More Photos From RBG

            There were lots of beautiful views of landscape and flowers in the Royal Botanical Gardens Arboretum wild areas yesterday.

Cootes Paradise from Capt. Coote's Trail

One Beech tree by Hemlock grove

One Calico Aster flower

Heart-leaved Aster

Sulphur Butterfly

Maple

Yarrow

Fall Leaves at Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton

November Flowers

It's again be a while since I added to my blog. Time passes.

Just for the record, the following is a newsletter that I just sent out to a group of people that follow Fleur-Ange and me on occasion on wild flower walks.

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Hello from Dean and Fleur-Ange,

We have one wild flower walk coming up this weekend. We will meet at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 31st at the Princess Point parking lot and walk part of the Waterfront Trail. We have been doing this hike for a few years now at this location. 

If I remember correctly, this is Dean’s 34th wild flower walk on the weekend closest to the October/November month change. In 1981 we saw 9 wild flowers in bloom on the hike and I saw another 10 species as I walked a few kilometres to and from the hike for a total of 19 for that day. I wonder how many we can find this year.

Following is the list of species I have found blooming during November between 1981 and 2015. The list is currently 209 species long:

Alfalfa *

Alkanet *

Alyssum, Hoary *

Aster, Amethyst

Aster, Arrow-Leaved

Aster, Azure (Sky Blue)

Aster, Calico (Starved)

Aster, Flat-Topped

Aster, Frost

Aster, Heart-Leaved

Aster, Heath

Aster, Large-Leaved

Aster, New England

Aster, Panicled

Aster, Smooth

Avens, Catling's *

Avens, White

Avens, Wood *

Avens, Yellow

Balsam, Himalayan *

Basil, Wild

Bedstraw, Sweet Scented

Beggar Tick

Beggar Tick, Tall

Bellflower, Creeping *

Bindweed, Black *

Bindweed, Hedge

Bittercress, Hairy *

Black-Eyed Susan

Bouncing Bet *

Buckwheat, Climbing False

Bugleweed, Northern

Bugleweed, Rough

Bugloss, Viper's *

Bur-Marigold, Nodding

Burdock, Common *

Burdock, Great *

Butter-And-Eggs *

Buttercup, Tall *

Campion, Bladder *

Campion, Red *

Campion, White (Evening Lychis) *

Catchfly, Night Flowering *

Catnip *

Celandine *

Chamomile, Scentless *

Charlock *

Chickweed, Common * 

Chickweed, Mouse-Ear *

Chicory *

Cinquefoil, Common

Cinquefoil, Dwarf

Cinquefoil, Rough

Cinquefoil, Rough-Fruited *

Cinquefoil, Silvery *

Cleavers

Clotbur, Common

Clover, Alsike *

Clover, Hop *

Clover, Red *

Clover, White *

Clover, White Sweet *

Clover, Yellow Sweet *

Comfrey, Common *

Coneflower, Tall

Coneflower, Thin-Leaved * 

Cress, Marsh Yellow

Crowfoot, Cursed

Crown-vetch, Purple (Crown Vetch) *

Cucumber, Wild

Daisy, Oxeye *

Dandelion, Common *

Dandelion, Red-Seeded *

Dead-Nettle, Purple *

Dead-Nettle, Spotted *

Dogwood, Red-Osier (S)

Dogwood, Silky (Pale)(S)

Elderberry, Red

Evening Primrose, Common

Feverfew *

Flax, Common *

Fleabane, Daisy

Fleabane, Lesser Daisy

Forget-Me-Not, Smaller

Forget-Me-Not, True *

Galinsoga *

Galinsoga, Small-Flowered

Goatsbeard, Yellow *

Goldenrod, Blue-Stemmed

Goldenrod, Canada

Goldenrod, Gray

Goldenrod, Lance-Leaved

Goldenrod, Tall

Goldenrod, Zigzag

Ground Ivy *

Groundsel, Common * 

Groundsel, Sticky * (S.Ragwort)

Harebell

Hawkweed, Field *

Hawkweed, Smooth*

Heal-All

Hemlock, Poison *

Henbit *

Herb Robert *

Honeysuckle, Northern Bush (S)

Horehound, Black

Horehound, European *

Horehound, Water

Horseweed

Hyssop, Yellow Giant (Catnip, G.H.)

Johnny Jump-Up *

Knapweed, Brown *

Knapweed, Spotted *

Knapweed, Tyrol

Knotgrass, Common *

Knotweed, Japanese *

Knotweed, Pink

Lady's Thumb *

Leafcup, Small-Flowered

Lettuce, Wild

Mallow, Common(Cheeses) *

Mallow, Indian * (Velvetleaf) *

Mallow, Musk *

Marjoram, Wild *

Mayweed *

Medick, Black *

Medick, Hyrid *(Yellow Alfalfa)

Mint, (Unidentified)

Mint, Wild

Motherwort *

Mountain Mint, Virginia

Mugwort, Common * 

Mullein, Common *

Mullein, Dark *

Mullein, Moth *

Mustard, Black *

Mustard, Dog *

Mustard, Field *

Mustard, Garlic *

Mustard, Hedge *

Mustard, Tumble *

Mustard, Wormseed *

Nettle, Tall

Nightshade, Bittersweet *

Nightshade, Eastern Black

Nipplewort *

Orach

Pennycress, Field *

Peppergrass, Wild

Periwinkle *

Pigweed *

Pineapple Weed *

Pink, Deptford *

Plantain, Common *

Plantain, English *

Pokeweed

Queen Anne's Lace *

Ragweed, Common

Raspberry, Wild Red (S)

Rocket, Dame's *

Rocket, Sea

Rocket, Yellow *

Rose, Rugosa *

Saint Johnswort, Common *

Scorpion-Grass, Blue *

Shepherd's Purse *

Silverweed

Smartweed, Nodding

Smartweed, Water

Snakeroot, White

Snapdragon, Dwarf *

Snow-On-The-Mountain *

Snowberry

Sow Thistle, Common *

Sow Thistle, Field *

Sow Thistle, Spiny-Leaved *

Speedwell, Persian *

Speedwell, Slender *

Speedwell, Thyme-Leaved *

Spurge, Leafy *

Spurge, Petty *

Storksbill *

Strawberry, Field

Summer-Cypress *

Sunflower, Common *

Sunflower, Tall (Giant)

Tansey *

Tearthumb, Arrow-Leaved

Teasel *

Thistle, Bull *

Thistle, Canada *

Thistle, Nodding *

Touch-Me-Not, Pale

Touch-Me-Not, Spotted

Trefoil, Birdsfoot *

Valerian, Garden *

Vervain, White

Vetch, Cow * (Tufted V.)

Vetch, Narrow-leaved *

Violet, Canada

Violet, Common

Wall-Rocket, Narrow-Leaved * 

Wallrocket *

Watercress *

Witch Hazel

Wood Sorrel, Creeping

Wood Sorrel, Yellow

Wormwood, Sweet *

Yarrow, Common *

The * means that the plant is not native.