Brilliant Yellow

A yellow flower that blooms with such intensity, a shade of yellow that I take pleasure in calling, screaming yellow. A happy color, one that would be my choice if I were to purchase a Corvette Stingray. Not going to happen though. I wouldn’t be able to get it up my mountain road. The Stingray’s ground clearance leaves a lot to be desired.

This is a Wood Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum). Native to eastern North America where there are moist forests, from USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 4 to 9.

Wood Poppies bloom from March through June, and beyond that, intermittently, if there is enough moisture. Planted next to Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica), the two plants create a lovely combination.

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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.