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, […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for August 15, 2008
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 […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for August 8, 2008
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, […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for August 1, 2008
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, […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for July 25, 2008
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 […]