Do any flowers start to bloom in November? Not really. You might have a fall-blooming camellia in your yard that might start blooming in November. Some flowers bloom all year, like dandelions and henbit. November is still an exciting time! We are quickly approaching our peak foliage color as I type this on October 31st.… Continue reading What Flowers Will Bloom Next Month? November 2025
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What Flowers Will Bloom Next Month? October 2025
The beginning of fall means the end of growing season. It doesn’t mean that there won’t be any flowers in October, though! The goldenrods will continue to bloom this month. Also, the small white asters and the purple asters have just barely started to bloom in September. We can expect a beautiful show of them… Continue reading What Flowers Will Bloom Next Month? October 2025
What Flowers Will Bloom Next Month? October 2026
What flowers will bloom in October? Well, with the weather we’ve had this year, a lot of the September blooming plants haven’t really started blooming yet. There aren’t really any new plants that bloom in October. We can expect to see more goldenrods in October. They are really starting to open this last week of… Continue reading What Flowers Will Bloom Next Month? October 2026
What Flowers Will Bloom Next Month? September 2025
As we wrap up an unusually cool month of August, what flowers can we look forward to seeing in September? The goldenrods and midwestern tickseed-sunflowers are just getting started as I type this on August 29th. In September we’ll see their peak bloom. The purple, yellow and white asters will start to bloom in September.… Continue reading What Flowers Will Bloom Next Month? September 2025
What Flowers Will Bloom Next Month? September 2026
In September we will be seeing quite a bit of yellow. While the goldenrods and ditch-daisies have already started to bloom, they will really be noticeable later this month. The asters, dog fennel, consumption weed, and swamp sunflowers should start to bloom. In September, we can also expect to see fruits. Watch for strawberry bush,… Continue reading What Flowers Will Bloom Next Month? September 2026
What’s That? August 6, 2025
What’s that orange vine growing on top of everything? That is common dodder (Cuscuta gronovii), a leafless, parasitic vine that is native to this area. This vine has white flowers in the late summer. I will try to get a picture of them when they bloom. Have you found any common dodder?
What’s That? December 15, 2024
What’s that? Are they tomatoes? These tiny green fruits are growing on a stem with prickles. They are the fruits of Carolina horse-nettle (Solanum carolinense). You may remember seeing the star-shaped flower this summer. This plant is part of the nightshade family, which includes tomatoes and eggplants. But horse-nettle is very toxic! Don’t eat it!
What’s That? January 26, 2025
Today, I noticed these seed pods wrapped around a tree branch. What plant are they from? They are the fruit from wild yam (Dioscorea villosa). Here is a closer look. I’ll go back in the spring to see if I can get a picture of the leaves and flowers. Have you seen wild yam?
What’s That? June 20, 2025
What are these orange spikes on the serviceberry fruit? It is a fungus called cedar-quince rust (Gymnosporangium clavipes). This fungus actually has an interesting life cycle. It starts with an infection of a plant in the juniper (Juniperus) family. In the late spring after a good rain, the fungus produces a large orange clump on… Continue reading What’s That? June 20, 2025
What’s That? March 18, 2026
Have you ever seen pine seedlings just emerging from the ground?