Phacelia purshii
Dodecatheon meadia
Iris cristata
Geranium maculatum
Trillium grandiflorum
Just a few of the things growing on the forest floor.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The Forest Floor
Delpinium tricorne, Trillium grandiflorum and the faint pink glow of Geranium.
Phacelia purshii
Dodecatheon meadia
Iris cristata
Geranium maculatum
Trillium grandiflorum
Just a few of the things growing on the forest floor.
Phacelia purshii
Dodecatheon meadia
Iris cristata
Geranium maculatum
Trillium grandiflorum
Just a few of the things growing on the forest floor.
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Hi Christopher, you could give wildflower walks on your mountain, people come from far and wide to Gatlinburg to see the same things. And you even know the botanical names, too, although most people only want to know the common names. I have attended wildflower talks with slides where the speaker only knew the common name, I was a little disappointed but was the only one who felt that was a problem. You could work up a good slide show and go on the road! They get paid for it too! ;->
Frances is right Christopher. You could give talks about the wildflowers and tours...for money.
I have one of the iris growing in my garden. I had a wonderful neighbor that was a wildflower expert. He gave me starts of many wildflowers. He has since passed away. I always think of him when his flowers are blooming.
Well, after receiving two more rejection letters in the mail last week for jobs I had applied for, it is time to get creative.
I have always liked this answer to "what do you do for a living?"
I have a multi-faceted bill paying approach.
Oooh, I like that Dodecatheon. The mauvy-purpley petals of some of the other species bring me down.
I am with Frances on the names, but I have to point out that "spanish bluebell" is a perfect example of a common name that describes a plant as exactly, and much more reliably, than the scientific name, which has been Scilla, Endymion, and even Hyacinth (that was Linnaeus), and some others I forget, just in recent memory.
Finally, I don't really understand the geography of Appalachia, but you should look into these Trilliums too.
And I hope you find work soon.
That was an interesting link MMW. Basically it is saying Trillium species are very elevation dependent. I am at 4000 ft. The Trillium luteum that I was looking at in a nursery may not like this elevation.
Was it just me or did Blogger go bye-bye last night?
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