June 25, 2018
Mid June wildflowers
I have been trying to post photos of the various wildflower species found in this region this spring but I’ve gotten behind. These are the latest few, and I will post more in the next few posts to try to catch up.
Pinkfairies, Deerhorn, Ragged robin ~ clarkia pulchella
Alaska Rein Orchid ~ piperia unalascensis
Spotted Coralroot ~ corallorhiza maculata (a wild orchid)
Lance-leaved Stonecrop ~ sedum lanceolatum
Oxeye Daisy ~ leucanthemum vulgare
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Who would have guessed that nature’s garden was so beautiful?
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Comment by wordsfromanneli — June 25, 2018 @ 11:02 pm
Both the beauty and the diversity are incredible! It’s an amazing garden!
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Comment by montucky — June 26, 2018 @ 7:18 am
I’ve said it before, but truly your photos belong in a wildflower calendar or in a beautiful coffee table style wildflower book. Thank you for always sharing them with us.
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Comment by Mama's Empty Nest — June 26, 2018 @ 6:32 am
Thanks! I’m glad that you enjoy seeing the flowers. Their colors and designs and even their habitats completely fascinate me.
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Comment by montucky — June 26, 2018 @ 7:26 am
Lovely flowers! I’m having fun looking at wildflowers on my walks!
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Comment by heartandsoul974 — June 26, 2018 @ 7:26 am
The little flowers make every walk a special occasion, don’t they. We only have to take the time to look at them.
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Comment by montucky — June 26, 2018 @ 8:38 am
Exactly. I try to get up each day and notice all these little beauties around me. Its easier in the summer as I have it off from school.
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Comment by heartandsoul974 — June 27, 2018 @ 4:17 am
That’s a good way to start a day. And the flowers and species change as days go by.
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Comment by montucky — June 27, 2018 @ 2:25 pm
All so lovely! Keep ’em coming!! 🙂
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Comment by bayphotosbydonna — June 26, 2018 @ 8:06 am
Yes, each on has its own beauty and its own story to tell. They are special gifts to us from the world that gives us life.
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Comment by montucky — June 26, 2018 @ 8:39 am
The spotted coralroot is amazing but so are the other wildflowers!!
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Comment by Hanna — June 26, 2018 @ 2:51 pm
The coralroot blossoms are very tiny but pretty. They grow from the sides of a tall straight stalk. They do look like orchids though.
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Comment by montucky — June 26, 2018 @ 4:35 pm
I like the deep color of that ragged robin. The ones I see are much paler, but they aren’t native.
The orchids were a nice find. I like that coralroot!
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Comment by New Hampshire Garden Solutions — June 26, 2018 @ 2:53 pm
The color might be because it was growing in the shade. Most are quite a bit lighter in color. I know of only a couple locations where they grow, bit in one of them there are lots.
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Comment by montucky — June 26, 2018 @ 4:38 pm
Another wonderful array of wildflowers. The Oxeye Daisy is the only one we have here. The Alaska Rein Orchid is an interesting one – nothing like the usual little wild orchids.
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Comment by Vicki — June 26, 2018 @ 6:08 pm
There are 8 species of wild orchids here that all have about the same structure, a tall stalk with small flowers all along it. There must be some kind of advantage to it.
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Comment by montucky — June 26, 2018 @ 6:38 pm
I know just how you feel. Ever since Memorial Day, I’ve felt as though spring was getting away from me, and summer too, for that matter. The profusion of flowers is just remarkable. There are days when it seems new ones are popping up every day. I’m especially fond of the deerhorn — it reminds me of a staghorn fern.
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Comment by shoreacres — June 27, 2018 @ 8:14 pm
It’s hard to keep up this time of year. But I wouldn’t want it any other way!
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Comment by montucky — June 27, 2018 @ 8:36 pm
No wonder you can’t keep up, there are so many of them!!!
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Comment by Candace — June 30, 2018 @ 5:32 pm
I still have over a dozen species that I haven’t posted yet, and there are still new ones starting to bloom. I just wish I could be everywhere at once!
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Comment by montucky — June 30, 2018 @ 8:17 pm