Last Update:
August 16, 2018
Time Covered:
August 7 - 13, 2018
Locations:
RBG Rose Garden edges, Hendrie Valley and Arboretum;
Plan B Organic Farm; and a property just west of the Hamilton border
Comments:
One hundred sixty-five flower species were found in bloom between August 7 and 13.
Ten species were new for the season. One of the new species was the Swamp Dodder. It is a parasite on a variety of plants and gets all of its nutrients from the host plants. It cqn be on more than one plant or even more than one species at a time.
Wild or Naturalized Flowers Blooming
(N = New for the year * = Not native to our area)
| New | English Name | Latin Name | French Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agrimony | Agrimonia gryposepala | Aigremoine à sépales crochus | |
| Alexanders, Golden | Zizia aurea | Zizia doré | |
| Alfalfa * | Medicago sativa | Luzerne cultivée | |
| Alyssum, Hoary * | Berteroa incana | Berteroa blanche | |
| N | Aster, Arrow-Leaved | Symphyotrichum urophyllum | Aster à feuilles sagittées |
| N | Aster, Flat-Topped | Doellingeria umbellata | Aster à ombelles |
| Aster, White Wood | Eurybia divaricata | Aster à rameaux étalés | |
| Avens, Catling's * | Geum x catlingii | Benoîte de Catling | |
| Avens, White | Geum canadense | Benoîte du Canada | |
| Avens, Wood * | Geum urbanum | Benoîte commune | |
| Avens, Yellow | Geum aleppicum | Benoîte d'Alep | |
| Balsam, Himalayan * | Impatiens glandulifera | Balsamie de l'Himmalaya | |
| Basil, Wild | Clinopodium vulgare | Sarriette commune | |
| Bergamot, Wild | Monarda fistulosa | Monarde fistuleuse | |
| Bindweed, Field * | Convolvulus arvensis | Liseron des champs | |
| Bindweed, Hedge | Calystegia sepium | Liseron des haies | |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Rudbeckie hérissée | |
| Boneset, Tall | Eupatorium altissimum | Eupatoire élevée | |
| Bouncing Bet * | Saponaria officinalis | Saponaire officinale | |
| Bugloss, Viper's * | Echium vulgare | Vipérine commune | |
| Burdock, Great * | Arctium lappa | Grande bardane | |
| Butter-And-Eggs * | Linaria vulgaris | Linaire vulgaire | |
| Buttercup, Tall * | Ranuculus acris | Renoncule âcre | |
| Buttonbush (S) | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Céphalanthe occidental | |
| Campion, White * | Silene latifolia | Silène à larges feuilles | |
| Carpenter's Square | Scrophularia marilandica | Scofulaire du maryland | |
| Carpetweed * | Mollugo verticillata | Mollugine verticillée | |
| Catnip * | Nepeta cataria | Herbe à chat | |
| Celandine * | Chelidonium majus | Grande chélidoine | |
| Chamomile | Anthemis arvensis | Anthémis des champs | |
| Chickweed, Mouse-Ear * | Cerastium fontanum | Céraiste vulgaire | |
| Chicory * | Cichorium intybus | Chicorée sauvage | |
| Clearweed | Pilea pumila | Piléa nain ou petite ortie | |
| Clover, Alsike * | Trifolium hybridum ssp.elegans | Trèfle alsike | |
| Clover, Red * | Trifolium pratense | Trèfle rouge | |
| Clover, White * | Trifolium repens | Trèfle blanc | |
| Clover, White Sweet * | Melilotus alba | Mélilot blanc | |
| Clover, Yellow Sweet * | Melilotus officinalis | Mélilot officinal | |
| Comfrey, Common * | Symphytum officinale | Consoude officinale | |
| Coneflower, Cutleaf (Outhouse Plant) | Rudbeckia laciniata 'Hortensia' | Rudbeckie laciniée 'Hortensia' | |
| Coneflower, Gray-Headed | Ratibida pinnata | Rudbeckie pennée | |
| Coneflower, Purple * | Echinacea purpurea | Echinacée pourpre | |
| Coneflower, Tall | Rudbeckia laciniata | Rudbeckie lacinée | |
| Coneflower, Thin-Leaved * | Rudbeckia triloba | Rudbeckie | |
| Crown-vetch, Purple * | Securigera varia | Coronille bigarrée | |
| Cucumber, Wild | Echinocystis lobata | Échinocystis lobé | |
| Culver's Root | Veronicastrum virginicum | Véronique de Virgine | |
| Cup Plant | Silphium perfoliatum | Silphe perfolié | |
| Daisy, Oxeye * | Leucanthemum vulgare | Marguerite blanche | |
| Dandelion, Common * | Taraxacum officinale | Pissenlit officinal | |
| Dandelion, Red-Seeded * | Taraxacum erythrospermum | Pissenlit à graines rouges | |
| Dock, Prairie | Silphium terebinthinaceum | Silphe térébenthine | |
| N | Dodder, Swamp or Common | Cuscuta gronovii | Cuscute de Gronovius |
| Dogwood, Red-Osier (S) | Cornus stolonifera | Cornouiller stolonifère | |
| Elecampane * | Inula helenium | Inule aunée | |
| Evening Primrose, Common | Oenothera biennis | Onagre bisannuelle | |
| Fleabane, Daisy | Erigeron annuus | Vergerette annuelle | |
| Fleabane, Lesser Daisy | Erigeron strigosus | Vergette rude | |
| Galinsoga * | Galinsoga quadriradiata | Galinsoga cilié | |
| Globe-thistle, Great * | Echinops sphaerocephalus | Oursin à têtes rondes | |
| Goatsbeard, Meadow * | Tragopogon pratensis | Salsifis des prés | |
| Goatsbeard, Yellow * | Tragopogon dubius | Salsifis jaune | |
| N | Goldenrod, Canada | Solidago canadensis | Verge d`or du Canada |
| N | Goldenrod, Early | Solidago juncea | Verge d`or jonciforme |
| Goldenrod, Lance-Leaved | Euthamia graminifolia | Verge d`or à feuilles de graminée | |
| Goldenrod, Late | Solidago gigantea | Verge d'or géante | |
| Goldenrod, Tall | Solidago altissima | Verge d`or haute | |
| Ground Cherry, Clammy | Physalis heterophylla | Coqueret hétérophylle | |
| Groundsel, Common * | Senecio vulgaris | Séneçon vulgaire | |
| Harebell | Campanula rotundifolia | Campanule à feuilles rondes | |
| Hawkweed, Field * | Hieracium caespitosum | Épervière des prÉs | |
| Hawkweed, Rough | Hieracium scabrum | Épervière scabre | |
| Heal-All | Prunella vulgaris | Prunelle vulgaire | |
| Hedge-Parsley, Upright * | Torilis japonica | Torilis anthrisque | |
| Hemp, Indian | Apocynum cannabinum | Apocyne chanvrin | |
| Herb Robert * | Geranium robertianum | Géranium de Robert | |
| Hog Peanut | Amphicarpa bracteata | Amphicarpe bractéolée | |
| Horehound, Water | Lycopus americanus | Lycope d'Amérique | |
| Horseweed | Conyza canadensis | Vergerette du Canada | |
| Hyssop, Yellow Giant | Agastache nepetoides | Agastache faux-népéta | |
| Indian Tobacco | Lobelia inflata | Lobélie gonflée | |
| Joe Pye Weed, Spotted | Eutrochium maculatum var. maculatum | Eupatoire maculée | |
| Johnny Jump-Up * | Viola tricolor | Violette tricolore | |
| Knapweed, Brown * | Centaurea jacea | Centaurée jacée | |
| Knotgrass, Common * | Polygonum aviculare | Renouée des oiseaux | |
| N | Knotweed, Pink | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Renouée de Pennsylvanie |
| Knotweed, Virginia | Polygonum virginianum | Renouée de virginie | |
| Lady's Thumb * | Polygonum persicaria | Renouée persicaire | |
| N | Lemon-balm | Melissa officinalis | Mélisse officinale |
| Lettuce, Wild | Lactuca canadensis | Laitue du Canada | |
| Lily, Bullhead | Nuphar variegatum | Grand nénuphar jaune | |
| Lily, Day * | Hemerocallis fulva | Hémérocalle fauve | |
| Loosestrife, Purple * | Lythrum salicaria | Lythrum salicaire | |
| Lopseed | Phryma leptostachya | Phryma à épis grêles | |
| Mallow, Common * | Malva neglecta | Mauve négligée | |
| Mallow, Indian * | Abutilon theophrasti | Abutilon à pétales jaunes | |
| Mayweed * | Anthemis cotula | Camomille puante | |
| Moneywort * | Lysimachia nummularia | Lysimaque nummulaire | |
| Motherwort * | Leonurus cardiaca | Agripaume cardiaque | |
| Mountain Mint, Virginia | Pycnanthemum virginianum | Pycnanthème de Virginie | |
| Mullein, Common * | Verbascum thapsus | Moléne vulgaire | |
| Mustard, Hedge * | Sisymbrium officinale | Sisymbre officinal | |
| Mustard, Wormseed * | Erysimum cheiranthoides | Vélar fausse giroflée | |
| Nettle, False | Boehmeria cylindrica | Boehméria cylindrique | |
| Nettle, Tall | Urtica dioica ssp.gracilis | Ortie dioïque d'Europe | |
| Nettle, Wood | Laportea canadensis | Grande ortie | |
| Nightshade, Bittersweet * | Solanum dulcamara | Morelle douce-amère | |
| Nightshade, Enchanter's | Circaea canadensis ssp.canadensis | Circée du Canada | |
| Nipplewort * | Lapsana communis | Lapsane commune | |
| Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginiana | Physostégie à fleurs roses | |
| Parsnip, Water | Sium suave | Berle douce | |
| Parsnip, Wild * | Pastinaca sativa | Panais sauvage | |
| Pea, Everlasting * | Lathyrus latifolius | Gesse à feuilles larges | |
| Pennycress, Field * | Thlaspi arvense | Tabouret des champs | |
| Periwinkle * | Vinca minor | Petite pervenche | |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Pontédérie cordée | |
| Pigweed * | Chenopodium album | Chénopode blanc | |
| Pineapple Weed * | Matricaria discoidea | Matricaire odorante | |
| Pink, Deptford * | Dianthus armeria | Oeillet arméria | |
| Plantain, Common * | Plantago major | Plantain majeur | |
| Plantain, English * | Plantago lanceolata | Plantain lancéolé | |
| Pokeweed | Phytolacca americana | Phytolaque d'Amérique | |
| Queen Anne's Lace * | Daucus carota | Carotte sauvage | |
| Ragweed, Great | Ambrosia trifida | Grande herbe à poux | |
| Raspberry, Purple-Flowering | Rubus odoratus | Ronce odorante | |
| Rocket, Dame's * | Hesperis matronalis | Julienne des dames | |
| Saint Johnswort, Common * | Hypericum commun | Millepertuis perforé | |
| N | Saint Johnswort, Spotted | Hypericum punctatum | Millepertuis ponctué |
| Shepherd's Purse * | Capsella bursa-pastoris | Bourse-à-pasteur | |
| Smartweed, Pale or Nodding | Persicaria lapathifolia | Renouée à feuilles de patience | |
| N | Smartweed, Water | Persicaria amphibia | Renouée amphibie |
| Snakeroot, White | Ageratina altissima | Eupatoire rugueuse | |
| Snapdragon, Dwarf * | Chaenorrhinum minus | Chénorhinum mineur | |
| Sow Thistle, Field * | Sonchus arvensis | Laiteron des champs | |
| Sow Thistle, Spiny-Leaved * | Sonchus asper | Laiteron rude | |
| Spiderwort * | Tradescantia virginiana | Tradescantie de Virginie | |
| Stickseed, Virginia | Hackelia virginiana | Hackélia de virginie | |
| Stonecrop, Ditch | Penthorum sedoides | Penthorum faux-orpin | |
| Sunflower, Common * | Helianthus annuus | Tournesol | |
| Sunflower, Pale Leaved | Helianthus strumosus | Hélianthe scrofuleux | |
| Sunflower, Woodland | Helianthus divaricatus | Hélianthe à feuilles étalées | |
| Swallowwort * | Cynanchum rossicum | Cynanche | |
| Tansey * | Tanacetum vulgare | Tanaisie vulgaire | |
| Tea, Oswego | Monarda didyma | Thé d'Oswego | |
| Thimbleweed | Anemone virginiana | Anémone de Virginie | |
| Thistle, Bull * | Cirsium vulgare | Chardon vulgaire | |
| Thistle, Canada * | Cirsium arvense | Chardon des champs | |
| Thistle, Nodding * | Carduus nutans | Chardon penché | |
| Tick-Trefoil, Pointed-Leaved | Desmodium glutinosum | Desmodie glutineuse | |
| Tick-Trefoil, Showy | Desmodium canadense | Desmodie du Canada | |
| Touch-Me-Not, Pale | Impatiens pallida | Impatiente pâle | |
| Touch-Me-Not, Spotted | Impatiens capensis | Impatiente biflore | |
| Trefoil, Birdsfoot * | Lotus corniculatus | Lotier corniculé | |
| Trumpet Creeper | Campsis radicans | Jasmine de Virginie | |
| Vervain, Blue | Verbena hastata | Verveine hastée | |
| Vervain, White | Verbena urticifolia | Verveine à feuilles d`ortie | |
| Vetch, Cow * | Vicia cracca | Vesce jargeau | |
| Virgin's Bower | Clematis virginiana | Clématite de virginie | |
| N | Water Pepper | Polygonum hydropiper | Renouée poivre-d'eau |
| Water Plantain, Northern | Alisma triviale | Alisma commun | |
| Willow Herb, Purple-Veined | Epilobium coloratum | Épilobe coloré | |
| Willow Herb, Sparse-Flowered * | Epilobium parviflorum | Épilobe à petites fleurs | |
| Wood Sorrel, Creeping | Oxalis corniculata | Oxalide cornue | |
| Wood Sorrel, Yellow | Oxalis stricta | Oxalide d'Europe | |
| Yarrow, Common * | Achillea millefolium | Achillée millefeuille |
Monday Wild Flower Walks
Monday, August 20 - Bruce Trail from Scenic Drive
Monday, August 27 - RBG from York Road
If you are not getting a newsletter and need more information
contact Dean at the email address at the bottom of the page.
Dean also 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:
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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