Images from July 2009

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.

 This wildflower is known as Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata). The butterfly is a Tiger Swallowtail.

 This wildflower is a Turk's-cap Lily (Lilium superbum).

  This is a close up view of the flowers of the wildflower, Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus).

This is a larger view of the wildflower, Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus).

  This wildflower is a Turk's-cap Lily (Lilium superbum).

This is the wildflower, Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa).

This is unknown. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Late Summer and Fall Wildflowers

These are the final images of 2010. As many who know me well can tell you, I spent quite a bit of the Fall riding my new Trek Bicycle along the Roanoke River Greenway. Needless to say, quite a few of these images were taken along the Greenway. Beside the fact that the fall crisp, cool air is great for bike riding, the dark blue skies are terrific for some wider angle wildflower shots. I hope you like the last of the images for 2010.

 This wildflower is unknown. Assistance in identity would be appreciated.

This wildflower is unknown. Assistance in identity would be appreciated.

 This wildflower is Wild Morning Glory or Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea).

 This wildflower is Ivy-leaved Morning Glory (Ipomoea hederacea).

 This wildflower is Wild Morning Glory or Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea).

This wildflower is Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosis).

 These wildflowers are Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis).

 This group of wildflowers is Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis).

 These wildflowers are Wild Morning Glory or Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea). This large group was growing along the Roanoke River Greenway in Southeast Roanoke.

The Asters of the Late Summer

These images are from early September 2010 and are of the New England Aster and another wildflower that I am not sure of. It kind of looks like a Wild Geranium, but is missing the traditional radiating rays along the longitude of the petals.

 This wildflower is New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae).

 This wildflower is New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae).

This wildflower is unknown. Assistance in identity would be appreciated.

Late August 2010 - Summer Wildflowers

After a long break during the summer, I jumped back into imaging wildflowers along the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Mill Mountain Wildflower Garden. Here are some of the more interesting images.

   This wildflower is Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana).

 I believe this is a type of sunflower. Any help with identification would be appreciated.

  This wildflower is Dolls Eyes, also known as White Baneberry or White Cohosh. (Actaea pachypoda).

 This is a Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly on Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare). It is watching you.

 This is a Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly on Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

 This is a Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly on Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

  This wildflower is Spotted Knapweed (Centauria stoebe). It is toxic to other plants.

Late June 2010 - A Couple More Images

Here are a couple more images from late June. The really amazing image is of the white flowers. These flowers are incredibly small, and the entire bunch of flowers in the image is less than 3/8ths of an inch wide. Not each flower..... the entire bunch is that small. Incredible. These images were photographed in Montgomery County.

 

This wildflower is Hedge Parsley, also known as Field Parsley (Torilis arvensis). The width of this bunch of flowers is less than 3/8ths of an inch.

This wildflower is Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosis).