Summer Wildflowers.

Posted on July 17, 2019 by

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Hello everyone on this rather cool and cloudy day in July.  We seem to be getting a lot of cooler than normal weather this summer, especially this month.  And this is normally our hottest month of the summer.  Doesn’t look like it this year though.  I think we had more warm days in June than we are getting this month.  Maybe August will be better?  I don’t think I will hold out much hope for that idea.

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Large flowered beardtongue, a new one for me after identifying nearly 300 wildflowers in this area.

But since the weather is not cooperating much I thought maybe it’s time for another walk by the river.  However, this is not a recent walk, but one from before.  I wanted to take pictures of all the wildflowers I could find that day along this beautiful path.  And there was a lot too.  So, some nice bright flowers are a good thing to help brighten the cool weather around here today.

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A hard one to capture, the pipsissewa, about 8 inches (20cm) tall.

We actually have somewhere around 300 or more wildflowers in this area, including many different orchids, though most of the orchids are small except for the lady slippers. But even the small ones are still very beautiful, but some are quite plain looking and easy to overlook.  And some of the flowers have odd additions to their name such as the words weed or bane, even though they are very nice wildflowers.

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Daisy fleabane, a mini daisy, flowers are about 1 to 1.3 cm across.

Aside from the river path itself, there are other paths along the way to the river that split from the main path.  One path just goes in a circle and ends up at the beginning.  Unfortunately that path goes through some low lying areas that right now are very wet because of all the rain we have had recently.  But even with all the rain and water lying around now, there are no mosquitoes, at least not yet, and it usually doesn’t take long for them to come out.

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Narrow-leaved white topped aster, another new one for me.

I haven’t actually been down to the river for a while now, so all these pictures were taken about 10 days ago or so.  Oddly I haven’t seen any chipmunks anywhere along that path, but there are squirrels living the old fashioned way by eating the seeds from pine and balsam cones.  A lot of work for little food.  But they don’t complain about it.  They just gather the cones and eat.  And those pine cones are not easy to open.  Just try using a hammer and chisel.  They use their little teeth.  And they go fast.

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Clintonia, pale yellow and very waxy looking.

However, today is about wildflowers.  Such as the fireweed.  It is so named because it is one of the first plants to grow after a forest fire and can often turn a blackened area into a sea of pink or purple flowers and that helps to attract pollinating insects back to the devastated area as well as providing the nectar needed for surviving insects such as bees.  They are a favorite flower for bees and butterflies.

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Fireweed, can get up to 3 or 4 feet tall.

I did discover some other interesting things the last time I was down at the river, but that will have to wait for another day.  Well, that is all for now everyone, I hope you all have a wonderful remainder to your week and God bless!

Steve and Muffin.

© 2019 Steve McLeod.

 

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54 Comments on “Summer Wildflowers.”

    • Thank you so much Vivian!! Yes, the daisy fleabane is a common one here too, especially in fields and clearings. Great for butterflies. Enjoy your day!😃🌼😺

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  2. How wonderful and also amazing that there are over 300 wildflowers near you. I love the pictures and the interesting fact on the fireweed☀️💚☀️

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  3. As always so lovely… and thank you for the fun knowledge 🙂 I love nature but I barely know the names of any wildflowers I encounter.

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  7. Hey steve! Beautiful little.flower series… felt like reading a diary of a fun loving botany science student 😉 Different flowers different names.. Enjoyed ur pictures steve and the names too ✨ Have a good day ✨

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      • Didn’t I send a little diagram with it? It would have been on a pole with a telephone wire attached to it originally. Basically they were just used to hold the telephone wire to the pole. Now it’s just a collector item, looks nice sitting in a window especially if the sun hits it, but even without the sun it looks great. An oddity item from the crazy guy from cold Canada!😂🌞😁😸

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      • No, not really, especially when you have never seen these things in use.😂 I imagine over there they haven’t been in use for a long time, probably longer than here.😁😀

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  10. Hello Steve, I hope you are well, and Muffin too? Time is flying bye like a bird for me right now, but I grab myself a cup of coffee and I was thinking about you. It is always a lovelt read when I visit your blog.
    Thank you.
    Take care😺🌹

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    • Hi Lillian! Nice to have you stop by again today, 😃yes, summers can be so busy at times, I haven’t even had a chance to post anything today.😀Muffin and I are doing well, thanks. 😻Thank you so much for your kind words Lillian, glad you enjoyed it here again, enjoy your evening!!😄😸

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  12. Hello Steve and hope your day is great 😊 this is a great collection of wildflowers! You have over 300 kind! Wow!!
    They are all beautiful and unique 👍 good job and thank you for more shared beauty 😊
    Hope today will be warmer and better than yesterday 😸🌞🌞

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