Flowers To Look For

Roam the trails up here in the mountains and you might find some Smooth Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum biflorum).

Herbaceous perennials, native to eastern and central North America. Growing two feet tall and on occasion will grow to three feet tall.

Bees harvest nectar and pollen from the flowers that grow in pairs along the arched stalks.

Quarter inch green berries become bluish-black in late summer, which will be eaten by birds.

Look as you hike. There’s so much out there to see.

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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.