Weekly Wildflowers – Mount Washington, Sargent’s Purchase, NH
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Weekly Wildflowers – VT, I89
These flowers are all from our drive through Vermont to Montreal, but my best sighting was one I couldn’t get a picture of. Somewhere between Montpelier and Burlington, there’s a section of I89 where the southbound lanes are upslope from the northbound lanes, and the median is wide enough to support a mature stand of
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Weekly Wildflowers – Kennebunk Plains Preserve, Kennebunk, ME
Why so many pictures of the Northern Blazing Star? The sand plain this preserve is a part of has the largest population of this species in the world, so it seemed only fitting.
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Common Self Heal
Common Self Heal Prunella vulgaris Other names: heal all, woundwort, heart of the earth, carpenter’s herb, brownwort, blue curls Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Range: Europe, Asia and North America Native: Native Native Habitat: Woodland edges, disturbed habitat, lawns Bloom Time: May to September Notes: The plant is edible, and can be used in salads, or