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This Beautiful Mexican Primrose Bloomed Late
Late Bloom This morning I decided to get up early and head out to take some photos. It was supposed to be foggy, so I was hoping for some nice landscape images, but that was not to be. The fog was actually minimal, so I went looking for wildlife instead. At a pretty little wet land area where I stopped for a while, I found this one last Mexican or Peruvian primrose flower (Ludwigia octovalvis).…
Some of the wildflowers we saw on our hike this morning. Love that yellow/purple combination of goldenrod and asters! Was surprised but delighted to find a few late blooming jewel weed.
Signs of Autumn Abound
Morning sunshine tinted Sugar Maple leaves. Photo by Bruce Stambaugh The signs of fall are everywhere in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Whether hiking in a park, walking around the neighborhood, or taking a country drive, hints of autumn’s imminent arrival catch people’s attention. Impatient warm colors tint the once vibrant green of sugar maple leaves. Other maples blush reds on one branch and…
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Shrubby St. John’s Wort is a Hearty Native with Beautiful Flowers
Late Blooms It’s very late fall (actually technically just became winter) and even in Florida we don’t have a lot of flowers blooming anymore. Every once in awhile I still stumble on a few out there, though. Last week when I went to hike around Watermelon Pond, I found several bushes of these pretty shrubby St. John’s wort (Hypericum prolificum) that were still blossoming. There was one by the…
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Colorful Tickseed Flowers Attract Pollinators Both Large and Small
Weevil on Tickseed During the summer and well into the fall most of the sunny areas along central Florida’s roads are populated by Leavenworth’s tickseed flowers (Coreopsis leavenworthii). These perennial plants are a common wildflower and are also used as an ornamental around here. They’re so popular that the genus Coreopsis as a whole is the Florida state flower. Not only are the flowers…
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