Around the Peaks of Otter in Virginia, visitors will probably find lots of Jewel Weed and Butterfly Weed, St. John’s Wort, Common Milkweed, Yarrow, Black Cohosh, and Woodland Sunflower, all of which are common summer varieties here in the Blue Ridge. Through the plateau district, which extends from Roanoke to the North Carolina state line, […]

Mid-summer is a great time for blooms here in the Blue Ridge, and remember that your elevation change can make a great deal of difference in what you find blooming along the roadside or down your favorite trail. If you think you’ve missed a favorite bloom at one favorite spot, head up the mountain and […]

Summer is a great time for blooms here in the Blue Ridge and remember that your elevation change can make a great deal of difference in what you find blooming along the roadsides or maybe down your favorite trail. If you think you’ve missed a favorite bloom at a favorite spot, head up the mountain […]

Early summer is a great time for blooms here in the Blue Ridge. Remember that your elevation change can make a great deal of difference in what you find blooming along the roadside or down your favorite trail. If you think you’ve missed your favorite bloom at a favorite spot, just head up the mountain […]

This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for early June, 2011. Don’t think that just because spring is unofficially over and summer has arrived that there are any less wildflowers to enjoy on the Parkway. Nothing could be further from the truth. Flame and Pink Azalea are in abundance in many areas of the […]