| Viper's Bugloss |
| All of these photos were taken in the Adirondacks. They were found along roadsides, streams and creeks. |
| Oxeye Daisy |
| Orange Hawkweed |
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| Foxglove |
| Red Clover Also called Purple Clover |
| Echium vulgare An alien wildflower usually found where few other plants will grow. Viper's bugloss prefers limestone soils and wasteland. |
| Devil's Paintbrush Hieracium aurantiacum Orange Hawkweed is a naturalized alien with hairy leaves that form basal rosettes. Now common as a wildflower it is rare in garden settings. Competive in dry conditions Hawkweeds in bloom creates a low orange haze over many meadows in the north country. |
| New Photo on pages FIVE & SIX! |
| Chrysanthemum leucanthemum A perennial from rhizomes with characteristic 'daisy-like' flowers. Oxeye daisy is primaily a weed of turfgrass, lawns, roadsides, and nursery crops. It is found throughout the United States. |
| Botanical and Common Name: The scientific name for foxglove is Digitalis. Plant Category: Most foxglove species are biennial while a few grow as true perennials, though short-lived. Bloom Time & Color: In the summer foxgloves have stately flowers carried on tall flower stalks. Many foxgloves have purple, white, yellow or pink colored flowers on 4-6’ stalks. Foliage: Foxglove leaves grow in large rosette clump close to the ground above which the flower stalks are held. Growth Habit: Foxglove plants are upright and vertical accents in the garden. |
| Red clover is a perennial herb that commonly grows wild in meadows throughout Europe and Asia, and has now been naturalized to grow in North America. The red flowers at the end of the branched stems are usually dried for therapeutic use. |