Weekly Wildflowers- Gilsland Farm, Falmouth, ME
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Weekly Wildflowers – Westbrook, ME
In a sign that I am bringing my partner over to the dark side of wildflower spotting, while wandering around his company’s grounds during his lunch break, he’d spotted enough different wildflowers that we made a stop there while driving around last Saturday. The Veronica were a happy surprise. I’d never noticed those before, and
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Weekly Wildflowers – Forest
Locations:Sebago Lake State Park, Casco, MECoastal Maine Botanical Garden, Boothbay, MEGilsland Farm, Maine Audubon, Falmouth, MEAndroscoggin Riverlands State Park, Turner, ME
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Bluet
Bluet Houstonia caerulea Other names: Little bluet, Azure bluet, Quaker Ladies, Innocence Family: Rubiaceae (Madder Family) Range: Native to Eastern Canada (Ontario to Newfoundland), and the eastern US (Maine to Wisconsin, south to FL and LA, and scattered in OK.) Native Native Habitat: It thrives in moist acidic soils in shady areas, growing especially well
Hawaiian Flowers
Flower Listing (L to R, Top to Bottom) These flowers are all native to Hawaii. Hibiscus arnottianus, Koki’o ke’oke’o, MalvaceaeHibiscus kokio subsp. Kokio, Kokiʻo, MalvaceaeMetrosideros polymorpha, ‘Ohi’a lehua, MyrtaceaeHibiscus kokio subsp. Kokio, Kokiʻo, MalvaceaeHibiscus arnottianus, Koki’o ke’oke’o, MalvaceaeHibiscus kokio subsp. Kokio, Kokiʻo, MalvaceaeMorinda citrifolia, Noni, RubiaceaeScaevola taccada, Beach Naupaka, GoodeniaceaeScaevola taccada, Beach Naupaka, Goodeniaceae The