Variegated flowers like these are not rare in Dame’s Rocket. These plants were blooming in the Kane Woods Nature Area in Scott Township.
For a description of the species, see the Hesperis matronalis reference page.
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Bicolor Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
Photographed May 12. 
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Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
Photographed May 11. The picture above looks weirdly over-sharpened, but it is the effect of sunlight through petals that are turned up at the edges. Dame’s Rocket is lighting up roadsides and fields right now; these plants in shades from white through pink to purple were all blooming in Beechview.
For a description of the species, see the Hesperis matronalis reference page.
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Smaller Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis laxa)
Photographed May 12. Over the past two decades, this charming little plant has grown ambitious. It began as a rare occurrence; now it is a common and nearly ubiquitous weed. Father Pitt does not pretend to explain the phenomenon; he merely observes it. These plants were blooming in the Kane Woods Nature Area in Scott Township.
For a description of the species, see the Myosotis laxa reference page.
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Wild Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum)
Photographed May 12. Blooming in the Kane Woods Nature Area in Scott Township, where it grows abundantly on the wooded slopes.
For a description of the species, see the Sedum ternatum reference page.
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Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)
Photographed May 9. Little white stars that come out in the afternoon; they came over as a garden plant, but they found our climate hospitable and now can be found in lawns and at the edges of parking lots. These flowers were blooming in the Homewood Cemetery.
For a description of the species, see the Ornithogalum umbellatum reference page.
