This is the Blue Ridge Parkway spring wildflower report for April 26. It continues to be a warm spring in many parts of the country including here along the Blue Ridge. Trillium and Fire Pink are showing up way ahead of schedule. You can look for them in the James River area or around Roanoke […]
Rare Azaleas Bloom in May
Encounter a phenomenon that occurs nowhere else on Earth when visiting Grandfather Mountain in May to witness the blooming of the rare and endangered pink-shell azalea! Native only to the NC High Country, the world’s largest population of this globally endangered pink azalea blooms on Grandfather Mountain during the month of May. New green leaves […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for April 17, 2012
This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for mid-April. It continues to be a warm spring in many parts of the country including here along the Blue Ridge. The Trillium and Fire Pink are showing up way ahead of schedule. You might look for them in the James River area or around Roanoke in […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for September 27, 2011
Here in late September, the fields of the Parkway are full of Black-eyed Susan, Joe-Pye Weed, Queen Anne’s Lace, Ironweed, Goldenrod, and some Butterfly Weed. There are great displays of Cardinal Flower in a few wet areas. The staff at the Peaks of Otter is reporting Ironweed and Jewel Weed, Woodland Sunflower, and Pink Turtlehead […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for September 20, 2011
It is mid-September and depending on your location you may find a few signs of fall color on some trees along the Parkway. This is just a reminder to the display that always arrives here in the mountains around the middle of October. Generally the fields full with this time of year with Black-eyed Susan, […]
