Last Update:
October 31, 2018
Times Covered:
October 15 - 31, 2018
Locations:
RBG Rose Garden edges, Hendrie Valley; Arboretum
Hamilton Waterfront Trail, Brantford Waterfront Trail;
and a property just west of the Hamilton border
Comments:
The flower numbers are decreasing but I still found 88 species in the period between October 15 and 31. A few spring and summer species that had stopped blooming, i.e. Wild Strawberry and Harebell, have started to bloom again.
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 or Naturalized Flowers Blooming
(N = New for the year * = Not native to our area)
| New | English Name | Latin Name | French Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexanders, Golden | Zizia aurea | Zizia doré | |
| Alyssum, Hoary * | Berteroa incana | Berteroa blanche | |
| Aster, Arrow-Leaved | Symphyotrichum urophyllum | Aster à feuilles sagittées | |
| Aster, Azure | Symphyotrichum oolentangiense | Aster azuré | |
| Aster, Calico | Symphyotrichum lateriflorum | Aster latériflore | |
| Aster, Frost | Symphyotrichum pilosum | Aster velu | |
| Aster, Heart-Leaved | Symphyotrichum cordifolium | Aster à feuilles cordées | |
| Aster, Heath | Symphyotrichum ericoides | Aster éricoïde | |
| Aster, New England | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | Aster de la Nouvelle-Angleterre | |
| Aster, Panicled | Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Aster lancéolé | |
| Aster, Smooth | Symphyotrichum laeve | Aster lisse | |
| Aster, White Wood | Eurybia divaricata | Aster à rameaux étalés | |
| Beggar Tick | Bidens frondosa | Bident feuillu | |
| Bindweed, Hedge | Calystegia sepium | Liseron des haies | |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Rudbeckie hérissée | |
| Bouncing Bet * | Saponaria officinalis | Saponaire officinale | |
| Bugleweed, Rough | Lycopus asper | Lycopus du Nord du Québec | |
| Bugloss, Viper's * | Echium vulgare | Vipérine commune | |
| Bur-Marigold, Nodding | Bidens cernua | Bident penché | |
| Butter-And-Eggs * | Linaria vulgaris | Linaire vulgaire | |
| Catnip * | Nepeta cataria | Herbe à chat | |
| Chamomile | Anthemis arvensis | Anthémis des champs | |
| Chickweed, Common * | Stellaria media | Stellaire moyenne | |
| Chicory * | Cichorium intybus | Chicorée sauvage | |
| Cinquefoil, Dwarf | Potentilla canadensis | Potentille du Canada | |
| Clover, White * | Trifolium repens | Trèfle blanc | |
| Clover, White Sweet * | Melilotus alba | Mélilot blanc | |
| Coneflower, Thin-Leaved * | Rudbeckia triloba | Rudbeckie | |
| Crowfoot, Cursed | Ranunculus sceleratus | Renoncule scélérate | |
| Crown-vetch, Purple * | Securigera varia | Coronille bigarrée | |
| Cucumber, Wild | Echinocystis lobata | Échinocystis lobé | |
| Dandelion, Common * | Taraxacum officinale | Pissenlit officinal | |
| Dandelion, Red-Seeded * | Taraxacum erythrospermum | Pissenlit à graines rouges | |
| Dogwood, Red-Osier (S) | Cornus stolonifera | Cornouiller stolonifère | |
| Dogwood, Silky (Pale)(S) | Cornus obliqua | Cornouiller oblique | |
| Evening Primrose, Common | Oenothera biennis | Onagre bisannuelle | |
| Feverfew * | Tanacetum parthenium | Grande camomille | |
| Fleabane, Daisy | Erigeron annuus | Vergerette annuelle | |
| Fleabane, Lesser Daisy | Erigeron strigosus | Vergette rude | |
| Galinsoga * | Galinsoga quadriradiata | Galinsoga cilié | |
| Galinsoga, Small-Flowered | Galinsoga parviflora | Galinsoga à petites fleurs | |
| Goldenrod, Blue-Stemmed | Solidago caesia | Verge d'or bleuâtre | |
| Goldenrod, Canada | Solidago canadensis | Verge d`or du Canada | |
| Goldenrod, Late | Solidago gigantea | Verge d'or géante | |
| Goldenrod, Tall | Solidago altissima | Verge d`or haute | |
| Goldenrod, Zigzag | Solidago flexicaulis | Verge d'or zigzag | |
| Groundsel, Common * | Senecio vulgaris | Séneçon vulgaire | |
| Harebell | Campanula rotundifolia | Campanule à feuilles rondes | |
| Heal-All | Prunella vulgaris | Prunelle vulgaire | |
| Herb Robert * | Geranium robertianum | Géranium de Robert | |
| Horehound, Water | Lycopus americanus | Lycope d'Amérique | |
| Indian Tobacco | Lobelia inflata | Lobélie gonflée | |
| Knapweed, Brown * | Centaurea jacea | Centaurée jacée | |
| Knotgrass, Common * | Polygonum aviculare | Renouée des oiseaux | |
| Knotweed, Japanese * | Polygonum cuspidatum | Renouée japonaise | |
| Lady's Thumb * | Polygonum persicaria | Renouée persicaire | |
| Madder, Wild * | Galium mollugo | Gaillet mollugine | |
| Mallow, Common * | Malva neglecta | Mauve négligée | |
| Mugwort, Common * | Artemisia vulgaris | Armoise vulgaire | |
| Nightshade, Bittersweet * | Solanum dulcamara | Morelle douce-amère | |
| Nightshade, Eastern Black | Solanum ptychanthum | Morelle noire de l’est | |
| Ox-Tongue, Hawkweed * | Picris hieracioides | Hélminthie fausse-épervière | |
| Pea, Everlasting * | Lathyrus latifolius | Gesse à feuilles larges | |
| Pokeweed | Phytolacca americana | Phytolaque d'Amérique | |
| Queen Anne's Lace * | Daucus carota | Carotte sauvage | |
| Ragweed, Common | Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Petite herbe à poux | |
| Ragweed, Perennial | Ambrosia psilostachya | Herbe à poux vivace | |
| Rose, Rugosa * | Rosa rugosa | Rosier rugueux | |
| Shepherd's Purse * | Capsella bursa-pastoris | Bourse-à-pasteur | |
| Silverweed | Argentia anserina | Potentille ansérine | |
| Smartweed, Pale or Nodding | Persicaria lapathifolia | Renouée à feuilles de patience | |
| Smartweed, Water | Persicaria amphibia | Renouée amphibie | |
| Snakeroot, White | Ageratina altissima | Eupatoire rugueuse | |
| Snapdragon, Dwarf * | Chaenorrhinum minus | Chénorhinum mineur | |
| Snowberry | Symphoricarpos albus | Symphorine blanche | |
| Sow Thistle, Common * | Sonchus oleraceus | Laiteron potager | |
| Sow Thistle, Field * | Sonchus arvensis | Laiteron des champs | |
| Sow Thistle, Spiny-Leaved * | Sonchus asper | Laiteron rude | |
| Spurge, Petty * | Euphorbia peplus | Euphorbe des jardins | |
| Strawberry, Field | Fragaria virginiana | Fraisier de Virginie | |
| Tansey * | Tanacetum vulgare | Tanaisie vulgaire | |
| Touch-Me-Not, Spotted | Impatiens capensis | Impatiente biflore | |
| Vetch, Cow * | Vicia cracca | Vesce jargeau | |
| Wall-Rocket, Narrow-Leaved * | Diplotaxis tenuifolia | Diplotaxis à feuilles ténues | |
| Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Hamamélis de Virginie | |
| Wood Sorrel, Yellow | Oxalis stricta | Oxalide d'Europe | |
| Wormwood, Sweet * | Artemisia annua | Armoise annuelle | |
| Yarrow, Common * | Achillea millefolium | Achillée millefeuille |
Monday Wild Flower Walks
Monday evening walks are finished until next spring. There will be one Saturday afternoon walk in November. Watch for the notice here.
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:
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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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