Showing posts with label Star of Bethlehem. Show all posts
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

A FEW WILDFLOWERS FOR YOU TODAY

Star of Bethlehem - Ornithogalum umbellatum. It grows in clumps with hollow, dark-green leaves.  Easily confused with wild garlic, but lacks a distinctive odor. It blooms in April to mid June.Golden Ragwort - Packera aurea - Aster family (Asteraceae). This is a perennial wildflower and blooms from mid to late spring and lasts for about three weeks.  The Northern Dewberry, Common Dewberry - Rubus flagellaris. It is part of the rose family and its most active growth is from mid-spring to early summer.Buttercup - Ranunculus species. Most bloom spring through to Fall, with some lasting until frost.Virginia Waterleaf - Hydrophyllum virginianum. It is native to Virginia. A perennial herb commonly found in moist, wooded areas of eastern North America, including Virginia. Its young leaves and shoots are edible and were traditinally used by the Shawnee and other Native American tribes as a potherb or in salads. The leaves are typically eaten cooked, but can also be enjoyed raw when young, which is why they were used for a ‘salad'.Sweet White Violet - Viola blanda. It has fragrant white flowers and blooms from April until the end of summer.  Prefers damp woods and moist meadows.

Daisy Fleabane - Erigeron annuus

Blooms in May up until frost.  
Thanks for looking and 
I hope your day is going well.