Last Update:
October 2, 2020
Times Covered:
September 21 - 30, 2020
Locations:
A property just west of the Hamilton border,
road edges within 5 k of that property,
and some neighbourhood ravines.
Comments:
The flower lists continue be very limited. I am staying on our property except for walks and runs on our very local roads.
Wild & Naturalized Flowers Blooming
September 1 - 10, 2020
(N = "New" for the year * = Not native to our area)
| New | English Name | Latin Name | French Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aster, Arrow-Leaved | Symphyotrichum urophyllum | aster à feuilles sagittées | |
| Aster, Azure (Sky Blue) | Symphyotrichum oolentangiense | aster azuré | |
| Aster, Calico (Starved) | Symphyotrichum lateriflorum | aster latériflore | |
| Aster, Flat-Topped | Doellingeria umbellata | aster à ombelles | |
| Aster, Frost | Symphyotrichum pilosum | aster poilu | |
| Aster, Heart-Leaved | Symphyotrichum cordifolium | aster à feuilles cordées | |
| Aster, Heath | Symphyotrichum ericoides | aster éricoïde | |
| Aster, New England | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | aster de nouvelle-Angleterre | |
| Aster, Panicled | Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | aster lancéolé | |
| Aster, Smooth | Symphyotrichum laeve | aster lisse | |
| Aster, White Wood | Eurybia divaricata | aster à rameaux étalés | |
| Basil, Wild | Clinopodium vulgare | sarriette commune | |
| Bittercress, Hairy * | Cardamine hirsuta | cardamine hérissée | |
| 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, Wild * | Cichorium intybus | chicorée sauvage | |
| Clover, Red * | Trifolium pratense | tr èfle rouge | |
| Clover, White Sweet * | Melilotus alba | mélilot blanc | |
| Coneflower, Tall | Rudbeckia laciniata | rudbeckie lacinée | |
| Coneflower, Thin-Leaved * | Rudbeckia triloba | rudbeckie | |
| Coreopsis, Lance-leaved | Coreopsis lanceolata | coréopsis lancéolée | |
| Coreopsis, Tall | Coreopsis tripteris | coréopsis trifoliolé | |
| Cucumber, Wild | Echinocystis lobata | concombre grimpant | |
| Cudweed, Fragrant xxx(See Everlasting,Sweet) | Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium | gnaphale à feuilles obtuses | |
| Cup Plant | Silphium perfoliatum | silphe perfolié | |
| Dandelion, Common * | Taraxacum officinale | pissenlit officinal | |
| Evening Primrose, Common | Oenothera biennis | onagre bisannuelle | |
| Fleabane, Daisy | Erigeron annuus | vergerette annuelle | |
| Galinsoga * | Galinsoga quadriradiata | galinsoga cilié | |
| Goldenrod, Blue-Stemmed | Solidago caesia | verge d'or bleuâtre | |
| Goldenrod, Canada | Solidago canadensis | verge d`or du Canada | |
| Goldenrod, Gray | Solidago nemoralis | verge d`or des bois | |
| Goldenrod, Lance-Leaved | Euthamia graminifolia | verge d`or à feuilles de graminée | |
| Goldenrod, Stiff (Hard-Leaved) | Solidago rigida | verge d`or rigide | |
| Goldenrod, Tall | Solidago altissima | verge d`or haute | |
| Goldenrod, Zigzag | Solidago flexicaulis | verge d'or zigzag | |
| Harebell | Campanula rotundifolia | campanule à feuilles rondes | |
| Heal-All | Prunella vulgaris | brunelle commune | |
| Herb Robert * | Geranium robertianum | géranium de robert | |
| Horehound, Water | Lycopus americanus | lycope d'Amérique | |
| Horseweed | Conyza canadensis | vergerette du Canada | |
| Knotgrass, Common * | Polygonum aviculare | renouée des oiseaux | |
| Lady's Thumb, Spotted * | Persicaria maculosa | renouée persicaire | |
| Live-Forever * | Hylotelephium telephium | orpin pourpre | |
| Lobelia, Great | Lobelia siphilitica | lobélie bleue | |
| Mallow, Common(Cheeses) * | Malva neglecta | mauve négligée | |
| Medick, Black * | Medicago lupulina | luzerne lupuline | |
| Mint, Wild | Mentha arvensis | menthe des champs | |
| Motherwort * | Leonurus cardiaca | agripaume cardiaque | |
| Mountain Mint, Virginia | Pycnanthemum virginianum | pycnanth ème de Virginie | |
| Nightshade, Eastern Black | Solanum ptychanthum | morelle noire de l’est | |
| Phlox, Garden * | Phlox paniculata | phlox paniculé | |
| Pigweed * | Chenopodium album | chénopode blanc | |
| Queen Anne's Lace * | Daucus carota | carotte sauvage | |
| Ragweed, Common | Ambrosia artemisiifolia | petite herbe à poux | |
| Sow Thistle, Field * | Sonchus arvensis | laiteron des champs | |
| Spiderwort * | Tradescantia virginiana | tradescantie de Virginie | |
| Touch-Me-Not, Spotted | Impatiens capensis | impatiente biflore | |
| Trefoil, Birdsfoot * | Lotus corniculatus | lotier corniculé | |
| Trumpet Creeper | Campsis radicans | jasmine de Virginie | |
| Turtlehead | Chelone glabra | galane glabre | |
| Wood Sorrel, Yellow | Oxalis stricta | oxalide d'Europe | |
| Yarrow, Common * | Achillea millefolium | achillée millefeuille |
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:
A link to a new portfolio, under very slow 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, 2020 | 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. 1, 2019 | December Blooms - Updated to Dec. 30, 2016 |
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