Wild Pink (Silene carolliniana)
This beauty grows 2-8 inches tall on open rocky banks and open wood borders in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
This pretty little wildflower grows 2-8 inches tall and is found in the rich woods and steep slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. This one was about 4 inches tall...Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
This pretty little wildflower is supposed to grow 6-12 inches but I have never seen one over about 6 inches. It grows in the rich woods of the Blue Ridge Mountains and blooms April-May.Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
This is the flower of the Mayapple. It grows beneath the large single or double leaves, and is usually hidden from the casual observer…Grows in the moist woods and along roadsides in the Blue Ridge.Crested Dwarf Iris (Iris cristata)
This tiny beauty grows 1-3 inches tall in the rich woods, slopes, and along stream banks in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia…Trillium grandiflorum (white)
This large-flowered trillium grows 8 inches tall in the rich woods, coves, and slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia…Trillium grandiflorum (pink)
This large-flowered trillium grows 8 inches tall in the rich woods, coves, and slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia…Pink Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)
Grows 6-18 inches tall and has only basil leaves. It is in the Orchid family and grows in dry or wet woods in the Blue Ridge Mountains…Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)
Blooms in April and May as do most of the above, and grows from8-18 inches tall. The leaves are deeply cleft into 5 to 7 segments with fernlike lobes. Can be found in the woods and along roadside banks in the Blue Ridge…Click on any image to see a larger version…
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