by Sandy Rumsey | May 7, 2015 | NC Wildflowers, North Carolina
Spring has sprung here in the mountains and I’m scrambling to get out and photograph as many flowers as possible before they are gone. So many of the spring flowers bloom only for a few short days! So, here are a few of the flowers I saw today. Bluets Common...
by Sandy Rumsey | Jul 31, 1999 | NC Wildflowers
The Flame Azalea is the most dramatic of all azalea and is found in the wild in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Some of the bushes are over 7 feet high and can spread as much as 8 feet. Like most of the flowering plants in the Blue Ridge, it’s blooms are relatively...
by Sandy Rumsey | Jul 31, 1999 | NC Wildflowers
The top of Mt. Leconte, Tennessee is covered in these flowers during the summer months. Apparently, they like that high sunny climate.
by Sandy Rumsey | Jul 31, 1999 | NC Wildflowers
Periwinkle: This picture was taken on April 8, 2013 at the beginning of the Four Seasons Trail at Chimney Rock State Park. This was the first time I have spotted it blooming in Western North Carolina. It is such a simple little flower. So very...
by Sandy Rumsey | Jul 31, 1999 | NC Wildflowers
Bluets are my favorite wild flower. These tiny little stars bloom out of cracks and crevices on woodland trails in Western North Carolina. You can find them on almost every trail in the western part of the state during their blooming season. They are happy...
by Sandy Rumsey | Jul 31, 1999 | NC Wildflowers
The Wood Anemone is a member of the Buttercup Family. The flower is approximately 1″ in diameter,white and sometimes pink on the reverse side. Anemone quinquefolia is an early-spring flowering plant in the genus Anemone, native to North America. It is commonly...
