Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Georgia Wild Flowers

BY SKEETER
Here are some "New to Me" wildflowers along our creek here in my GEORGIA GARDENS. This is a rain run-off creek rather than a constant running stream. Although, the creek ran all Summer long this year with plenty of rain falls. I normally tend to this area with a weed trimmer keeping the weeds at bay. With all the rains, I neglected this area and assume my neglect is why I am spotting flowers when never before.  
The creek bed was over grown and very weedy and this past month, we have had little rain so time to get the weeds in check. While weed trimming, I spotted several of these beautiful plants. I believe them to be some type of Lobelia. Within days of snapping this photo, I noticed the deer ate the leaves.
I really do like this flower and will try my best to not cut it in the coming year. I must mark the spots so as to not mistake it for a weed. Or is this an Annual plant instead of a Perennial? Hum, more research needed. 

The Creek Bed is full of this pest. I call this a pest as it finds its way into my gardens. It grows quickly and takes over in no time at all. A bit of research tells me this plant is Lady's Thumb. 
I do enjoy its small pink flowers but it just gets so out of control every time I attempt to let it grow. I tell you, the entire creek bed is full of this stuff!
This plant must be in the Joe Pye Weed family. But exactly which one, is a mystery to me.
But I have spotted many of these growing along the creek bed.
The Bees enjoy it so again, I must mark the areas where this one is happily growing. Times such as this, I wish for a Green House to over winter such finds.
I am not sure what this plant could be. I have researched it for over an hour with no luck. I find things similar but not exactly as the one pictured.
I spotted a couple of them and really do like their tiny fringe type blooms. Any one know this plant? 
Trillium or is this Ginger? Click HERE to see what you think. Seeing the flower would be the answer to this question but since it is located near the Creek and in the woods, well, I am rarely in that area so fail to see it bloom. I shall try to keep an eye on it next spring. 
I have seen this plant before so it has been here for a while. I have just never really paid it much attention until now as I am seeing it pop up in many places. I assumed some type of Fern but not sure. Look at the shoot/bloom of this plant.
Such an odd thing yet intriguing to me.
One of the blooms was white while all the others I spotted were the lime green as you see in the previous photo. I have researched this one with no luck so am hoping that one of you may know something about this neat GEORGIA WILD FLOWER, In the Garden...
I attended the McCorkles GPS (Giant Plant Sale) this past weekend! I was good and only came home with 2 Loropetalums (Fringe Plant), Abelia Rose Creek and 5 different types of Heuchera (Coral Bells) for a total of $30.00. I had a great time helping a family member gather their selections to total about $600.00! And ever so happy to not have to dig holes for that trailer full of plants!  Ha.. 

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15 comments:

  1. A whole raft of interesting mysteries Skeeter. It's fun to deal with these kind of puzzles so long as you don't get frustrated....:)

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    1. Na, mystery plants don't frustrate me too much Troutbirder. I know there are always more around the corner to discover :-)

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  2. I think the one you think is trillum or ginger is in the Arum family. Love your wild flowers. Lucky you having a Lobelia growing. They are such a beautiful blue.

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    1. I only wish those pretty blue bloomers were in my garden where I can enjoy them more then by the creek out of sight. LOL... I did plant a Blue Lobelia in my garden but the wild ones are so much larger and have more blooms. Ha, go figure....

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  3. Great wildflowers. That one plant does look like a fern, but I've never seen those berries or whatever they are on a fern. It will be interesting to see what these are.

    FlowerLady

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    1. I plan to keep my eyes open to see what happens to those Ferny things Lorraine! I too think they look like berry's but not sure if they are or not. Strange little things for sure...

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  4. The first one sure does look like Great Blue lobelia. The second one I immediately recognized as smartweek. I had to Google Lady's thumb and found it to be the exact same thing. I learned a new name for it! Thanks! I think both your pink and white flowers are some type of boneset. In the same family type as Joe Pye I believe. Your ginger looks an awful lot like Asian ginger. It is more pointed and more coloration. I have some here. The last fern is Sensitive fern. It is a native fern and is called sensitive because after only one light frost it turns brown right away. I have it here by my a/c. Love it! I plan to move some to the pond area. You just reminded me. Have a great day! Yes, gotta watch that weedwhacking of the wildflowers....:)

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    1. Doesn't it drive a gardener nuts to see so many different names for the same darn plant? Ha, I had never known the name Lady's Thumb until my research but know it well in my gardens as a PEST for sure! Seems whenever I toss a wild flower mix, these things show up as well. Grrrrrrr..... I saw the name Boneset with the Joe Pye Weed research as well so figured I was on the right track with that one. But that lacy white, I think it shall remain a mystery for a while... Hum, Sensitive Fern, I shall look that one up now! Thanks for that naming tip...

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  5. Very nice wildflower tour. Hope you figure out the mystery plants.

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  6. They are all pretty, Skleeter. I've seen some of these but didn't know their names.

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  7. Skeeter how lovely all these wildflowers...

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  8. The fluffy white ones ahead of the Arum look like some kind of Eupatorium.

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    1. Thanks for the ID Jean as I do believe you are correct! I have both pink and white Joe Pye Weed..... Learn something new every day!

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  9. Just discovered your blog and am trolling through old entries so I hope you get this. I am fairly certain the evergreen groundcover is some species of Hexastylis and the "fern" Botrypus virginianus or Rattlesnake Fern which I also have on my property outside Franklin TN. I hate not knowing what the plants are on my much smaller property and have spent many hours looking online and in books. Good luck!

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    1. Thanks for your help in this mystery saga Rick and Welcome to "In the Garden" Rattlesnake fern makes sense as those blooms/berries look just like the rattle to a rattlesnake. I have see them up close and personal as we had a rattler in our garden once!

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