“I love Jewelweed. The perfect Fall color. It does have a fascinating way of propagating itself. Impatiens also do the same, quickly popping back and spitting the seeds everywhere. Some plants are just so interesting and fun to grow and watch. Teaching children the different ways of plants can get them interested in nature at an early age. One of my first learning experiences about plants was my Grandmothers patch of “four o’clocks”! As a little girl I would watch the…
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Wildflowers & Trees Of Appalachia
I got to thinking about hunting ginseng a couple of weeks ago, oh I never hunted it myself, but I…
The Deer Hunter and I were taking a rest underneath the Apple tree the other day. As we set enjoying…
flag, flag lily noun An iris (Iris prismatica). 1995-97 Montgomery Coll. flag (Ellis); flag lily (Adams, Brown, Cardwell, Norris, Oliver).…
Appalachia Through My Eyes COVID-19 Wildflowers & Trees Of Appalachia
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…