Late April 2018
I wanted to check on the Swamp Pinks, which I had missed last year.
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Unfortunately, the only two flowers were bloomed out for the year.
In general, 2018 was not a good year for Swamp Pink blooming in Rabun Co.
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Emerging fern fronds
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I spotted some very small Trilliums that were just starting to bloom.
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I suspected that they might be Painted Trilliums
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White Baneberry, aka Doll's Eyes (Actaea pachypoda)
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Trillium grandiflorum, turning pink
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Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)
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Two days later, I returned to the bog to check on those small Trilliums
I knew that if they were Painted Trilliums, the flowers would open quickly, and wouldn't last long.:
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Sure enough, they were Painted Trilliums (Trillium undulatum), a first for me.
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A selection of the pretty Painted Trilliums follows:
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Along the route, the forest floor was carpeted in blooms of other Trillium species..
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Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei)
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Trillium grandiflorum - something had chewed off the upper petal...
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Brook Lettuce, aka Lettuceleaf Saxifrage (Micranthes micranthidifolia)
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Brook Lettuce - flower detail
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