A Favorite: Venus’ Looking Glass

June 13, 2026

Venus’ Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata). Five petals of purple. It is said that it grows to 3 feet tall. I don’t ever see the plant reaching that height. Its native range is from Canada to Argentina and is native to all states in the US with the exception of Nevada, Alaska and Hawaii.

Though not overabundant, I see it occasionally in my yard, and along trails up here on my mountain, where I find it blooming in mid-June. Pollinators that are attracted to the flowers are bees, flies, butterflies and moths.

A beautiful, and special flower.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.