Saturday, October 31, 2015

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

Thursday, October 29, 2015

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.