Michigan Wildflowers 2012
Sunday, July 1, 2012
June 11: Smoothish Hawkweed and why "hawkweed"
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I'm starting to see more flowers in the Hawkweed, or Hieracium family, so-called because in ancient times, hawks were observed eating th...
June 7: White Avens -- a chocolate substitute?
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White Avens is one of those plants which is easy to overlook. The flowers aren't particularly impressive and sometimes look rather ragge...
June 11: Crown Vetch -- A plant with imperial designs
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Similar to Dames Rocket, here's another beautiful non-native plant which has quickly spread. It's Crown Vetch. Crown Vetch Cro...
Saturday, June 30, 2012
June 4: Birdsfoot Trefoil and Yellow Sweet Clover:
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Birdsfoot Trefoil is turning out to be one of my favorite summertime flowers. It's beautiful and has many uses...you often find it along...
Sunday, June 17, 2012
May 31: English Dogwood
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This flower is very pretty but has no scent. It is English Dogwood, sometimes also called Mockorange. English Dogwood The name "do...
Friday, June 15, 2012
May 29: Field Bindweed and Moneywort
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Field Bindweed, though pretty, is one of those plants I would call a wildflower but others might call an invasive weed, though it is in the ...
Thursday, June 14, 2012
May 27: Blue Iris and Canada Hawkweed
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I was very surprised to see these flowers -- they are so large as to look domesticated. However, they were growing by themselves unaided in ...
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