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Wildflower Wednesday: Joe-pye Weed
Common Name: Joe-pye Weed Scientific Name: variously Eupatorium maculatum and Eutrochium maculatum (depending on the source) Habitat & Range: wet, full sun …Continue reading →
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Wildflower Wednesday: Butterfly Weed
Common Name: Butterfly Weed Scientific Name: Asclepias tuberosa Habitat & Range: dry soil, full sun, prairies and meadows Bloom Time: summer About: How about …Continue reading →
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Wildflower Wednesday: Cardinal Flower
Common Name: Cardinal Flower Scientific Name: Lobelia cardinalis Habitat & Range: wet, shady streams and wetlands Bloom Time: summer and fall About: Not too many …Continue reading →
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Wildflower Wednesday: Bee Balm or Wild Bergamot
Common Name: Bee Balm or Wild Bergamot Scientific Name: Monarda fistulosa Habitat & Range: dry, sunny fields and roadsides Bloom Time: summer About: Do you …Continue reading →
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Wildflower Wednesday: False Solomon’s Seal
Common Name: False Solomon’s Seal Scientific Name: Smilacina racemosa Habitat & Range: deciduous woods Bloom Time: spring and summer About: We’ve been out in the …Continue reading →
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Wildflower Wednesday: Canada Goldenrod
Common Name: Canada Goldenrod Scientific Name: Solidago canadensis Habitat & Range: dry, open fields and prairies Bloom Time: summer and fall About: Did you know …Continue reading →
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Wildflower Wednesday: Spring Beauty
Common Name: Spring Beauty Scientific Name: Claytonia virginica Habitat & Range: wet, shady, deciduous woods Bloom Time: spring About: Yes, we’re hurtling toward winter up …Continue reading →
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Wildflower Wednesday: New England Aster
Common Name: New England Aster Scientific Name: Aster novae-angliae Habitat & Range: moist, sun, prairies, roadsides throughout the state Bloom Time: autumn About: Late fall …Continue reading →
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Wildflower Wednesday: Spotted Touch-Me-Not
Common Name: Spotted Touch-Me-Not Scientific Name: Impatiens capensis Habitat & Range: wet shade and woodlands, by streams, and in wetlands statewide Bloom Time: summer …Continue reading →
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Wildflower Wednesday: Golden Alexanders
Common Name: Golden Alexanders Scientific Name: Zizia aurea Habitat & Range: wet ditches, field, and woods Bloom Time: spring About: I bought a couple of …Continue reading →
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Wildflower Wednesday: False Solomon’s Seal
Common Name: False Solomon’s Seal Scientific Name: Smilacina racemosa Habitat & Range: deciduous woods Bloom Time: spring and summer About: We’ve been out in the fields for months, but there are...
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Wildflower Wednesday: Canada Goldenrod
Common Name: Canada Goldenrod Scientific Name: Solidago canadensis Habitat & Range: dry, open fields and prairies Bloom Time: summer and fall About: Did you know there are many kinds of Goldenrod?...
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Wildflower Wednesday: Butterfly Weed
Common Name: Butterfly Weed Scientific Name: Asclepias tuberosa Habitat & Range: dry soil, full sun, prairies and meadows Bloom Time: summer About: How about some more flowers that will attract...
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Wildflower Wednesday: Cardinal Flower
Common Name: Cardinal Flower Scientific Name: Lobelia cardinalis Habitat & Range: wet, shady streams and wetlands Bloom Time: summer and fall About: Not too many wildflowers in Michigan are this...
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Wildflower Wednesday: Bee Balm or Wild Bergamot
Common Name: Bee Balm or Wild Bergamot Scientific Name: Monarda fistulosa Habitat & Range: dry, sunny fields and roadsides Bloom Time: summer About: Do you like Earl Grey tea? The distinctive taste...
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Frigid Photography
It’s cold, cold, cold and snowy in Michigan lately, which suits me just fine. I stopped off at Fenner Nature Center today to take a few pictures on the way to pick up my son from school. I trudged in...
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