False Dragonhead at Seminole Ranch

[frank]

During our hikes at Seminole Ranch this week we found many beautiful spring flowers some are shown in the following photos.


False Dragonhead (Physotegia purputea)



False Foxglove(Agalinis fasciculata)



Rose of Plymouth (Sabatia stellaris)



Wild Petunia (Ruellia caroliniesis)



Bastard False Indigo(Amorpha fruticosa)



Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) with Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth

[Ira Runyan]

What a great set of photographs.

I love seeing the flowers out in the field, but unfortunately I don't know much about them.  

[Tim Abbott]

Thanks Frank, I agree with Ira, love the buttonbush.

[frank]

Thanks Tim and Ira. We are going to try to hit Tosohatchee South this weekend to see if the Wood Sorrel and Cardinal Flowers are blooming down near the creek.

Tim, I also especially like the buttonbush.

[Tim Abbott]

It was in full bloom and I liked the bug contrast color. Your photo of the terrestrial orchid at Toso South was very cool. They are an amazing diverse species. Don't see many growing from the ground.