These images are from June 9, 2010. Taken along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Bedford County, the elevation for most of these images is about 2500 feet above sea level, which puts them one to two weeks behind the wildflower bloom cycle in the valleys below.
This wildflower is Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosis).
This group of wildflowers is Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis).
This wildflower is Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). The butterfly is a Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly.
This wildflower is Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis).
This wildflower is Yucca (Yucca filamentosa).
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