June 10, 2026

Striped Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata), looking to me much like old-fashioned street lamps which might line tiny streets for woodland fairies.

Striped Wintergreen is native to eastern North America and Central America, a small rhizomatous perennial wildflower in the blueberry (Ericaceae) family. Its fragrant flowers are waxy, white or subtle pink, in small clusters topping a single stem. Those stems are surrounded, at the base, by whorls of deep green leaves which have mottled white stripes.

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