Last Update:
May 18, 2017
Time Covered:
May 5 - 18, 2017
Locations:
RBG Rose Garden, Hendrie Valley, Arboretum;
Brantford Waterfront Trail,
and a property just west of the Hamilton border
Comments:
I decided to not talk about the weather so I will not mention the frost nor the +29 degrees celcius temperatures which have both happened during the last few days. I will not talk about the flooded trails in the Hendrie Valley and the Arboretum either. Just enough to say that I found 78 species of plants in bloom with the help of the wild flower group and that I will change the photos when I can find another few minutes to work on this site.
Wild and Naturalized Flowers Blooming
(N = New for the season * = Not native to our area)
| New | English Name | Latin Name | French Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | Alexanders, Golden | Zizia aurea | Zizia doré |
| Anemone, Wood | Anemone quinquefolia | Anémone à cinq folioles | |
| Apple *(T) | Malus pumila | Pommier commun | |
| Baneberry, Red | Actaea rubra | Actée rouge | |
| Barberry, Japanese * (S) | Berberis thunbergii | Épine-vinette du japon | |
| N | Bellwort, Large-Flowered | Uvularia grandiflora | Uvulaire à grandes fleurs |
| N | Blueberry, Early Low | Vaccinium angustifolium | Airelle à feuilles étroites |
| Buckeye, Ohio | Aesculus glabra | Marronnier glabre | |
| Buttercup, Hispid | Ranunculus hispidus | Renoncule hispide | |
| Buttercup, Kidneyleaf | Ranunculus abortivus | Renoncule abortive | |
| Celandine * | Chelidonium majus | Grande chélidoine | |
| Celandine, Lesser * | Ranunculus ficaria | Renoncule ficaire | |
| N | Cherry, Choke (S) | Prunus virginiana | Cerisier à grappes |
| Chickweed, Common * | Stellaria media | Stellaire moyenne | |
| Chickweed, Mouse-Ear * | Cerastium fontanum | Céraiste vulgaire | |
| Cleavers | Galium aparine | Gaillet gratteron | |
| Coltsfoot * | Tussilago farfara | Tussilage pas d'âne | |
| Currant, Wild Black (S) | Ribes americanum | Gadellier d'Amérique | |
| Current, European Red (S) | Ribes rubrum | Gadellier rouge | |
| 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 | |
| Dead-Nettle, Spotted * | Lamium maculatum | Lamier maculé | |
| N | Dogwood, Eastern Flowering (T) | Cornus florida | Cornouiller fleuri |
| N | Elderberry, Red | Sambucus rasemosa ssp pubens | Sureau rouge |
| N | False Mermaid | Floerkea proserpinacoides | Floerkée fausse-proserpinie |
| N | Foamflower, Heart-leaved | Tiarella cordifolia | Tiarelle cordifoliée |
| Forget-Me-Not, True * | Myosotis scorpioides | Myosotis scorpioïde | |
| N | Geranium, Wild | Geranium maculatum | Géranium maculé |
| N | Goatsbeard, Meadow * | Tragopogon pratensis | Salsifis des prés |
| N | Gooseberry, Eastern Prickly | Ribes cynosbati | Groseiller des chiens |
| Ground Ivy * | Glechoma hederacea | Lierre terrestre | |
| N | Heal-All | Prunella vulgaris | Prunelle vulgaire |
| Henbit * | Lamium amplexicaule | Lamier amplexicaule | |
| Hepatica, Round-Lobed | Hepatica americana | Hépatique d'Amérique | |
| Hepatica, Sharp-Lobed | Hepatica acutiloba | Hépatique à lobes aigus | |
| N | Honeysuckle, Tartarian * (S) | Lonicera tatarica | Chèvrefeuille de tartarie |
| Johnny Jump-Up * | Viola tricolor | Violette tricolore | |
| Marigold, Marsh | Caltha palustris | Populage des marais | |
| Meadow-Rue, Early | Thalictrum dioicum | Pigamon dioïque | |
| Mustard, Garlic * | Alliaria petiolata | Alliaire officinale | |
| N | Parsley, Cow * | Anthriscus sylvestris | Anthrisque des bois |
| Pennycress, Field * | Thlaspi arvense | Tabouret des champs | |
| N | Peppergrass, Field * | Lepidium campestre | Lépidie des champs |
| Periwinkle * | Vinca minor | Petite pervenche | |
| N | Plum, American (T) | Prunus americana | Prunier d`amérique |
| N | Pussytoes, Parlin's | Antennaria parlinii | Antennaire de Parlin |
| N | Pussytoes, Smaller | Antennaria howellii | Antennaire de Howell |
| N | Redbud (T) | Cercis canadensis | Gainier rouge |
| Rocket, Yellow * | Barbarea vulgaris | Barbarée vulgaire | |
| N | Sarsaparilla, Wild | Aralia nudicaulis | Aralie à tige nue |
| N | Sassafras (T) | Sassafras albidum | Sassafras officinal |
| Saxifrage, Early | Micranthes virginiensis | Saxifrage de virginie | |
| Shadbush, Common (T) | Amelanchier arborea | Amélanchier arborescent | |
| Shepherd's Purse * | Capsella bursa-pastoris | Bourse-à-pasteur | |
| N | Speedwell, Persian * | Veronica persica | Véronique de perse |
| Speedwell, Slender * | Veronica filiformis | Véronique filiforme | |
| N | Speedwell, Thyme-Leaved * | Veronica serpyllifolia | Véronique à feuilles de serpolet |
| Spring Beauty, Narrow-leaved | Claytonia virginica | Claytonie de Virginie | |
| N | Spurge, Cypress * | Euphorbia cyparissias | Euphorbe cyprès |
| Storksbill * | Erodium cicutarium | Érodium cicutaire | |
| Strawberry, Barren | Geum fragarioides | Waldsteinia faux-fraisier | |
| Strawberry, Field | Fragaria virginiana | Fraisier de Virginie | |
| Strawberry, Woodland | Fragaria vesca | Fraisier américain | |
| Toothwort, Cut-Leaved | Cardamine concatenata | Dentaire laciniée | |
| Toothwort, Two-leaved | Cardamine diphylla | Dentaire à deux feuilles | |
| Trillium, White | Trillium grandiflorum | Trille blanc | |
| Trout-Lily | Erythronium americanum | Érythrone d'Amérique | |
| N | Violet, Canada | Viola canadensis | Violette du Canada |
| Violet, Common | Viola sororia | Violette parente | |
| Violet, Dog | Viola conspersa | Violette décombante | |
| Violet, Downy Yellow | Viola pubescens | Violette pubescente | |
| Violet, Leconte's | Viola affinis | Violette affine | |
| Violet, Long-Spurred | Viola rostrata | Violette rostrée | |
| Whitlow Grass * | Draba verna | Drave printanière | |
| N | Wood Betony | Pedicularis canadensis | La pédiculaire du Canada |
| Woodrush, Hairy | Luzula acuminata | Luzule acuminée |
Monday Wild Flower Walks
The Monday evening walks are happening.
For meeting times and maps to locations contact Dean.
Monday, May 22 - Bruce Trail from Snake Road
Sunday, May 29 - Hamilton Waterfront Trail from Princess Point
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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