Wednesday, April 22, 2015

April Wildflowers in a Upper Middle Tennessee Forest


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Continuing with our walk about looking at wildflowers here we see Fire pinks, (Silene virginica).
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This is two of those transplanted wildflowers I was talking about in my last post. Here the tall shrub/tree is Blackhaw viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium) and the lower limey green shrub is 'Dream Catcher' beauty bush (Kolkwitsia amabilis).
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Some kind of buckeye though I am not sure which kind. I noticed buckeyes were very nearly the first trees to leaf out this spring.
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Dwarf Larkspur (Delphinium tricorne)
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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum L.)
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Trilliums
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Chokecherry (Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima). This is a transplanted shrub from my old garden.
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One last picture looking down Wildflower Hill. This native dogwood is such a pretty sight in the spring that I find myself photographing it and sharing it each year. It grows right next to a taller tree; probably a wild cherry; but it does very well....

in the garden....
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7 comments:

  1. I love to look into a wooded area and see white dogwoods blooming. It is a sure sign of spring. It seems like they are beckoning you into the woods to see what else is blooming. :) I have never seen a Blackhaw Viburnum trained into a tree. It is very pretty. I have May Apples and a few Trilliums in my garden too. They are up and about to bloom. Happy Earth Day.

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    1. Thanks Lisa! I really love tree forms of most show woody plants but unfortunately, this one wants to be a shrub and I may let it revert. It is just too hard fighting to keep it limbed up. It is a stalwart tho and I love it.

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  2. What a beautiful view looking down Wildflower Hill! You have such a bounty of wildflowers, Tina, shown here and on the last post; you must be even more thrilled to be in your new home.

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  3. I've been looking forward to spring on your wildflower hill. How lovely!

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  4. Tina, I really enjoy your wild flower walks. I haven't been out once this spring. Had thought about taking the dogs on a nice walk but we had a little flurry of snow this morning so I stayed inside and turned up the heat. Maybe Friday we will go looking for wildflowers here. Hope your weather is better than ours.

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  5. The dogwood really pops out there. Glad the chokecherry made the move so well. Thanks for sharing your green spring with us!

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  6. Wildflowers are the best as they are free....

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