This week, I took a walk through a local park that sits in a small valley carved out by a slow-moving stream. While much of the surrounding land has been converted to corn monocultures, the moist, alluvial soil that covers this park makes for an oasis of wildflowers in the spring months. After the prior few weeks of consistent rainfall, the flowers are finally in bloom. As they say, April showers bring May flowers.
While there were a variety of wildflowers that I encountered on my walk through the woods, the fields of White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) and Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) were easily the most striking. Fed by the mineral-rich soils that line the banks of the stream, these species displayed their brilliant and ephemeral inflorescence for the world to see. To find so many beautiful flowers growing in one location is relatively rare for my region, and it is an opportunity I cherish whenever I have the chance to experience it.
I hope that you enjoy these picture of wildflowers as much as I did taking them.
Large White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum):
Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica):
Fringed Polygala (Polygaloides paucifolia):
Dwarf Ginseng (Panax trifolius):
Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris):
Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica):
Bristly Buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus):
Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia):
Canadian Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense):
Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides):
Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum):
Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum):
Canadian Lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis):
Largeflower Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora):
Red Deadnettle (Lamium purpureum):
European Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis):
Starflower (Lysimachia borealis):
Garden Yellowrocket (Barbarea vulgaris):
Oregon Grape (Berberis aquifolium):
Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris):
Japanese Pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis):
Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna):
Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata):
Apples (Genus Malus):
Thank you for walking with me.
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