boraginaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum Geraniaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T13:02:06Z

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Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum Geraniaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Bucket Full of Yellow Wood Sorrel Oxalis stricta Oxalidaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:59:54Z

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Bucket Full of Yellow Wood Sorrel Oxalis stricta Oxalidaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Jacobs Ladder Polemonium reptans Polemoniaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T13:01:24Z

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Jacobs Ladder Polemonium reptans Polemoniaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis Ranunculaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:54:15Z

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Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis Ranunculaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Dwarf Larkspur Delphinium tricorne Ranunculaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:54:25Z

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Dwarf Larkspur Delphinium tricorne Ranunculaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

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2009-01-05T00:11:22Z

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Alpine barrenwort-not native to Tennessee, but a native wildflower to the U.S. This cultivar is a hybrid of grandiflorum and alpinum. Epimedim rubrum Berberidaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Tow ...

2009-01-05T12:53:26Z

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Alpine barrenwort-not native to Tennessee, but a native wildflower to the U.S. This cultivar is a hybrid of grandiflorum and alpinum. Epimedim rubrum Berberidaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Tow ...

Large Flowered White Trillium Trillium grandiflora Liliaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:57:23Z

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Large Flowered White Trillium Trillium grandiflora Liliaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Little Brown Jugs. Hope pinched a leaf and had me smell it. It was wonderful! They don't call this stuff "wild ginger" for nothing! Hexastylis arifolia Aristolochiaceae Hedgewood Gardens, ...

2009-01-05T13:01:59Z

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Little Brown Jugs. Hope pinched a leaf and had me smell it. It was wonderful! They don't call this stuff "wild ginger" for nothing! Hexastylis arifolia Aristolochiaceae Hedgewood Gardens, ...

Shooting Stars Dodecatheon media Primulaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T13:00:07Z

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Shooting Stars Dodecatheon media Primulaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

White Redbud tree. I didn't even know there was such a thing! Cercis canadensis var. alba Fabaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:53:07Z

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White Redbud tree. I didn't even know there was such a thing! Cercis canadensis var. alba Fabaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Broadleaf Waterleaf Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:56:25Z

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Broadleaf Waterleaf Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Not sure what this flower is?? It is almost certainly a member of the arum family or a relative. Hope called it a 'beaded iris", but I don't find any reference to this. It has a seed pod ...

2009-01-05T12:55:48Z

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Not sure what this flower is?? It is almost certainly a member of the arum family or a relative. Hope called it a 'beaded iris", but I don't find any reference to this. It has a seed pod ...

Seed pod of the unknown flower Arum family? Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:53:56Z

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Seed pod of the unknown flower Arum family? Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

White Virginia Bluebells--The old common name for these flowers is cowslip. Mertensia virginica Boraginaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:55:03Z

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White Virginia Bluebells--The old common name for these flowers is cowslip. Mertensia virginica Boraginaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on White Virginia Bluebells Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:59:35Z

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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on White Virginia Bluebells Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Hope leading me around on a tour of the gardens. What a friendly, cheerful soul and very knowledgable! Good wildflower and nature educator as well. Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T13:00:12Z

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Hope leading me around on a tour of the gardens. What a friendly, cheerful soul and very knowledgable! Good wildflower and nature educator as well. Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Barren Strawberry Waldensteinia fragarioides Rosaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:58:24Z

magicmomma
Barren Strawberry Waldensteinia fragarioides Rosaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Yellow Fairy Wings or Persian Barrenwort Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' Native of Asia naturalized to USA a hybrid of E. grandiflorum and E. pinnatum colchicum. Hedgewood Gardens, T ...

2009-01-05T13:01:28Z

magicmomma
Yellow Fairy Wings or Persian Barrenwort Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' Native of Asia naturalized to USA a hybrid of E. grandiflorum and E. pinnatum colchicum. Hedgewood Gardens, T ...

American Lily-of-the-Valley Convallaria majuscula Liliaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T13:01:44Z

magicmomma
American Lily-of-the-Valley Convallaria majuscula Liliaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Some variety of Pacific Hybrid Primrose This cultivar is a hardy one which resists late freezes. Comes back year after year. Planted by Hedy of course! I can't keep mine alive more than a ...

2009-01-05T12:59:35Z

magicmomma
Some variety of Pacific Hybrid Primrose This cultivar is a hardy one which resists late freezes. Comes back year after year. Planted by Hedy of course! I can't keep mine alive more than a ...

Unsure what kind of fern I'm supposed to work on ID'ing this one. The ID is educational and while challenging is fun to me! Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:52:14Z

magicmomma
Unsure what kind of fern I'm supposed to work on ID'ing this one. The ID is educational and while challenging is fun to me! Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Not sure if this has a common name. This originated in China. Epimedium ogisui Berberidaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 20008

2009-01-05T12:56:09Z

magicmomma
Not sure if this has a common name. This originated in China. Epimedium ogisui Berberidaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 20008

Green and Gold-- another first for me! Chrysogonum virginianum Asteraceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:55:39Z

magicmomma
Green and Gold-- another first for me! Chrysogonum virginianum Asteraceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

White Heliotrope--another heirloom plant preserved by Hedy! It is "White Lady" and has been around since 1892. Heliotrope Arborescens Boraginaceae Very sweet smelling Working on the ID ...

2009-01-05T12:55:47Z

magicmomma
White Heliotrope--another heirloom plant preserved by Hedy! It is "White Lady" and has been around since 1892. Heliotrope Arborescens Boraginaceae Very sweet smelling Working on the ID ...

Frasers Sedge Cymophyllus fraseri Cyperaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:54:45Z

magicmomma
Frasers Sedge Cymophyllus fraseri Cyperaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

Gaywings--This was a first for me! I've seen nearly ever other form of polygala but this one. Polygala paucifolia Polygalaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008

2009-01-05T12:57:28Z

magicmomma
Gaywings--This was a first for me! I've seen nearly ever other form of polygala but this one. Polygala paucifolia Polygalaceae Hedgewood Gardens, Townsend, TN 2008