Great White Trilliums are out along the Trillium Trail in Fox Chapel. All the spring flowers are a little early this year.
For a detailed description, see the Trillium grandiflorum reference page.
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Great White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
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All Colors of Bluebells
As their name implies, Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) are most commonly blue. But, like many other blue flowers, they also occur in a range of colors including pink, white, pale blue, and lilac. Every year we return to the bluebell patch along the Trillium Trail in Fox Chapel to find bluebells in the wrong colors.
For a detailed description and many more pictures, see the Mertensia virginica reference page.
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Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
Just beginning to bloom April 7 along the Trillium Trail in Fox Chapel. For a full description, see the Mertensia virginica reference page.
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Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata
A flavorful vegetable that came to our country because of its utility and found it liked its new home, Garlic Mustard can be a nuisance in the spring woods. It also grows in urban yards, as it did here in Beechview, where these pictures were taken April 16.
For a fuller description, see the Alliaria petiolata reference page.
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Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
It’s the middle of April, and cheery yellow dandelions are everywhere. We always have room for more pictures of them.
