Trilliums!
We’re finding them everywhere on this property! The above picture was taken near the river. Not far from the metal ladder leading down to the private beach, are several small streams which provide perfect growing conditions for these rare, fragile plants. The following photographs show this area from various angles:
I took the following picture last week,
…then James happened to take a picture with nearly the same angle, several days later!
…along with this shot:
Another few from my earlier session, from close-in to further away:
A few days later, James was exploring the area of the property southeast of the barn, which is a good quarter-mile uphill from the river. He discovered many more trilliums growing in the woods.
He came across a particularly nice grouping of plants which almost looks like a bouquet, and called me over one late afternoon to take pictures:
April 18, 2008 at 11:03 am
My mother, were she living, would be *so* jealous!
April 18, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Beautiful!
Are they orchids?
Cameron responds: Trilliums are members of the lily family.
April 18, 2008 at 9:33 pm
I used to have trilliums; another plant in the garden I miss.
April 20, 2008 at 7:04 am
I miss plants and grass and sunshine. Will it ever be spring here in Canada?
April 20, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Pretty flowers.
We had some odd ones come up in the foothills just south of you, where I lived until about 10 years ago. Keep an eye out for them. They grow about 6 inches to a foot high, with petals swept back so the center of the flower looks a bit like a point, and are a nice pinkish lavender color. We used to call them shooting stars, and they usually appear about the first part of May, just before everything dries out.
Enjoy hunting for this new flower.
April 22, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Wonderful! We found one trillium here last year. I didn’t know what it was. Tis always nice to find you. By the way I have a new blogsite myself.
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