Last Update:
January 20, 2021
Times Covered:
January 1 - 20, 2012
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.
So I missed the other December 2020 web pages. Not much happened other than some Common Dandelions that not only flowered but also went to seed. There were also blooms that continued on our Witch Hazel and on the Hairy Bittercress. Those two plants are still showing blossoms most days in January so far.
Wild & Naturalized Flowers Blooming
January 1 - 20, 2021
(N = "New" for the year * = Not native to our area)
| New | English Name | Latin Name | French Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | Bittercress, Hairy * | Cardamine hirsuta | cardamine hérissée |
| N | Witch-hazel, American | Hamamelis virginiana | hamamélis de Virginie |
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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