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, […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for July 11, 2008
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 […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for July 9, 2008
This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for the Independence Day weekend. Summer blooms are the highlight throughout the Parkway, with adjacent fields of Black-eyed Susan and Milkweed, Yarrow, Queen Anne’s Lace, and Butterfly Weed in many, many roadside meadows. The upper sections of the Parkway in Virginia, from milepost 0 to 35, look […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for June 26, 2008
This is the Blue Ridge Parkway spring wildflower report for the middle of June, 2008. Spring is a month of transition from spring blooms to a more summer look among the park wildflower population. Catawba Rhododendron is still showing in places along with Mountain Laurel, but both are waning except at higher elevations. If you’re […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for June 20, 2008
This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower report for June 2008. This is a month of transition from spring blooms to a more summer look among the park wildflower population. Catawba Rhododendron is still showing in places here in the first week of June, along with Mountain Laurel, but both are waning except at higher […]