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July 08, 2021
Swamp Milkweed - Asclepias incarnata
Swamp milkweed, is an erect, clump-forming, Maine native which is commonly found in swamps, river bottomlands and wet meadows throughout the State. It typically…
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May 16, 2021
Bluets in My Lawn at Camp Sighdell
Houstonia caerulea L. is a tiny plant with an outsized personality, as its small white or bluish flowers with the yellow centers are striking in the late spring…
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May 14, 2021
I Don't Regret Sowing These Wild Oats
These woodland wildflowers are also known as Marybells and Bellwort. Each year, my clump gets bigger and bigger. Camden, Maine
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May 11, 2021
Trout Lilies
I have a school of trout lilies swimming in my shade garden. Trout lily’s distinctive bronze-mottled leaves are reminiscent of the spots on brown brook trout.…
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Oct. 08, 2020
Bunchberry
The smallest member of the Dogwood family has dark-green and shiny leaves in summer, become wine-red in fall. Searsmont, Maine
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Sept. 17, 2020
New England Aster -Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New England Asters are among my favorite wildflowers. Along with the goldenrods and native grasses, asters are the quintessential herbaceous fall color plants…
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Sept. 15, 2020
Pretty, but don't touch!
In fall, Poison Ivy is one of the first plants to change color. The leaves range from golden yellow to scarlet. Lincolnville, Maine
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Sept. 11, 2020
Jewelweed, Impatiens capensis
Jewelweed is an annual plant native to northern and eastern North America that also goes by other common names including orange balsam, orange jewelweed,…
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Sept. 10, 2020
Another Wetland Wildflower - Nodding Bur-Marigold (Bidens…
Nodding Bur Marigold is commonly found on the banks of ponds and lakes in late summer and early fall. It may form large colonies, but is often scattered.…
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Sept. 04, 2020
Groundnut (Apios americana) - An Important New World Food…
Groundnuts were a staple Native American food which they taught the colonists how to use. The groundnut, a climbing vine, is a member of the pea or bean family …
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Sept. 03, 2020
False Sunflower - Heliopsis helianthoides
Heliopsis helianthoides is a mouthful, but it basically means sunflower-like. Although similar in looks, Heliopsis helianthoides is not the same as the…
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