It’s late September on the Parkway and although we think of wildflowers as being associated with spring, this is a wonderful time of year for many meadows and roadsides to show off the last of the year’s blooms. In the Rocky Knob area south of Roanoke, Goldenrod and the bright red Cardinal Flower are in […]

This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower report for September 9th. In the Rocky Knob area, south of Roanoke in Virginia, Goldenrod is the latest bloom to show up here in early fall, and the bright red Cardinal Flower is in bloom with some showing along the edges of the pond behind Mabry Mill. Notice […]

This is the Blue Ridge Parkway wildflower report for early September, 2008. In Virginia, the Rocky Knob area south of Roanoke, reports that Goldenrod is the latest bloom to show up in early fall, along with bright red Cardinal Flowers in bloom with some along the edges of the pond behind Mabry Mill. If you’re […]

This is the Blue Ridge Parkway wildflower report for the late August, 2008. In Virginia, the Rocky Knob area south of Roanoke, the Cardinal Flower is the new bloom this week with some of that blooming along the edges of the pond at Mabry Mill. In addition, the leftovers from previous weeks include Lanceleaf Coreopsis, […]

This is the Blue Ridge Parkway wildflower report for mid August. Most lovers of wildflowers prefer spring, but it’s hard to beat a late summer meadow full of summer blossoms. Around every turn there are things in display and an added fun are the cool temperatures at the higher elevations. New blooms in the Rocky […]