It’s August in the Blue Ridge and that means fields full of Yarrow, Sunflower, Goldenrod, Black-eyed Susan, and Queen Anne’s Lace along most roadsides throughout the Parkway. Turks-cap Lily and Butterfly Weed add a touch of orange in many areas. Specifically, in the Rocky Knob Mabry Mill area of Virginia, Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Queen Anne’s Lace, […]

It’s August in the Blue Ridge and that means fields of Yarrow, Sunflowers, Goldenrod, Black-Eyed Susan, and Queen Anne’s Lace along most roadsides throughout the Parkway. Turks-cap Lily and Butterfly Weed add a touch of orange in many areas. On the farm at Humpback Rocks, Black Cohosh and Ox-eye Daisy, Deptford Pink, Butter and Eggs, […]

This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for the third week of July. According to some lovers of wildflowers, summer is the best season of all, and the meadows of blooms brighten the Parkway experience seemingly around every turn. Yarrow, Sunflowers, Goldenrod, Black-eyed Susan, and Queen Anne’s Lace are being commonly reported in the […]

This is the Blue Ridge Parkway wildflower report for July the 18th. We think of spring as the time for wildflowers along the Blue Ridge, but for many folks, summer is the best season of all as meadows of blooms brighten the Parkway experience around every turn. On the far northern portions of the Parkway, […]

This is the Blue Ridge Parkway wildflower report for the middle of July. We think of spring for the time for wildflowers along the Blue Ridge, but for many folks, summer is the best season of all. Meadows of blooms brighten the Parkway experience around every turn. Black-eyed Susan, Deptford Pink, Oxide Daisy, Yarrow, and […]