Here in the latter half of September we are beginning to see some of the tell-tale signs of fall. The days are getting shorter, the mornings cooler, and a few of the trees are starting to get a hint of fall color. The Parkway is still predominately green, but a few trees are starting to […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for Late August
This time of year, visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway can expect to see many of the common summer varieties of our beautiful blooming flowers. In Virginia at the north end of the Parkway, near Milepost 30, Queen Anne’s Lace, Spotted Knapweed, Black-Eyed Susan, Goldenrod, Ironweed, Yarrow, Common Fleabane, White Snakeroot, Pokeweed, Flower Spurge, Small […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for Early August
This time of year, visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway can expect to see many of the common summer varieties of our beautiful blooming flowers. This year, thanks to some wet weather and warm conditions, there is an abundance of species blooming along the trails and on the roadsides to make for a very colorful […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for Mid-summer 2014
This time of year, visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway can expect to see many of the common summer varieties of our beautiful blooming flowers. In Virginia, Common Evening Primrose, Indian Plantain, Rattlesnake Weed, Fire Pink, Butterfly Milkweed, Yarrow, Elderberry, Foxglove Beardtongue, Daisy Fleabane, Oxeye Daisy, Purple Flowering Raspberries, White Milkweed, New Jersey Tea, Southern […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for Early July 2014
This time of year visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway can expect to see many of the common summer varieties of our beautiful blooming flowers. In Virginia, near Peaks of Otter, Blacked-eye Susan, Chicory, Columbine, Common Evening Primrose, Hedge Bindweed, Goat’s Beard, Smooth Hedge Nettle, Butterfly Milkweed, Canada Lilies, Flowering Spurge, Woodland Sunflower, Black Cohosh, […]