A hike through a wooded area in Bath County, Virginia, today revealed a breath-taking number of often rare wildflowers. Here are a few examples (please click on the images you’d like to see enlarged):
Wild ginger
Virginia Bluebells
Troutlily
Twinleaf
Trillium
Cut-leaved toothwort
The Virginia bluebells were just beginning to open and the red trilliums also need a few more days before showing their beautiful flowers. I am hoping to return next week and capture more…. stay tuned!
The Beauty Along the Road 
Your photos are breathtaking; it must have been a wonderful walk.
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Charlie – yes, being out there discovering these beautiful jewels makes me forget everything else, even eating!
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Charlie – it seems that your blog has been hi-jacked by someone putting out lots of ads in Indonesian (?). Let me know if you are getting this message.
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Wow! I didn’t realize they had trout lilies and marsh marigolds in Virginia. I’m used to seeing them in Illinois, but had not seen them around here.
Spring finally came to Richmond also. You left me a nice note on my blog about spring (I’m behind again) and yes, spring is finally here. The trees leafed out on Wednesday.
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Yes, the Allegheny Highlands offer a great growing climate for a wide variety of plants, a lot of them rare elsewhere. There are plants here that otherwise only exist much farther North (e.g. Canada). Richmond isn’t too far away for a weekend visit!
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wonderful photos … thanks for visiting me … your blog looks beautiful!
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Thanks for coming over….dadirri (what inspired the name of your blog, by the way?).
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Wonderful jewels of spring. The colour is full of promise and hope 🙂
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Annette,
Do the Virginia bluebells become BC bluebells? See my post http://journeyingwithjoy.com/2013/04/17/spring-says-im-here-winter-says-not-quite-yet/. They are very beautiful bluebells – Virginia and BC!
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Oh yes. Do share photos of the trilliums once they bloom! I’m glad it’s warmer there finally. BTW: drop in to see that I nominated your blog for an award.
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Hi Kristin – the Bluebells came first but the trilliums are next in line….. Wow, thank you so much for your nomination; I feel honored and appreciated.
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Hello can I use your photo of wild ginger? Would be very small file size on our website. Your pic is lovely ~ please advise. Is for educational purposes.
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Hi Gal – I see you are at the JMU Arboretum? Thank you for asking and, yes, I’d be delighted if you could use the picture of the wild ginger. Please give photo credit and send the link. Thank you. Just visited the Arboretum this spring and always enjoy my time there.
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