flag, flag lily noun An iris (Iris prismatica). 1995-97 Montgomery Coll. flag (Ellis); flag lily (Adams, Brown, Cardwell, Norris, Oliver). [DARE chiefly South, South Midland] —Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English —- I was reminded of the common name for iris a few weeks back when AW left the following comment: “Beautiful picture of Iris (flags), and one of my favorite colors. I knew and hear all of these but don’t use heifer or heered. I had a 6th grade teacher…
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Wildflowers & Trees Of Appalachia
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Blooming Ivy
I don’t know if the Ivy blooms are more special this year or if I’ve just had more time to…
Indian pipe noun A white, leafless flowering wild plant (Monotropa Uniflora) having a single, pipe-shaped blossom. Same as corpse flower,…
A few weekends ago we went on a long hike up the creek. The Deer Hunter wanted to show Chitter…
Queen Anne’s Lace dots the roadsides and fields with white where I live. According to legend, Queen Anne was tatting…
Red Shoe-make (Sumac) Last Saturday’s “Overheard” post left a few of you scratching your heads. Sumac, which I’ve always heard…
Over the last two weeks the Ivies have started putting on their annual show of beauty. They start out as…
“A Mess of Ramps—Kimsey Creek” by John Parris Burton Bumgarner will tell you, with the faith of a true believer,…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Maple Trees are in Bloom
The maple trees have put on their pretty spring garments in my area of Appalachia. For the last two weeks…
On our last hike up the creek The Deer Hunter said he wanted to show us the biggest holly tree…