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| Carolina spider lily (Hymenocallis caroliniana) |
Once you come to Ijams, you do not have to go far to find these wildflowers.
Three interesting natives are blooming next to the Visitor Center and Universal Pond: Carolina spider lily, Virginia spiderwort and one of only two cactus species found in my part of the world, the Eastern prickly-pear (No state attached to its name, just the entire region). It does however produce an edible red fruit known as Indian fig or pear.
The spiders: Spider lily gets its specific name from the Carolinas; its Genus name Hymenocallis means "beautiful membrane" in Greek. The spiderwort's specific name honors Virginia. Considered a weed in some circles, Virginia spiderwort was exported to Europe in 1629 where today it is cherished as a cultivated flower in many gardens.
Three interesting natives are blooming next to the Visitor Center and Universal Pond: Carolina spider lily, Virginia spiderwort and one of only two cactus species found in my part of the world, the Eastern prickly-pear (No state attached to its name, just the entire region). It does however produce an edible red fruit known as Indian fig or pear.
The spiders: Spider lily gets its specific name from the Carolinas; its Genus name Hymenocallis means "beautiful membrane" in Greek. The spiderwort's specific name honors Virginia. Considered a weed in some circles, Virginia spiderwort was exported to Europe in 1629 where today it is cherished as a cultivated flower in many gardens.
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| Virginia spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) |
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| Prickly-prear (Opuntia humifusa) |
- By Stephen Lyn Bales. Thanks, Jenny and Sabrina!
Beautiful! I like wildflowers! If it blooms, it's a flower, not a weed;-) Very nice blog you have here!
ReplyDeleteYou have prickly pears too! :-) I always loved the spiderwort....many people consider it a weed! We grew it in the gardens at the historic houses I worked at in Norfolk.
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