Saturday, May 12, 2012

Green Flowers...and Ultrarunning


[photo by Gary]

Not all flowers are bursting with showy color.  One of my favorites is the Jack In The Pulpit, which is the plant in the foreground above.  Hiding right in the middle is the green flower.

The other plants above (in 3 clusters), with the watermelon-like leaves, is Bloodroot, which bloomed earlier with a very pretty white flower.

Here is a closer shot of Jack, from Hilton Pond:


Connection to Ultrarunning?  This is a plant that likes moist, rich soils.  So it's not one you'd see, say, along the ridgetop Appalachian Trail.


1 comment:

  1. Plants above (in 3 clusters), with the watermelon-like leaves, is Bloodroot, which bloomed earlier with a very pretty white flower.evergreen shrubs

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