Join us on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 10 am for a walk among the bluebells at Mertensia Park in Victor/Farmington. We will meet under the Rotarian sign next to the tennis courts and walk north along Mudd Creek. In addition to bluebells (mertensia), we will likely see spent trout lilies and blood root. Violets, meadow rue, cutleaf toothwort, solomon's seal, colts foot, Jack-in-the-Pulpit and other plants will be emerging. We will meet rain or shine. It's advisable to wear boots as stretches of the path may be wet/muddy.
Here's what Mertensia Park looked like on April 28, 2022:
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| Getting ready for full bloom |
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| cut leaf toothwort |
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| Chilly day for the trout lilies |
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| White adder's tongue or trout lily? |
What a GORGEOUS Saturday to wander through the Mertensia on May 7th. Here are a few images I captured:
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| Jack in the Pulpit |
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| More Jacks |
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| Colt's foot gone to seed |
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| Sunbather |
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| 70th year enjoying the bluebells for Mother's Day! |
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| Choke Cherry |
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| Trout lily |
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| Canadian Mayflower |
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| White trout lily (Adder's tongue?) |
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| May Apples |
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| Blood root leaves |
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| Botanical walkers |
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| overlooking Mud Creek |
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| trout lily and violets |
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| white violets lining the trail north |
