Carolina lily (Lilium michauxii) has only this spotted pattern when you look deep into the bloom. The Carolina is often confused with the turk’s cap lily, but the turk’s cap will have prominent green stripes inside its bloom. (Photo: Nick)
This birch (Betula sp.) is already turning yellow for the fall. (Photo: Nick)
… and this sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) is turning too. (Photo: Nick)
The beautiful and frequently photographed mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) flowers are gone now, leaving these seeds in their place. (Photo: Nick)
Lycopus virginicus goes by a bewildering number of common names, including Virginia water horehound, American water hoarhound, sweet bugleweed, water bugle, carpenter’s herb, green archangel, purple archangel, Paul’s betony, woodbetony, wolf foot, and Egyptian’s herb. It’s enough to make you start learning plant scientific names. The stalk of this particular plant has been damaged, so its red tint is more pronounced than most. (Photo: Nick)
