Last Update:
July 20, 2017
Time Covered:
July 13 - 20, 2017
Locations:
RBG Rose Garden, Hendrie Valley;
Bruce Trail near Scenic Drive, Brantford Waterfront Trail,
and a property just west of the Hamilton border
Comments:
The Hamilton Waterfront Trail is closed from both ends. I thought the harbourfront end would be open but I was wrong. Not sure why the whole trail is closed. Due to my limited time I missed the Arboretum for two weeks in a row now.
The number of species blooming was down a bit due to my not checking the arboretum but 125 species were found with 18 being new for the season.
Wild and Naturalized Flowers Blooming
(N = New for the season * = Not native to our area)
| New | English Name | Latin Name | French Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agrimony | Agrimonia gryposepala | Aigremoine à sépales crochus | |
| Alfalfa * | Medicago sativa | Luzerne cultivée | |
| Alyssum, Hoary * | Berteroa incana | Berteroa blanche | |
| Avens, White | Geum canadense | Benoîte du Canada | |
| Avens, Yellow | Geum aleppicum | Benoîte d'Alep | |
| Basil, Wild | Clinopodium vulgare | Sarriette commune | |
| Bellflower, Creeping * | Campanula rapunculoides | Campanule fausse-raiponce | |
| Bergamot, Wild | Monarda fistulosa | Monarde fistuleuse | |
| Bindweed, Field * | Convolvulus arvensis | Liseron des champs | |
| N | Bindweed, Hedge | Calystegia sepium | Liseron des haies |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Rudbeckie hérissée | |
| N | Boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum | Eupatoire perfoliée |
| N | Bouncing Bet * | Saponaria officinalis | Saponaire officinale |
| Bugloss, Viper's * | Echium vulgare | Vipérine commune | |
| Butter-And-Eggs * | Linaria vulgaris | Linaire vulgaire | |
| Buttercup, Tall * | Ranuculus acris | Renoncule âcre | |
| Campion, Bladder * | Silene vulgaris | Silène enflé | |
| Campion, White * | Silene latifolia | Silène à larges feuilles | |
| Catnip * | Nepeta cataria | Herbe à chat | |
| Celandine * | Chelidonium majus | Grande chélidoine | |
| Chickweed, Common * | Stellaria media | Stellaire moyenne | |
| Chickweed, Mouse-Ear * | Cerastium fontanum | Céraiste vulgaire | |
| Chicory * | Cichorium intybus | Chicorée sauvage | |
| Cinquefoil, Rough-Fruited * | Potentilla recta | Potentille dressée | |
| Clover, Alsike * | Trifolium hybridum ssp.elegans | Trèfle alsike | |
| Clover, Red * | Trifolium pratense | Trèfle rouge | |
| Clover, White * | Trifolium repens | Trèfle blanc | |
| Clover, White Sweet * | Melilotus alba | Mélilot blanc | |
| Clover, Yellow Sweet * | Melilotus officinalis | Mélilot officinal | |
| Comfrey, Common * | Symphytum officinale | Consoude officinale | |
| Coneflower, Purple * | Echinacea purpurea | Echinacée pourpre | |
| N | Coreopsis, Tall | Coreopsis tripteris | Coréopsis Trifoliolé |
| Crown-vetch, Purple * | Securigera varia | Coronille bigarrée | |
| N | Cup Plant | Silphium perfoliatum | Silphe perfolié |
| Daisy, Oxeye * | Leucanthemum vulgare | Marguerite blanche | |
| Dandelion, Common * | Taraxacum officinale | Pissenlit officinal | |
| Dandelion, Red-Seeded * | Taraxacum erythrospermum | Pissenlit à graines rouges | |
| N | Dock, Prairie | Silphium terebinthinaceum | Silphe térébenthine |
| Dogbane, Spreading | Apocynum androsaemifolium | Apocyne à feuilles d'Androsème | |
| Elecampane * | Inula helenium | Inule aulnée | |
| Feverfew * | Tanacetum parthenium | Grande camomille | |
| Fleabane, Common | Erigeron philadelphicus | Vergerette de Philadelphie | |
| Fleabane, Daisy | Erigeron annuus | Vergerette annuelle | |
| Galinsoga * | Galinsoga quadriradiata | Galinsoga cilié | |
| Goatsbeard, Meadow * | Tragopogon pratensis | Salsifis des prés | |
| Goatsbeard, Yellow * | Tragopogon dubius | Salsifis jaune | |
| Goldenrod, Early | Solidago juncea | Verge d`or jonciforme | |
| Ground Cherry, Clammy | Physalis heterophylla | Coqueret hétérophylle | |
| Groundsel, Common * | Senecio vulgaris | Séneçon vulgaire | |
| Harebell | Campanula rotundifolia | Campanule à feuilles rondes | |
| Hawkweed, Orange * | Hieracium aurantiacum | Épervière orangÉe | |
| Heal-All | Prunella vulgaris | Prunelle vulgaire | |
| Hedge-Parsley, Upright * | Torilis japonica | Torilis anthrisque | |
| N | Helleborine * | Epipactis helleborine | Épipactis petit-hellÉbore |
| Hemp, Indian | Apocynum cannabinum | Apocyne chanvrin | |
| Herb Robert * | Geranium robertianum | Géranium de Robert | |
| N | Indian Tobacco | Lobelia inflata | Lobélie gonflée |
| Knotgrass, Common * | Polygonum aviculare | Renouée des oiseaux | |
| Lady's Thumb * | Polygonum persicaria | Renouée persicaire | |
| Lily, Day * | Hemerocallis fulva | Hémérocalle fauve | |
| Lily, Michigan | Lilium michiganense | Lis du Michigan | |
| Loosestrife, Fringed | Lysimachia ciliata | Lysimaque ciliée | |
| N | Loosestrife, Purple * | Lythrum salicaria | Lythrum salicaire |
| Lopseed | Phryma leptostachya | Phryma à épis grêles | |
| Mallow, Common * | Malva neglecta | Mauve négligée | |
| Medick, Black * | Medicago lupulina | Luzerne lupuline | |
| Milkweed, Common | Asclepias syriaca | Asclépiade commune | |
| Motherwort * | Leonurus cardiaca | Agripaume cardiaque | |
| Mullein, Common * | Verbascum thapsus | Moléne vulgaire | |
| N | Mustard, Black * | Brassica nigra | Moutarde noire |
| Mustard, Field * | Brassica rapa | Moutarde des oiseaux | |
| Mustard, Garlic * | Alliaria petiolata | Alliaire officinale | |
| Mustard, Hedge * | Sisymbrium officinale | Sisymbre officinal | |
| Mustard, Wormseed * | Erysimum cheiranthoides | Vélar fausse giroflée | |
| Nightshade, Bittersweet * | Solanum dulcamara | Morelle douce-amère | |
| N | Nightshade, Eastern Black | Solanum ptychanthum | Morelle noire de l’est |
| Nightshade, Enchanter's | Circaea canadensis ssp.canadensis | Circée du Canada | |
| Nipplewort * | Lapsana communis | Lapsane commune | |
| Parsnip, Wild * | Pastinaca sativa | Panais sauvage | |
| Pea, Everlasting * | Lathyrus latifolius | Gesse à feuilles larges | |
| Pennycress, Field * | Thlaspi arvense | Tabouret des champs | |
| Periwinkle * | Vinca minor | Petite pervenche | |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Pontédérie cordée | |
| Pimperel, Scarlet * | Lysimachia arvensis | Mouron rouge | |
| Pink, Deptford * | Dianthus armeria | Oeillet arméria | |
| Plantain, English * | Plantago lanceolata | Plantain lancéolé | |
| Plantain, Red-Stemmed | Plantago rugelii | Plantain de rugel | |
| Queen Anne's Lace * | Daucus carota | Carotte sauvage | |
| Raspberry, Purple-Flowering (S) | Rubus odoratus | Ronce odorante | |
| Rocket, Dame's * | Hesperis matronalis | Julienne des dames | |
| Rose, Smooth (S) | Rosa blanda | Rosier inerme | |
| Saint Johnswort, Common * | Hypericum perforatum | Millepertuis perforé | |
| Sandwort, Thyme-Leaved * | Arenaria serpyllifolia | Sabline à feuilles de serpolet | |
| Scorpion-Grass, Blue * | Myosotis stricta | Myosotis à tiges dressées | |
| Shepherd's Purse * | Capsella bursa-pastoris | Bourse-à-pasteur | |
| Sow Thistle, Common * | Sonchus oleraceus | Laiteron potager | |
| Sow Thistle, Field * | Sonchus arvensis | Laiteron des champs | |
| N | Sow Thistle, Spiny-Leaved * | Sonchus asper | Laiteron rude |
| Speedwell, Corn * | Veronica arvensis | Véronique des champs | |
| N | Spurge, Petty * | Euphorbia peplus | Euphorbe des jardins |
| Spurge, Spotted* | Chamaesyce maculata | Ricinelle maculée | |
| Stickseed, Virginia | Hackelia virginiana | Hackélia de virginie | |
| Storksbill * | Erodium cicutarium | Érodium cicutaire | |
| N | Sunflower, Woodland | Helianthus divaricatus | Hélianthe à feuilles étalées |
| Swallowwort * | Cynanchum rossicum | Cynanche | |
| Swallowwort, Black * | Cynanchum nigrum | Cynanche noir | |
| Tansey * | Tanacetum vulgare | Tanaisie vulgaire | |
| Tea, Oswego | Monarda didyma | Thé d'Oswego | |
| Thimbleweed | Anemone virginiana | Anémone de Virginie | |
| N | Thistle, Bull * | Cirsium vulgare | Chardon vulgaire |
| Thistle, Canada * | Cirsium arvense | Chardon des champs | |
| Thistle, Nodding * | Carduus nutans | Chardon penché | |
| Tick-Trefoil, Pointed-Leaved | Desmodium glutinosum | Desmodie glutineuse | |
| N | Tick-Trefoil, Showy | Desmodium canadense | Desmodie du Canada |
| Touch-Me-Not, Pale | Impatiens pallida | Impatiente pâle | |
| N | Touch-Me-Not, Spotted | Impatiens capensis | Impatiente biflore |
| Trefoil, Birdsfoot * | Lotus corniculatus | Lotier corniculé | |
| N | Trumpet Creeper | Campsis radicans | Jasmine de Virginie |
| Vervain, White | Verbena urticifolia | Verveine à feuilles d`ortie | |
| Vetch, Cow * | Vicia cracca | Vesce jargeau | |
| Vetch, Hairy * | Vicia villosa | Vesce velue | |
| Water Lily, Sweet Scented | Nymphaea odorata | Le Lis d'eau | |
| Water Plantain, Northern | Alisma triviale | Alisma commun | |
| Wood Sorrel, Yellow | Oxalis stricta | Oxalide d'Europe | |
| Yarrow, Common * | Achillea millefolium | Achillée millefeuille |
Monday Wild Flower Walks
The Monday evening walks are happening.
For meeting times and maps to locations contact Dean.
Monday, July 24 - Lower Dundas Valley from Warren Park
Monday, July 31 - Upper Dundas Valley from Powerline Road
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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