Wildflowers in South Carolina
Submitted by Gloria on Sat, 10/06/2007 - 06:43
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This is the time of year that I am in total awe of the beauty of wild flowers growing on the roadsides and in the woods in our state. Every color imaginable, small and large. The best part of it all is there's no back breaking labor involved to be able to enjoy these beauties. Just ride, walk or run and they are everywhere to be seen. Just to name a few of our wildflowers in SC.....Queen Anne's Lace, daisies, humming bird vine, passion flower, wisteria, honey suckle, yellow jasmine (our state flower) and many more.. much too many to name even if I knew all the names! So, get out there, people, and look around you. What wildflowers
do you have growing in your state????
Cypress vine
I have gotten seeds from members for Cypress vine. Well, I grew one from those seeds this year and have it climbing the fence in my back yard. I now know that it's another common wild flower here in SC. and also very invasive. Along a fence just down the road, it has covered the posts and fence. Maybe I can control mine now that I know. They are such pretty little red flowers and the vine folage is so delicate and fringy. I really like my invasive weed!
Keep that baby!
Susan,The Assistant Administrator, the Texas Yankee and the Texas Rangerette.
White snakeroot. White
White snakeroot.
White wildflower: OOOPS -- One name is snakeroot....... It's in the ageratum family, I believe, but is a PA wildflower. I saw more of them blooming along the roadside today.
Blessings all -- praying for your needs. Theresa T
Wild white violet: White
Wild white violet: White violet, a Pennsylvania wildflower that I found in my yard in my old house and brought with me to the new one.
OH -- I LOVE the variety of wildflowers across this country. Many of what we consider "perennials" are actually wildflowers in another region -- or in our own.
Here, in PA -- some of my favorite wildflowers are:
White violet, a Pennsylvania wildflower that I found in my yard in my old house and brought with me to the new one.|link=popup|align=left|width=200|height=150]
Trillium -- white
Buttercups -- the yellow ones
Assorted wild asters -- white ones, New England purple ones, and others
Field Daisies
Evening Primrose
Toadflax
Blackeyed Susans
common Milkweed
Mayapple
Snakeroot
Sweet Violets -- purple
Wild Violets -- white - photo attached
and more I will think of another time......
Blessings all -- praying for your needs. Theresa T
Perennial New England Aster:
BLACK-EYED SUSAN
BUTTERFLY MILKWEED Its flowers attracts tons of butterflies.
NEW ENGLAND ASTER Makes pretty cut flowers in the fall.
PURPLE CONEFLOWER
BLAZING STAR
We have so many more I cant think of off the top of my head....I love to take long drives just to enjoy the wildflowers.
Chris
Well, I tried to post a pic
Well, I tried to post a pic of some wild flowers and after down sizing several times, it still would not post and this is what it said..
Texas bluebonnets: Texas
Gloria, Texas gets loads of wildflowers starting in March. It starts with Texas Bluebonnets and Blackfoot daisies and Prairie Verbena. Those are generally followed by Galliarda, Indian Paintbrush, Mexican Top Hat, Little Pink buttercups (Primrose that's not tall) and then loads of coreopsis, gayfeather, black-eyed Susan and many other things. Honestly though, it's mighty hot here for a lot of stuff. People don't typically think of 95+ degree temperatures in October. Thankfully, though, I still have slews of hummingbirds around. As long as they are around, I am one happy camper!
Susan, the Texas Yankee Ranger and the Forum Manager
Susan,The Assistant Administrator, the Texas Yankee and the Texas Rangerette.
We will get some in the
We will get some in the spring, but they are pretty sparse here now.