Multiple sources indicated that Hardwood Cove was one of the best short wildflower walks in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s just under a mile, and yet it took us over THREE HOURS to complete the hike.
Category: Native Plants and Wildflowers, Travel Tags: Bishop's Cap, Creeping Phlox, Erect White Trillium, Foamflower, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Great White Trillium, Hardwood Cove Nature Trail, Hepatica, Mountain Silverbell, Rue Anemone, Showy Orchis, Solomon's Seal, Squirrel Corn, Sweet White Violets, Tennessee Wildflowers, White Fringed Phacelia, Wildflower Walks, Yellow Mandarin, Yellow Trillium
Beyond the Trilliums and Trout Lilies, Mt. Cuba Center was bursting with a multitude of spring blooms, mostly ephemerals. Below you’ll find just some of the many species we found (some of the IDs are shakier than others, corrections are always appreciated).
Category: Native Plants and Wildflowers, Shade Gardening Tags: Allegheny Spurge, Azalea, Barren Strawberry, Bloodroot, Bluets, Celandine Poppy, Dutchman's Breeches, Dwarf Larkspur, Fothergilla, Great Merrybells, Jacob's Ladder, Mt. Cuba Center, Native Woodland Wildflowrs, Oconee Bells, Redbud, Rue Anemone, Sessile Bellwort, Spring Beauty, Spring Wildflowers, Twinleaf, Virginia Bluebells, Wild Bleeding Heart
