Last Update:
June 21, 2018
Time Covered:
June 12 - 18, 2018
Locations:
RBG Rose Garden edges, Hendrie Valley, and Berry Tract;
Hamilton Waterfront Trail,
and a property just west of the Hamilton border
Comments:
One hundred twelve flower species found in bloom between June 12 & 17.
Thirty-nine species were new for the season.
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 | |
| N | Alfalfa * | Medicago sativa | Luzerne cultivée |
| Anemone, Canada | Anemone canadensis | Anémone du Canada | |
| Asparagus * | Asparagus officinalis | Asperge | |
| N | Avens, White | Geum canadense | Benoîte du Canada |
| Avens, Wood * | Geum urbanum | Benoîte commune | |
| N | Beardtongue, Foxglove | Penstemon digitalis | Penstémon digitale |
| Beardtongue, Hairy | Penstemon hirsutus | Penstémon hirsute | |
| Bedstraw, Northern | Galium boreale | Gaillet boréal | |
| N | Bindweed, Field * | Convolvulus arvensis | Liseron des champs |
| N | Bindweed, Hedge | Calystegia sepium | Liseron des haies |
| Blackberry, Common (S) | Rubus allegheniensis | Ronce alléghanienne | |
| Buttercup, Swamp | Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorum | Renoncule des cariçaies | |
| Buttercup, Tall * | Ranuculus acris | Renoncule âcre | |
| Campion, Bladder * | Silene vulgaris | Silène enflé | |
| N | Catalpa, Northern * (T) | Catalpa speciosa | Catalpa à feuilles cordées |
| Celandine * | Chelidonium majus | Grande chélidoine | |
| N | Chamomile | Anthemis arvensis | Anthémis des champs |
| Chickweed, Common * | Stellaria media | Stellaire moyenne | |
| Chickweed, Mouse-Ear * | Cerastium fontanum | Céraiste vulgaire | |
| N | Chicory * | Cichorium intybus | Chicorée sauvage |
| Cinquefoil, Common | Potentilla simplex | Potentille simple | |
| N | Cinquefoil, Dwarf | Potentilla canadensis | Potentille du Canada |
| N | Cinquefoil, Rough-Fruited * | Potentilla recta | Potentille dressée |
| N | Cinquefoil, Rough | Potentilla norvegica | Potentille de Norvège |
| N | Cinquefoil, Silvery * | Potentilla argentea | Potentille argentée |
| Cleavers | Galium aparine | Gaillet gratteron | |
| N | Clover, Alsike * | Trifolium hybridum ssp.elegans | Trèfle alsike |
| Clover, Red * | Trifolium pratense | Trèfle rouge | |
| Clover, White * | Trifolium repens | Trèfle blanc | |
| N | Clover, Yellow Sweet * | Melilotus officinalis | Mélilot officinal |
| Columbine, Garden * | Aquilegia vulgaris | Ancolie | |
| Columbine, Wild | Aquilegia canadensis | Ancolie du Canada | |
| Comfrey, Common * | Symphytum officinale | Consoude officinale | |
| N | Crown-vetch, Purple * | Securigera varia | Coronille bigarrée |
| Daisy, Oxeye * | Leucanthemum vulgare | Marguerite blanche | |
| Dandelion, Common * | Taraxacum officinale | Pissenlit officinal | |
| Dandelion, Red-Seeded * | Taraxacum erythrospermum | Pissenlit à graines rouges | |
| Dead-Nettle, Spotted * | Lamium maculatum | Lamier maculé | |
| Dock, Broad-Leaved * | Rumex obtusifolius | Oseille à feuilles obtuses | |
| Dock, Curled * | Rumex crispus | Patience crépue | |
| N | Dogbane, Spreading | Apocynum androsaemifolium | Apocyne à feuilles d'Androsème |
| N | Dogwood, Gray (S) | Cornus racemosa | Cornouiller à grappes |
| N | Dogwood, Silky (Pale)(S) | Cornus obliqua | Cornouiller oblique |
| Fleabane, Common | Erigeron philadelphicus | Vergerette de Philadelphie | |
| Fleabane, Daisy | Erigeron annuus | Vergerette annuelle | |
| Forget-Me-Not, True * | Myosotis scorpioides | Myosotis scorpioïde | |
| N | Galinsoga * | Galinsoga quadriradiata | Galinsoga cilié |
| N | Galinsoga, Small-Flowered | Galinsoga parviflora | Galinsoga à petites fleurs |
| Geranium, Wild | Geranium maculatum | Géranium maculé | |
| Goatsbeard, Meadow * | Tragopogon pratensis | Salsifis des prés | |
| Goatsbeard, Yellow * | Tragopogon dubius | Salsifis jaune | |
| Goutweed * | Aegopodium podagraria | Egopode podagraire | |
| N | Ground Cherry, Clammy | Physalis heterophylla | Coqueret hétérophylle |
| Ground Ivy * | Glechoma hederacea | Lierre terrestre | |
| Groundsel, Common * | Senecio vulgaris | Séneçon vulgaire | |
| N | Groundsel, Sticky * | Senecio viscosus | Séneçon visqueux |
| Hawkweed, Field * | Hieracium caespitosum | Épervière des prÉs | |
| Hawkweed, Orange * | Hieracium aurantiacum | Épervière orangÉe | |
| N | Heal-All | Prunella vulgaris | Prunelle vulgaire |
| N | Hemp, Indian | Apocynum cannabinum | Apocyne chanvrin |
| Henbit * | Lamium amplexicaule | Lamier amplexicaule | |
| Herb Robert * | Geranium robertianum | Géranium de Robert | |
| Honewort | Cryptotaenia canadensis | Cryptoténie du Canada | |
| Honeysuckle, Amur * (S) | Lonicera maackii | Chèvrefeuille de maack | |
| Honeysuckle, Northern Bush (S) | Diervilla lonicera | Dièreville chèvrefeuille | |
| N | Hound's Tongue * | Cynoglossum officinale | Cynoglosse officinale |
| Iris, Yellow * | Iris pseudacorus | Iris des marais | |
| Johnny Jump-Up * | Viola tricolor | Violette tricolore | |
| Lily, Bullhead | Nuphar variegatum | Grand nénuphar jaune | |
| Mallow, Common * | Malva neglecta | Mauve négligée | |
| N | Meadow-Rue, Tall | Thalictrum pubescens | Pigamon pubescent |
| Medick, Black * | Medicago lupulina | Luzerne lupuline | |
| N | Milkweed, Common | Asclepias syriaca | Asclépiade commune |
| Mustard, Garlic * | Alliaria petiolata | Alliaire officinale | |
| Mustard, Wormseed * | Erysimum cheiranthoides | Vélar fausse giroflée | |
| Nightshade, Bittersweet * | Solanum dulcamara | Morelle douce-amère | |
| Nipplewort * | Lapsana communis | Lapsane commune | |
| Orchard Grass * (G) | Dactylis glomerata | Dactyle pelotonné | |
| Parsnip, Cow | Heracleum maximum | Berce laineuse | |
| Peppergrass, Wild | Lepidium virginicum | Lépidie de Virginie | |
| Pimpernel, Yellow | Taenidia integerrima | Ténidia à feuilles entières | |
| N | Pink, Deptford * | Dianthus armeria | Oeillet arméria |
| Plantain, English * | Plantago lanceolata | Plantain lancéolé | |
| N | Privet * (S) | Ligustrum vulgare | Troène commun |
| N | Queen Anne's Lace * | Daucus carota | Carotte sauvage |
| N | Raspberry, Purple-Flowering | Rubus odoratus | Ronce odorante |
| Rocket, Dame's * | Hesperis matronalis | Julienne des dames | |
| Rose, Multiflora * (S) | Rosa multiflora | Rosier multiflora | |
| N | Rose, Rugosa * | Rosa rugosa | Rosier rugueux |
| Rose, Smooth (S) | Rosa blanda | Rosier inerme | |
| Scorpion-Grass, Blue * | Myosotis stricta | Myosotis à tiges dressées | |
| Shepherd's Purse * | Capsella bursa-pastoris | Bourse-à-pasteur | |
| Silverweed | Argentia anserina | Potentille ansérine | |
| N | Snapdragon, Dwarf * | Chaenorrhinum minus | Chénorhinum mineur |
| N | Snowberry | Symphoricarpos albus | Symphorine blanche |
| Solomon's Seal, False | Maianthemum racemosum | Smilacine à grappes | |
| Strawberry, Woodland | Fragaria vesca | Fraisier américain | |
| N | Sumac, Staghorn (S) | Rhus typhina | Sumac vinaigrier |
| Swallowwort * | Cynanchum rossicum | Cynanche | |
| Swallowwort, Black * | Cynanchum nigrum | Cynanche noir | |
| Thimbleweed | Anemone virginiana | Anémone de Virginie | |
| Trefoil, Birdsfoot * | Lotus corniculatus | Lotier corniculé | |
| Vetch, Cow * | Vicia cracca | Vesce jargeau | |
| Vetch, Hairy * | Vicia villosa | Vesce velue | |
| N | Vetch, Narrow-leaved * | Vicia sativa var. angustifolia | Vesce à folioles étroites |
| Vetch, Slender * | Vicia tetrasperma | Vesce à quatre graines | |
| Viburnum, Maple-Leaved | Viburnum acerifolium | Viorne acérifoliée | |
| N | Wall-Rocket, Narrow-Leaved * | Diplotaxis tenuifolia | Diplotaxis à feuilles ténues |
| Water Lily, Sweet Scented | Nymphaea odorata | Le Lis d'eau | |
| Wood Sorrel, Yellow | Oxalis stricta | Oxalide d'Europe | |
| N | Yarrow, Common * | Achillea millefolium | Achillée millefeuille |
Monday Wild Flower Walks
Monday, June 25 - Lower Dundas Valley from Warren Park
Monday, July 2 - Hamilton Waterfront Trail from Princess Point
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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