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Spirea: This particular one is considered an invasive domestic.
These were found growing along the Gun Powder River. MD above Pretty Boy Reservoir. They were at their peak in June.
Mountain Laurel: Pink or white. These can be found almost
anywhere in the region. These are on Mill Mountain Trail, GWNF, VA on the way to Big Schloss. Bloom in June.
Hairy Beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutis) Pink to violet/blue flowers atop woolly stems. Note the white lips. Gray
Beardtongue will have blue veins here. Blooms June to July on dry, rocky ground. Photos by Ken Clark. Location: Great
Falls National Park, MD, Billy Goat Trail.
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Poke Milkweed: Grows over 4 feet in height. Grows in wet but sunny areas. Location: Old Rag Fire Road, SNP, VA.
Common Milweed: Disturbed, moist, sunny areas. Butterflies love them! Location: Lake Sherwood Dam, MNF,
WV.
Pinxter/ FlowerWild Azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum): Blooms May-June. Latin name refers to the fact
that it often blooms before setting leaves. Location: AT/James River Face.
Bouncing Bet or Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis): Tall plant with clusters of white to light pink Phlox-like
flower clusters. The petals are bent back upon the flower. Found in sunny waste places, fields and roadsides. Location: Pocosin
Hollow Trailhead on Rt664, SNP, VA.
Catawba Rhododendron or Mountain Rosebay (Rhododendron catawbiense): Evergreen Shrub with large oval
leaves and Rose to deep purple funnel -shaped flowers. Blooms in May. Northern limits is the southern SNP. Location: Belfast
Tr, James River Face, Glenwood RD, JNF, VA.
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Nodding Wild Onion (Allium cernuum), in the Lily
family. Grows in open woods. Pink to purple, occasionally white. Blooms August - September. Location: Shenandoah Mt Trail,
Ramsey's Draft Wildernedd, GWNF, VA.
Smooth Phlox (Phlox glaberrima): Similar to Garden Phlox but blooms in May. Location: Alleghenny Tr, WV. Photo
by Pat Roberts.
Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium): Shrub-like relative of the Milkweeds. Fragragrant clusters
of nodding pink bells. Long seed pods. This specimen appears to be in its second bloom. Location: AT - Reeds Gap, GWNF, VA.
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