tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66791791840796070082024-02-07T18:55:13.354-08:00BLUE RIDGE WILDFLOWERSBlue Ridge Wildflowers blog is a place where I get to post my images of wildflowers growing the the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia. As I learn these wonderful flowers, I hope to pass on what I learn as well as brightening your day with some nice images. Please feel free to comment and pass the word about this blog.Michael Overackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135711775802234478noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679179184079607008.post-59806360395943380582014-12-31T21:56:00.003-08:002014-12-31T21:58:12.756-08:00Happy New Year 2015<h3>
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Michael Overackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135711775802234478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679179184079607008.post-20242710611563880672012-12-31T19:39:00.002-08:002012-12-31T19:41:02.649-08:00Happy New Year!!!<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Happy New Year from Blue Ridge Wildflowers.</span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We hope you have a great 2013!</span></b></i></span>Michael Overackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135711775802234478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679179184079607008.post-55575069759040725162012-03-12T19:00:00.000-07:002012-03-12T19:00:15.253-07:00Late Winter 2012<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is late Winter 2012 and the start of the wildflower season. Usually the Purple Crocus in my lawn gives me a "heads up" of the start of a new blooming season. Not long after the Purple Crocus makes the bold announcement, the Kaufmann's Tulips start to bloom. They did not bloom last year, at least not that I saw, but they are making their presence known this year. I have more blooms than I have ever had from this mystery visitor to my gardens. I usually have some Bloodroot blooming in the wildflower garden by this time of year, but my guess is that they were killed by the stomping boots of the Tree Cutting Service that was cutting down the neighbors trees. They marched through my wildflower garden without even asking, and then wondered why I was upset over a bunch of weeds. I am guessing I will have to start over again. Here are some images from my yard and the Mill Mountain Wildflower Garden.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-style: italic;">Periwinkle (Vinca minor)</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: italic;">Periwinkle (Vinca minor)</span></i> </div>
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<i>Kaufmann's Tulip (Tulipa kaufmanniana) - Size Small</i></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Kaufmann's Tulip (Tulipa kaufmanniana) - Size Medium</span></div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Kaufmann's Tulip (Tulipa kaufmanniana) - Size Large</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-style: italic;"> Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-style: italic;">Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-style: italic;">Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) - Above and below are the same flower shot different ways. Feel free to leave a comment and let me know which you like better</span></div>
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to post them. I am not sure of the reason, but I am sure time available
probably had a bit to do with it. That is no excuse, but now I have a
lazy, snowy Sunday at my disposal, I felt now would be as good a time as
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-style: italic;">Cut-Leaved Geranium (Geranium dissectum)</span><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span>Michael Overackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135711775802234478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679179184079607008.post-28467303874259721632011-12-24T21:43:00.000-08:002011-12-24T21:43:05.192-08:00Happy Holidays from Blue Ridge Wildflowers<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Happy Holidays to one and all from BlueRidgeWildflowers.com</span></span>Michael Overackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135711775802234478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679179184079607008.post-26832316834743038682011-04-26T08:57:00.000-07:002011-04-26T08:57:07.495-07:00Wildflowers from All Over the area.<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This was a day that I traveled around a bit, photographing as I went. These wildflower images are from Franklin County, Floyd County, and Roanoke County. Spring has sprung with a few days of very warm temperatures and quite a bit of rain. It shows with the density of wildflowers, even though it seems that people seem intent on destroying more and more of their natural habitat. Come on, people. How many subdivisions do you really need?</span><br />
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</div>Michael Overackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135711775802234478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679179184079607008.post-74145977399057307942011-04-26T08:37:00.000-07:002011-04-26T08:37:11.929-07:00Showing Signs of Life for 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My personal wildflower garden has been a bit dormant since the Bloodroot bloomed earlier in the season. However, the wildflowers are starting to shake off their slumber and bursting into bloom. Appearing for the first time this year is a Jack-in-the-Pulpit that I planted several years ago. I was not sure it would take, since the soil in my garden is a bit drier than they usually like, but it came up this year.</span><br />
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</div>Michael Overackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135711775802234478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679179184079607008.post-66574827217149283432011-04-18T21:22:00.000-07:002011-04-19T07:40:18.244-07:00Arrival of the Mutants from Grandiflorum<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some of my favorite wildflowers are in bloom right now. They are Trillium grandiflorum, but not normal Trillium. They are a mutated colony of Trillium that grow with green blossoms and many more than the regular three petals of the Trillium. A fellow wildflower enthusiast recommended calling them "Surprise Trillium". I agree with her, so that is what I am calling them. I find them stunning in their odd beauty, and I cannot resist the urge to image each and every one I see., Along with other wildflowers in the area, here are the Trillium from another world.</span><br />
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</div>Michael Overackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135711775802234478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679179184079607008.post-51357430220460537362011-04-04T15:32:00.000-07:002011-04-04T22:05:57.442-07:00Late March Wildflowers<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is late March and I have purchased some new equipment to bring another look to my wildflower images. Some Auto Extension Tubes and several new flash units and LED light banks should give some new illumination and detail to my images. Here is what I shot in the last week in March.</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I wanted to let viewers of this blog know about the Orchid Show for the Blue Ridge Orchid Society. It is going to be held on Friday, March 11th, Saturday, March 12th, and Sunday, March 13th, 2011 at Greenbrier Nurseries on Starkey Road in SW Roanoke County. I know that Orchids are not wildflowers, but this show should not be missed. The variety and beauty of these flowers is incredible, and to have so many in one place is not to be missed. So check it out. I might see you there. Thanks to Dr. Nancy Cowden of Lynchburg College for tipping me off to this show. I appreciate the "heads up", Nancy.</div>Michael Overackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135711775802234478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679179184079607008.post-44793030300692025542011-02-15T21:42:00.000-08:002011-02-15T21:54:24.993-08:00Images from July 2009<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After finishing up my primary images from 2010, I remembered a day the previous year when I photographed some Turk's Cap Lily, but I had not posted those images. I went back into the archives and found the day. Here are some of those images.</span><br />
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</div></div>Michael Overackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135711775802234478noreply@blogger.com2