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the Soque River
Wildflowers
WILDFLOWERS
All of the Wildflowers displayed below are found within
the Soque River Watershed Basin in Habersham County.
 If you have a picture of a native Soque
Wildflower, please
feel free to email it to us and provide your information so we can credit
you as the photographer.
srwa@soque.org |
Foam Flower
Tiarella cordifolia April 30, 2003
Foam Flower is found throughout the watershed in shady, moist,
deciduous woods. Variants of foam flower include flower color
ranges from pink to white and some have unique foliage colors as
well. |
Pink Lady's-Slipper Cypripedium acaule May 6, 2003
Pink Lady's-Slipper is one of the largest and most beautiful
of our native orchids. It may be found throughout the watershed in
pine-dominated deciduous forests. It's other common names include
"Stemless Lady's Slipper" and "Moccasin Flower." Stemless refers
to the two basal leaves which extend directly from the ground with
no stems. Cypripedium acaule is on the list of Georgia
Threatened Species. |
Mountain-Laurel Kalmia latifolia
Mountain-Laurel is found throughout the watershed in deciduous
woods where the soil is sufficiently acid. It is in full bloom
during mid-May. |
Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis
Wild Columbine can be found along rocky ledges, dry banks,
roadsides, and woodland edges. It doesn't favor very rich soil,
and seems to enjoy well drained, slightly acid, sandy loam. |
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis
Blooms in low moist areas, marshes and wet meadows, and along
creeks and streams throughout the watershed. Cardinal flower is
easy to propagate from seed. The seed should be collected during
September and October after the seed pods turn brown and dry. The
very small seeds should be put in a seed tray with moist potting
soil and refrigerated for 5 weeks. After refrigeration place them
in a window with good southern exposure. They'll be ready to plant
in the garden in early spring. |
Turk's-Cap Lily Lilium superbum
The tall Turk's cap lily blooms during July and August in low
lying areas, such as moist meadows, and damp thin wood |
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