Exploring for Flowers
There is quite a variety of flowering plants in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Here is a list to highlight a few of the 1,600 species.
MARCH- Columbine • Hepatica Jack-in-the-Pulpit • Trout Lily Violets • Wild Plum
APRIL- Bleeding Heart • Meadow Rue Phlox • Solomon’s Seal • Trillium
MAY- Bluets • Flame Azalea • Mountain Laurel • Wild Geranium
JUNE- Butterfly Weed • Rhododendron • Daisy Flame • Azalea • Hydrangea Magnolia • Oxalis
JULY- Bergamot • Coreopsis • Partridge Berry • Queen Anne’s Lace • Rhododendron
AUGUST- Bee Balm • Evening Primrose • Joe Pye Weed • Turtlehead
SEPTEMBER- Boneset Fleabane • Lobelias • Sunflowers •Yarrow