Adirondack Wild Flowers

	Adirondack Wild Flowers Spring The spring is a time when nature says, "North Country, you have had to put up with a lot: rain, sleet , snow, bitter cold, spring rains and mud. Now, I will reward you. Here is my best, the delicate flowers of the spring."

	Foamflower We found these flowers along mountain streams, in bogs, any place where it is wet. Just explore the area around the Cary Pond Trail.	Wood Anemone These like the sun. Find them on hillsides facing the south. Look on the Bald mountain and Mountain Pond trails.
	Hobblebush The star of the Adirondacks: with these beautiful blooms in the spring, purple leaves in the summer and vibrant red berries in the fall. You don't have to leave the car to see these beauties in the early spring. I have one growing next to my driveway and want to plant more.	Trillium, painted These are quite common in the woods in the spring, They don't last long, but the colors are spectacular. They come in red, white and I hear yellow. I am still looking for the yellow. They grow in wooded areas. I am in the process of making a trail in back of the Roaring Brook which will feature the Trillium in early spring. Trillium, red
	Service Berry These delicate bushes come alive with blossoms all over the woods. They ring Alger Island and Fourth Lake in general. Take a canoe or kayak around the island, it is better than the cherry blossoms in Washington, DC..	Trout Lily My son John found these on a hike from Mountain Pond back to Cary Pond. They bloom early, especially on the southern slopes, where they can blanket the landscape. The name comes for the coloration of the leaves which are mottled green and purple, resembling a brook trout's body. But the Lily has other names as well. It is sometimes called the fawn lily because of the way the two leaves stand upright, like the ears of an alert fawn, and of course because of the leaves are like the speckled coat of a fawn.
	Wild Oats Not sure these are the same, but the bell like flowers do look similar. They are a real find in shady moist areas.	Star Flower One of nature's real gifts, proliferating in wet areas, painting the forest floor with these beautiful white blossoms.
	Yellow Beauty Sheep Laurel These bloom on rocks and stumps along the shore of the lake, i planted some next to the dock, but they are not growing very fast. Leads me to believe that these have been where they are for a long time.	Jack in the Pulpit These are truly spectacular, but you have to be very observant to find them. We found them on the path to Cary Pond. However, the road was widen and leveled for snowmobiles and they disappeared. I hope they return. I also nailed some with my weed eater in the back yard. I was very angry. I will try to cultivate some on my nature walk around Roaring Brook. Stay tuned.