Finding wildflowers
May 16, 2018 11:30:16 #
When I couldn't get the grand vistas I wanted in the Smoky Mountains, I turned to the smallest of the small and found wildflowers. Even with flower guide they sell at the park, I can't find names for many of them. Some I had totally forgotten existed. One I searched for and didn't find was lady slippers.
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Yellow Trillium. Makes me think of Kermit!
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I believe they said this was a crested dwarf iris.
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I loved the translucence of the flower on the left. Is this some version of trillium?
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One person called this a Johnny-Jump-Up. But a ranger said it was a jack in the pulpit.
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According to the flower guide this is called "spring beauty." Is that correct?
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May 16, 2018 11:37:01 #
May 16, 2018 11:41:16 #
Very nice Kathy. I think many people walk by without noticing these little beauties. Taking and displaying photos like these might make people more aware especially since the blooming season is so short. The diversity is amazing.
May 16, 2018 11:53:04 #
pesfls wrote:
Nice. Amazing what one finds at their feet if they take the time to look.
Oh so true! Thank you so much, pesfls, for looking in!
May 16, 2018 11:54:55 #
vicksart wrote:
Very nice Kathy. I think many people walk by without noticing these little beauties. Taking and displaying photos like these might make people more aware especially since the blooming season is so short. The diversity is amazing.
That is so true, Vicki. When I would ask the rangers what a particular flower was, they would ask where I found it. They were amazed that I saw the johnny jump-up. It really reminded me of when I was a kid and we'd take a day off school and go to the woods to find wildflowers. What fun that was! I think it taught me to look. Thanks so much for stopping by.
May 16, 2018 12:08:16 #
The jack-in-pulpit ID is correct. Johnny Jump-ups are violas - look like miniature pansies. Your guess of a trillium would be my guess also, but check in with Blenheim Orange. He is a master photographer of flowers and hugely knowledgeable!
These are beautifully photographed, Kathy. I really like the cohesiveness of this thread, showing each in a wider view of where you found them. For me, the framing emphasizes their size and relatively wild locations. Certainly no suggestions from me on edits
These are beautifully photographed, Kathy. I really like the cohesiveness of this thread, showing each in a wider view of where you found them. For me, the framing emphasizes their size and relatively wild locations. Certainly no suggestions from me on edits
May 16, 2018 12:16:03 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
The jack-in-pulpit ID is correct. Johnny Jump-ups ... (show quote)
Thank you, Linda. I'll check with him. These were quite wild locations. I was pleased with that. I always like to show wildflowers in their natural habitat. Some of these were SO small I couldn't get closer to them even when I got down on the ground!
May 16, 2018 12:16:29 #
Yup it's a yellow trillium. They are only found in nurseries in Oregon, not in the wild. Out here they're all white, to my knowledge. Luck you.
May 16, 2018 12:33:17 #
That region has more flowering plant species than anywhere else in the western hemisphere. There is supposedly a region in China that may surpass it.
Your plants:
1. Trillium luteum, "Yellow wakerobin"
2. Iris cristata, "Dwarf crested iris"
3. Trillium grandiflorum, "White trillium" on the left, Viola rostrata, "Longspur violet" on the right
4. Arisaema triphyllum, "Jack-in-the-pulpit"
5. Claytonia virginica, "Spring beauty"
Common names vary from region to region for the same plants, "Johnny jump up" is a common name that has been applied to many wildflowers both in North America and the British Isles, but not to any of the plants in your photos that I am aware of.
Those Trillium grandiflorum petals are past prime and so are turning pink and translucent.
Mike
Your plants:
1. Trillium luteum, "Yellow wakerobin"
2. Iris cristata, "Dwarf crested iris"
3. Trillium grandiflorum, "White trillium" on the left, Viola rostrata, "Longspur violet" on the right
4. Arisaema triphyllum, "Jack-in-the-pulpit"
5. Claytonia virginica, "Spring beauty"
Common names vary from region to region for the same plants, "Johnny jump up" is a common name that has been applied to many wildflowers both in North America and the British Isles, but not to any of the plants in your photos that I am aware of.
Those Trillium grandiflorum petals are past prime and so are turning pink and translucent.
Mike
May 16, 2018 13:57:19 #
pesfls wrote:
Yup it's a yellow trillium. They are only found in nurseries in Oregon, not in the wild. Out here they're all white, to my knowledge. Luck you.
I frankly had never seen one of those. I was struck by how their petals tended to bend over while the white ones stayed erect. All of the yellow ones just looked like Kermit to me! But they were certainly beautiful. Thanks so much for looking in.
May 16, 2018 13:58:06 #
May 16, 2018 14:03:14 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
That region has more flowering plant species than ... (show quote)
Oh, Mike, Thank you!!!!! I got the spring beauty name off the internet and it looked exactly like my picture, so I was pretty sure of it. The Johnny jump-up came from the lady who pointed it out to me. Someone said it might also be a common name for it. Guess not. I kept looking for violets, but I had frankly forgotten what they looked like until I got to Illinois. And I had totally forgotten about white violets! I love those translucent trilliums. They are gorgeous!
May 16, 2018 14:03:42 #
May 16, 2018 16:07:44 #
Lovely set, Kathy, of small and very pretty flowers that I've not seen before!! I love the translucent petals of #3!!
May 16, 2018 17:22:27 #
angela k wrote:
Lovely set, Kathy, of small and very pretty flowers that I've not seen before!! I love the translucent petals of #3!!
Thanks, Angela. I do love those translucent ones. They are so awesome. I had never seen anything like them. I think all wildflowers are special.
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