Last Update:
October 10, 2019
Times Covered:
October 1 - 10, 2019
Locations:
RBG Rose Garden edges, Hendrie Valley;
and a property just west of the Hamilton border
Comments:
The flowering season is winding down. Me too.
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 - October 1 - 10, 2019
(N = "New" for the year * = Not native to our area)
| New | English Name | Latin Name | French Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Flat-Topped | Doellingeria umbellata | Aster à ombelles | |
| 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 | |
| Basil, Wild | Clinopodium vulgare | Sarriette commune | |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Rudbeckie hérissée | |
| Bouncing Bet * | Saponaria officinalis | Saponaire officinale | |
| Butter-And-Eggs * | Linaria vulgaris | Linaire vulgaire | |
| Celandine * | Chelidonium majus | Grande chélidoine | |
| Chickweed, Common * | Stellaria media | Stellaire moyenne | |
| Chicory * | Cichorium intybus | Chicorée sauvage | |
| Clover, Red * | Trifolium pratense | Trèfle rouge | |
| Clover, White * | Trifolium repens | Trèfle blanc | |
| Comfrey, Common * | Symphytum officinale | Consoude officinale | |
| Coneflower, Thin-Leaved * | Rudbeckia triloba | Rudbeckie | |
| Cudweed, Fragrant | Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium | Gnaphale à feuilles obtuses | |
| Dandelion, Common * | Taraxacum officinale | Pissenlit officinal | |
| Dandelion, Red-Seeded * | Taraxacum erythrospermum | Pissenlit à graines rouges | |
| 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 | |
| Goldenrod, Blue-Stemmed | Solidago caesia | Verge d'or bleuâtre | |
| Goldenrod, Canada | Solidago canadensis | Verge d`or du Canada | |
| Goldenrod, Hairy | Solidago hispida | Verge d`or hispide | |
| Goldenrod, Tall | Solidago altissima | Verge d`or haute | |
| Goldenrod, Zigzag | Solidago flexicaulis | Verge d'or zigzag | |
| Groundsel, Common * | Senecio vulgaris | Séneçon vulgaire | |
| Heal-All | Prunella vulgaris | Prunelle vulgaire | |
| Henbit * | Lamium amplexicaule | Lamier amplexicaule | |
| Herb Robert * | Geranium robertianum | Géranium de Robert | |
| Horseweed | Conyza canadensis | Vergerette du Canada | |
| Jimsonweed * | Datura stramonium | Stramoine commune | |
| Knapweed, Brown * | Centaurea jacea | Centaurée jacée | |
| Knotgrass, Common * | Polygonum aviculare | Renouée des oiseaux | |
| Lettuce, Wild | Lactuca canadensis | Laitue du Canada | |
| Lobelia, Great | Lobelia siphilitica | Lobélie des marais bleu | |
| Mallow, Indian * | Abutilon theophrasti | Abutilon à pétales jaunes | |
| Mayweed * | Anthemis cotula | Camomille puante | |
| Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginiana | Physostégie à fleurs roses | |
| Pea, Everlasting * | Lathyrus latifolius | Gesse à feuilles larges | |
| Phlox, Garden * | Phlox paniculata | Phlox paniculé | |
| Pokeweed | Phytolacca americana | Phytolaque d'Amérique | |
| Queen Anne's Lace * | Daucus carota | Carotte sauvage | |
| Shepherd's Purse * | Capsella bursa-pastoris | Bourse-à-pasteur | |
| Smartweed, Water | Persicaria amphibia | Renouée amphibie | |
| Snakeroot, White | Ageratina altissima | Eupatoire rugueuse | |
| Sow Thistle, Common * | Sonchus oleraceus | Laiteron potager | |
| Sow Thistle, Field * | Sonchus arvensis | Laiteron des champs | |
| Spurge, Petty * | Euphorbia peplus | Euphorbe des jardins | |
| Sunflower, Common * | Helianthus annuus | Tournesol | |
| Tansey * | Tanacetum vulgare | Tanaisie vulgaire | |
| Wallrocket * | Diplotaxis muralis | Diplotaxis des murs | |
| Wood Sorrel, Yellow | Oxalis stricta | Oxalide d'Europe | |
| Yarrow, Common * | Achillea millefolium | Achillée millefeuille |
Monday Wild Flower Walks.
MONDAY wild flower walks are over for the year.
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 May 31, 2019 |
| 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!
