Saturday, June 27, 2015

Wayah Bald Plants with Larry Mellichamp - June 20, 2015


Jean reports:
It was an honor to have Larry Mellichamp come from Charlotte to give us a new appreciation of our “backyard” - Wayah Bald and surrounding trails.  He helped us see the diversity of fauna in this beautiful area with new eyes.  The native azaleas were the focus of the trip:  Rhododendron calendulaceum with its range of color from pale orange to dark red and R. arborescens with its white flowers and sweet fragrance, but as our photos show there was much else to see - and learn.  And finding Ginseng at the end of the was “icing on the cake.”’
Thanks to Larry for a wonderful day in our mountains.

Photos by Karen Lawrence:


Beard Tongue






Jack-in-the-Pulpit









Jean's photos 
Bowman's Root, Gillenia trifoliata

Goatsbeard, male. Aruncus dioicus

Columbine, Aquilegia

Carrion Flower, Smilax herbaceous

Sweet Azalea. Rhododendron arborescens


Wayah Tapestry


Flame Azalea, Rhododendron calendulaceum


Goatsbeard (female). Aruncus dioicus

Ginseng, Panax quinquefolios

Doll's Eyes, Actaea pachypoda

Dogbane. Apocynum cannabinum

from Kathy Stilwell




Putica grandiflora

Viburnum cassanoides

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