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( FYI: During the pandemic I was not able to visit the RBG & Hamilton area to look for flower and so I got out of the habit of updating this website every week. Instead, I worked on my daily blog and started putting down flowers from home, just west of the Hamilton border as well as other nature observations. I am still doing that so if you would like to see the more limited list of daily flower blooms have a look at my blog. https://ontariowanderer.blogspot.com )

Following, here is the full report for June 6 - 12 from the Hamilton area as well as from the property just west of the Hamilton border.

Below is the list of the 85 native or naturalized flower species I saw blooming these past 2 weeks.

Wild, Naturalized or Cultivated Flowers Blooming

(N = New this past week    * = Not native to our area)

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New	English Name	Latin Name	French Name
	Alexanders, Golden	Zizia aurea	zizia doré+N1:N67
	Anemone, Canada	Anemonastrum canadense	anémone du Canada
	Asparagus *	Asparagus officinalis	asperge
	Avens, Wood *	Geum urbanum	benoîte commune
N	Bindweed, Hedge (Hedge False Bindweed)	Calystegia sepium	liseron des haies
	Blackberry, Common (S)	Rubus allegheniensis	ronce alléghanienne
N	Blue Flag, Larger	Iris versicolor	iris versicolore
	Blue-Eyed Grass, Common	Sisyrinchium montanum	bermudienne montagnarde
N	Bugloss, Viper's *	Echium vulgare	vipérine commune
	Buttercup, Tall *	Ranuculus acris	renoncule âcre
	Carrion Flower, Common	Smilax lasioneura	smilax à nervures pubescentes
	Celandine *	Chelidonium majus	grande chélidoine
	Chickweed, Common *	Stellaria media	stellaire moyenne
	Chickweed, Mouse-Ear *	Cerastium fontanum	céraiste vulgaire
	Cinquefoil, Common	Potentilla simplex	potentille simple
	Cinquefoil, Silvery *	Potentilla argentea	potentille argentée
	Cleavers	Galium aparine	gaillet gratteron
	Clover, Red *	Trifolium pratense	trèfle rouge
	Clover, White *	Trifolium repens	tr èfle 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
	Cranberry, Highbush (S)	Viburnum trilobum	viorne trilobée
N	Crown-vetch, Purple *	Securigera varia	coronille bigarrée
	Daisy, Oxeye *	Leucanthemum vulgare	marguerite blanche
	Dandelion, Common *	Taraxacum officinale	pissenlit officinal
	Dock, Curled *	Rumex crispus	patience crépue
N	Dogbane, Spreading	Apocynum androsaemifolium	apocyne à feuilles d'andros ème
	Dogwood, Alterate-Leaved (T)	Cornus alternifolia	cornouiller à feuilles alternes
	Dogwood, Silky (Pale)(S)	Cornus obliqua	cornouiller oblique
	Fleabane, Common	Erigeron philadelphicus	érigéron de Philadelphie
N	Fleabane, Daisy	Erigeron annuus	vergerette annuelle
	Forget-Me-Not, True *	Myosotis scorpioides	myosotis scorpioïde
	Geranium, Wild	Geranium maculatum	géranium maculé
	Goatsbeard, Meadow *	Tragopogon pratensis	salsifis des prés
	Goatsbeard, Yellow *	Tragopogon dubius	salsifis majeur
	Grape, Riverbank (Vine)	Vitis riparia	vigne des rivages
	Ground Ivy *	Glechoma hederacea	lierre terrestre
	Groundsel, Common *	Senecio vulgaris	séneçon vulgaire
	Hawkweed, Field *	Hieracium caespitosum	épervi ère des prés
	Hawkweed, Orange *	Hieracium aurantiacum	épervi ère orangée
N	Hawkweed, Smooth*	Hieracium piloselloides	épervi ère des florentins
	Herb Robert *	Geranium robertianum	géranium de robert
	Honewort	Cryptotaenia canadensis	cryptoténie du Canada
	Honeysuckle, Amur * (S)	Lonicera maackii	ch èvrefeuille de maack
N	Honeysuckle, Northern Bush (S)	Diervilla lonicera	di èreville ch èvrefeuille
N	Hound's Tongue *	Cynoglossum officinale	cynoglosse officinale
<	Iris, Yellow *	Iris pseudacorus	iris des marais
	Lady's Slipper, Yellow	Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens	cyprip ède pubescent
	Lily, Bullhead	Nuphar variegatum	grand nénuphar jaune
	Locust, Black * (T)	Robinia pseudoacacia	robinier faux-acacia
	Medick, Black *	Medicago lupulina	luzerne lupuline
N	Mustard, Field *	Brassica rapa	moutarde des oiseaux
	Mustard, Garlic *	Alliaria petiolata	alliaire officinale
N	Nightshade, Bittersweet *	Solanum dulcamara	morelle douce-am ère
	Ninebark	Physocarpus opulifolius	physocarpe à feuilles d'obier
	Orchard Grass * (Grass)	Dactylis glomerata	dactyle pelotonné
	Pennycress, Field *	Thlaspi arvense	tabouret des champs
	Peppergrass, Field *	Lepidium campestre	lépidie des champs
	Periwinkle *	Vinca minor	petite pervenche
	Phlox, Wild Blue	Phlox divaricata	phlox divariqué
N	Pimpernel, Scarlet *	Lysimachia arvensis	mouron rouge
	Pimpernel, Yellow	Taenidia integerrima	ténidia à feuilles enti ères
	Plantain, English *	Plantago lanceolata	plantain lancéolé
N	Pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	phytolaque d'Amérique
N	Pond Lily, Yellow	Nuphar variegata	grand nénuphar juane
	Raspberry, Black (Thimbleberry) (S)	Rubus occidetalis	framboisier noir
	Rocket, Dame's *	Hesperis matronalis	julienne des dames
N	Rose, Rugosa *	Rosa rugosa	rosier rugueux
N	Rose, Smooth (S)	Rosa blanda	rosier inerme
N	Rush, Flowering *	Butomus umbellatus	butome à ombelle
N	Silverweed	Argentia anserina	potentille ansérine
	Solomon's Seal, False	Maianthemum racemosum	smilacine à grappes
	Sorrel, Sheep *	Rumex acetosella	petite oseille
	Speedwell, Common *	Veronica officialis	véronique officinale
	Spiderwort *	Tradescantia virginiana	tradescantie de Virginie
N	Swallowwort *	Cynanchum rossicum	cynanche
	Trefoil, Birdsfoot *	Lotus corniculatus	lotier corniculé
	Tulip Tree (T)	Liriodendron tulipifera	tulipier de Virginie
	Valerian, Garden *	Valeriana officinalis	valériane officinale
N	Vetch, Cow * (Tufted V.)	Vicia cracca	vesce jargeau
	Viburnum, Maple-Leaved	Viburnum acerifolium	viorne acérifoliée
	Water Lily, Sweet Scented	Nymphaea odorata	nymphéa odorant
N	Yarrow, Common *	Achillea millefolium	achillée millefeuille

Photo from Fleur-Ange Lamothe

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)
            
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            The link for the rest of the records is below:

Ron's 2010 Flowering Summary

A link to a new portfolio, under very slow construction, of flowers from Dean, Fleur-Ange and Ron is below:

Portfolio of Various Photos

Links to Wild Flower Page Home, etc.

Index & Home of the Wild Flower Page

January Blooms - Updated to January 27, 2022	February Blooms - Updated to February 28, 2021
March Blooms -Updated to March 31, 2021	April Blooms -Updated to April 30, 2020