Think all the good flowers bloom in the spring? Wait till you see the color and beauty that arrives in the summer. Click here or on the photo to see what’s blooming. Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls.
Wondering what’s blooming since the last wildflower video? Click here or on the photo to see the new faces that are blooming right now in the Smokies!
Here are some lovely photos of flora and fauna in the park taken during the rain this weekend by Ann Froschauer. Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum commutatum) Great Blue Heron (Area herodias) Large Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Greater Yellow Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens)
Here’s what Ann Froschauer saw when hiking near Cades Cove yesterday: Check out the pretty phlox Tulip tree silk moth (Callosamia angulifera) Yellow lady slipper (Cypripedium calceolus or pubescens) Columbine and phacelia (Aquilegia candensis)… Shooting star (Dodecatheon mea…) Wild blue phlox Phlox divaricata gqranvtsaj
Wondering what’s blooming in the park? Click here or on the photo to get up close and personal with some of the early April wildflowers in the Greenbrier area of the Smokies.
Click here or on the photo to take a hike with Valerie and see how the wildflowers look on the Cove Hardwood Nature Trail (at least this is how they looked before yesterday’s snow).
Here’s a look at some of what’s blooming in the park along Porters Creek Trail. Photos by Ann Froschauer.
I don’t know about you, but I spent all winter dreaming of the day when the columbine and violets would bring some color back to these mountains. This video is my little way of trying to make spring last forever. Click the photo to see some of the best flower displays in the Smokies!