Last Update:
May 16, 2019
Times Covered:
May 9 - 16, 2019
Locations:
RBG Rose Garden edges, Hendrie Valley; Arboretum;
Brantford Trails;
and a property just west of the Hamilton border
Comments:
Getting tired of rain and very cool weather. Forty-six species were seen witn 18 of them being new for thie last period.
I have started to display some of the previously posted flowers on a new page. The process is just barely started but have a look at the following link:
Wild & Naturalized Flowers Blooming - May 9 - 16, 2019
(N = "New" for the year * = Not native to our area)
| New | English Name | Latin Name | French Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | Anemone, Wood | Anemone quinquefolia | Anémone à cinq folioles |
| N | Bellwort, Large-Flowered | Uvularia grandiflora | Uvulaire à grandes fleurs |
| Bittercress, Hairy * | Cardamine hirsuta | Cardamine hérissée | |
| Bloodroot | Sanguinaria canadensis | Sanguinaire du Canada | |
| N | Bluebells, Virginia | Mertensia virginica | Mertensia de Virginie |
| N | Buttercup, Hispid | Ranunculus hispidus | Renoncule hispide |
| N | Buttercup, Kidneyleaf | Ranunculus abortivus | Renoncule abortive |
| N | Celandine * | Chelidonium majus | Grande chélidoine |
| Celandine, Lesser * | Ranunculus ficaria | Renoncule ficaire | |
| Chickweed, Common * | Stellaria media | Stellaire moyenne | |
| N | Cleavers | Galium aparine | Gaillet gratteron |
| Cohosh, Giant Blue | Caulophyllum giganteum | Caulophylle géant | |
| Coltsfoot * | Tussilago farfara | Tussilage pas d'âne | |
| Dandelion, Common * | Taraxacum officinale | Pissenlit officinal | |
| Dandelion, Marsh * | Taraxacum palustre | Pissenlit palustre | |
| Dandelion, Red-Seeded * | Taraxacum erythrospermum | Pissenlit à graines rouges | |
| Dead-Nettle, Purple * | Lamium purpureum | Lamier pourpre | |
| Dutchman's Breeches | Dicentra cucullaria | Dicentre à capuchon | |
| N | Forget-Me-Not, True * | Myosotis scorpioides | Myosotis scorpioïde |
| Hepatica, Round-Lobed | Hepatica americana | Hépatique d'Amérique | |
| Hepatica, Sharp-Lobed | Hepatica acutiloba | Hépatique à lobes aigus | |
| Hyacinth, Grape * | Muscari botryoides | Muscari botryde | |
| N | Jack-In-The-Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Petit-prêcheur |
| Marigold, Marsh | Caltha palustris | Populage des marais | |
| N | Meadow-Rue, Early | Thalictrum dioicum | Pigamon dioïque |
| Mustard, Garlic * | Alliaria petiolata | Alliaire officinale | |
| Periwinkle * | Vinca minor | Petite pervenche | |
| Saxifrage, Early | Micranthes virginiensis | Saxifrage de virginie | |
| Scilla * | Scilla siberica | Scille de Sibérie | |
| Sedge, Pennsylvania | Carex pensylvanica | Carex de Pennsylvanie | |
| N | Shepherd's Purse * | Capsella bursa-pastoris | Bourse-à-pasteur |
| N | Speedwell, Slender * | Veronica filiformis | Véronique filiforme |
| N | Strawberry, Barren | Geum fragarioides | Waldsteinia faux-fraisier |
| N | Strawberry, Field | Fragaria virginiana | Fraisier de Virginie |
| N | Strawberry, Woodland | Fragaria vesca | Fraisier américain |
| N | Toothwort, Cut-Leaved | Cardamine concatenata | Dentaire laciniée |
| N | Toothwort, Two-leaved | Cardamine diphylla | Dentaire à deux feuilles |
| Trillium, Red | Trillium erectum | Trille rouge | |
| Trillium, White | Trillium grandiflorum | Trille blanc | |
| Trout-Lily, White | Erythronium albidum | Érythrone blanchâtre | |
| N | Twinleaf | Jeffersonia diphylla | Jeffersonie à deux feuilles |
| Violet, Common | Viola sororia | Violette parente | |
| Violet, Dog | Viola conspersa | Violette décombante | |
| Violet, Downy Yellow | Viola pubescens | Violette pubescente | |
| Whitlow Grass * | Draba verna | Drave printanière | |
| Wild Ginger | Asarum canadense | Asaret du Canada | |
| Agrimony | Agrimonia gryposepala | Aigremoine à sépales crochus |
Monday Wild Flower Walks
Monday - May 20 - Anita Dutka-Buchin Site
Monday - May 27 - Warren Park in Dundas
Dean walks every Friday afternoon on RBG grounds
and/or the Hamilton Waterfront Trail.
Contact him at least 24 hours in advance for meeting points and times.
Photos from Fleur-Ange Lamothe
Some other Photos from Fleur-Ange
Photos and Information from Ron Hepworth
Ron passed away on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012. Because he kept records of early and peak blooming times for nearly 30 years and then passed along his summaries to me for this site, I plan on leaving his last summary here. Below is a small sample of what the whole summary looks like:
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ANNUAL FLOWERING RECORDS FOR YEAR 2010 LEGEND
(observed at Brantford, Ont.) FF = First Flower/Pollen 43.10'N--80.12'W PB = Peak/Mid Bloom Date ( )= Interpolated Date E = Estimated Date SPECIES OBSERVED NO. FF FF PB PB LAG YRS 2010 MEAN 2010 MEAN IN DAYS willow buds (sprout/green) 15 Mar 9 Mar 15 Mar 17 Mar 27 -8.0 (Salix alba vitellina) Euro. hazelnut (FF/Pollen) 13 Mar 19 Mar 21 Mar 21 Mar 30 -5.5 (Corylus avellana) skunk cabbage (pollen/PB) 13 (Mar 18)Mar 25(Mar 31)Apr 2 -4.5 (Symplocarpus foetidus) --------------------------------------------------------------------- The link for the rest of the records is below:
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A link to a new portfolio, under construction, of flowers from Dean, Fleur-Ange and Ron is below:
Links to Wild Flower Page Home, etc.
Index & Home of the Wild Flower Page
| January Blooms - Updated to January 31, 2017 | February Blooms - Updated to February 28, 2017 |
| March Blooms -Updated to March 31, 2017 | April Blooms -Updated to April 30, 2016 |
| May Blooms -Updated to May 31, 2016 |
June Blooms -Updated to June 30, 2016 |
| July Blooms -Updated to July 31, 2016 | August Blooms - Updated to August 31, 2016 |
| September Blooms - Updated to Sept. 30, 2016 | October Blooms - Updated to October 31, 2016 |
| November Blooms - Updated to Nov. 30, 2016 | December Blooms - Updated to Dec. 30, 2016 |
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Thank you Walter Muma!
