Viewing images posted by WhistlingWisteria

Gallery: Emerging Growth
Date submitted: September 3, 2020
Caption: I love the softness of lamb's ear!!
Photo location: Raleigh, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-21

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: September 3, 2020
Caption: This is one of NINE butterflies on my aunt's Joe Pye Weed. I think they were all swallowtails- most looked like this one and two were black.
Photo location: Raleigh, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-20

Gallery: Seed pods or heads
Date submitted: September 3, 2020
Caption: I found a few cattail heads in different stages :)
Photo location: Newland, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-08

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: September 3, 2020
Caption: Cattails growing in about 6 inches of water on the water's edge
Photo location: Newland, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-08

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: September 3, 2020
Caption: Cute little plant at the water's edge
Photo location: Newland, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-08

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: September 3, 2020
Caption: Beautiful little blue flowers!
Photo location: Newland, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-08

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: September 3, 2020
Caption: Found this pretty bush on the edge of the lake.
Photo location: Newland, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-08

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: August 5, 2020
Caption: I love the deep blue of the unopened flowers! I took this about 7am, but I read that they lighten in color throughout the day and are only open for one day each!
Photo location: Mooresville, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-05

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: August 5, 2020
Caption: I found this in a horse pasture at the barn where I work. Its deep blue flowers really stand out!
Photo location: Mooresville, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-05

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: August 2, 2020
Caption: Blooms in several stages of emerging.
Photo location: Lake James, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-01

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: August 2, 2020
Caption: Gorgeous white flowers. They will be huge when they open!
Photo location: Lake James, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-01

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: August 2, 2020
Caption: These were growing along the bank in the back of a cove on Lake James.
Photo location: Lake James, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-01

Gallery: Closeup of buds, sepals and receptacles
Date submitted: August 2, 2020
Caption: The stems of this one were a lot redder than the one next to it and contrasted beautifully with its greenery!
Photo location: Lake James, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-01

Gallery: Seed pods or heads
Date submitted: August 2, 2020
Caption: I think these are leftover seed heads from last winter.
Photo location: Lake James, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-01

Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: August 2, 2020
Caption: I found a small group of these growing in the water of a shallow cove on Lake James. The water was only 5-10 inches deep.
Photo location: Lake James, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-01

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: August 2, 2020
Caption: Its blooms are giving way to fruit. I have many fond memories of playing with this plant as a kid. My sister and I would pretend it was celery and blue berries in our pretend outside kitchens (while only pretend eating it of course).
Photo location: Lake James, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-01

Gallery: Fruit
Date submitted: August 2, 2020
Caption: These unripe fruits are a little smaller than a ping-pong ball. They look delicious already!
Photo location: Lake James, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-01

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: August 2, 2020
Caption: I found this growing in an often-flooded area on the bank of Lake James.
Photo location: Lake James, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-01

Gallery: Fruit
Date submitted: August 2, 2020
Caption: The fruit looks similar to tiny pinecones.
Photo location: Lake James, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-01

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: August 2, 2020
Caption: Extremely common along the lake edges in North Carolina.
Photo location: Lake James, NC
Date of photo: 2020-08-01