Floral Friday – In the Woods

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Eliza Waters
  • Aquilegia canadensis
  • Enkianthus campanulatus
  • Viola sororia
  • Stylophorum diphyllum
  • Rhododendron prinophyllum
  • Prunus virginiana

Enjoy the slideshow!

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72 Responses to Floral Friday – In the Woods

  1. Karen Lang's avatar Karen Lang says:
    June 1, 2023 at 11:02 pm

    Beautiful colors 🌸🌼🌺

  2. Jim R's avatar Jim R says:
    June 1, 2023 at 11:17 pm

    Thanks. We’re still waiting on some colors here.

  3. Anne's avatar Anne says:
    June 2, 2023 at 1:29 am

    Enjoy the slideshow … yes I did very much! Thank you for this lovely floral display 🙂

  4. cindy knoke's avatar cindy knoke says:
    June 2, 2023 at 1:32 am

    Wonderful & lovely Eliza! I have planting up a storm. After all the rain all year. We now have English weather for two months and counting. Mist, fog, overcast clouds, sun not breaking through. I adore it and so do the plants, and rabbits, unfortunately.

  6. Steve Gingold's avatar Steve Gingold says:
    June 2, 2023 at 3:59 am

    Nice slide show, Eliza! Your yard and surrounds is always the source for some beautiful pictures.

  8. Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes's avatar Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes says:
    June 2, 2023 at 4:49 am

    A stunning slideshow, Eliza…

  9. derrycats's avatar derrycats says:
    June 2, 2023 at 6:36 am

    Though my allergies don’t care for it, I am really enjoying watching everything bloom again. Winter has its charms, but I miss all the color in the winter months.

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      June 2, 2023 at 12:19 pm

      Thank you, Debra. Same here, I’ll take any season over winter. I’m glad most of the trees are done blooming, their pollen makes me tired with scratchy eyes.

  10. Alice's avatar Alice says:
    June 2, 2023 at 7:37 am

    What a beautiful variety, especially the E. campanulatus.

  11. Treah Pichette's avatar Treah Pichette says:
    June 2, 2023 at 7:46 am

    Is enkianthus a native? Beautiful collection!

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      June 2, 2023 at 12:15 pm

      No, the enkianthus is the only non-native here. I have one near the road, but this particular one is at a friend’s garden. I think they are so pretty.

  12. susurrus's avatar susurrus says:
    June 2, 2023 at 7:52 am

    The Aquilegia canadensis are always a surprise no matter how often I see them. Over here, any wild or wildish ones are drab in comparison, I obviously have an unspoken till now belief that wild flowers ought to be less spectacular. Of course that isn’t true.

  13. automatic gardener's avatar automatic gardener says:
    June 2, 2023 at 8:08 am

    You have a nice variety of woodland plants. I remember the Aquilegia growing wild in CT.

  14. Dale's avatar Dale says:
    June 2, 2023 at 8:42 am

    What a wonderful slideshow! I just love woodland flowers. Happy Friday to you!

  15. belindagroverphotography's avatar belindagroverphotography says:
    June 2, 2023 at 9:25 am

    A beautiful selection, Eliza! Every day something new to enjoy 😊

  16. Laurie Graves's avatar Laurie Graves says:
    June 2, 2023 at 9:29 am

    Lots abloom in the woods right now. Spring brings such beautiful blooms to us. I especially love the columbine. Tried to get it to grow in my garden. No luck.

  17. Tina's avatar Tina says:
    June 2, 2023 at 10:48 am

    I grow that same beautiful columbine. Mine are long past blooming, so I get to enjoy yours now!

  18. Murtagh's Meadow's avatar Murtagh's Meadow says:
    June 2, 2023 at 11:19 am

    ohh fabulous

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  20. Kris P's avatar Kris P says:
    June 2, 2023 at 2:44 pm

    All are beautiful but I fell in love with the Enkianthus. It’s not a plant that’ll grow in my climate of course.

  21. Debbie's avatar Debbie says:
    June 2, 2023 at 2:47 pm

    So many pretty things you found on your walk — thanks, Eliza!

  22. Suzanne et Pierre's avatar Suzanne et Pierre says:
    June 2, 2023 at 4:24 pm

    Such lovely flowers. I do love summer with all of its blooms…(Suzanne)

  23. Steve Schwartzman's avatar Steve Schwartzman says:
    June 2, 2023 at 4:58 pm

    That columbine is one species Massachusetts shares with Texas. Interestingly, the range of the species here is a band in the center of the center of the state; then you have to jump all the way to the top half of Arkansas to find it again.

  24. shoreacres's avatar shoreacres says:
    June 2, 2023 at 7:11 pm

    That Enkianthus perplexed me. I couldn’t find the genus on the BONAP or USDA sites, but I finally found it listed by the Missouri Botanical Garden. Its native range is Japan! Perplexity solved!

  25. Val T Boyko's avatar Val Boyko says:
    June 2, 2023 at 9:34 pm

    So lovely to see these rain drenched garden charms 💐

  26. Born To Organize's avatar Born To Organize says:
    June 3, 2023 at 5:46 pm

    Thanks for sharing this lovely collection, Eliza. Your garden looks full of life.

  27. theshrubqueen's avatar theshrubqueen says:
    June 3, 2023 at 7:22 pm

    Lovelies from your garden. The Rhododendron is particularly beautiful, a native? I like that one better than the hybrids. There is a native down here called a Fetterbush that looks a great deal like your Enkianthus. I love those and killed a few in Atlanta.

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      June 3, 2023 at 8:53 pm

      Thank you, Amy. Yes, the azalea (Rhodo) is a native, smells sweet like honey. Bees love it of course. My dad called them swamp pinks. Natives I agree are much prettier and more delicate.

  28. Cathy's avatar Cathy says:
    June 4, 2023 at 3:24 am

    Your woods certainly are looking pretty Eliza! 😃

  29. Chloris's avatar Chloris says:
    June 4, 2023 at 3:29 am

    Beautiful native flowers, I adore the aquilegia and the azalea. And I wonder whether the enkianthus would grow too big for a pot as I haven’t got the right soil.

  30. jillslawit's avatar jillslawit says:
    June 4, 2023 at 10:31 am

    I did enjoy the slideshow, thanks.

  31. A Curious Introvert's avatar A Curious Introvert says:
    June 4, 2023 at 5:57 pm

    Lovely walks through the woods and especially love the second group of wildflowers!

  32. Andrea Stephenson's avatar Andrea Stephenson says:
    June 5, 2023 at 12:07 pm

    A lovely floral interlude, thank you Eliza!

  33. Bay Photos By Donna's avatar Bay Photos By Donna says:
    June 5, 2023 at 9:50 pm

    Much enjoyed, all lovely!!

  34. rabbitpatchdiary.com's avatar rabbitpatchdiary.com says:
    June 6, 2023 at 5:51 am

    what a magical place!

  35. denisebushphoto's avatar denisebushphoto says:
    June 6, 2023 at 12:51 pm

    We have something that must be a cousin of the wildflowers in your first slide called, Western Red Columbine or Shooting Star Columbine (Aquilegia Elegantula). I think of the Shooting Star name every time I see them. Nice slideshow!

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